Managing Constrained Resources and Tough Trade Offs Questions

When staffing is severely limited or other resources are constrained, discuss creative solutions: phasing (do critical parts first), outsourcing or partnerships, automation, reducing scope, extending timelines with business justification, or requesting additional resources with clear ROI. Show you don't accept constraints as immovable—you actively problem-solve. Be specific about impact trade-offs: 'If we phase this, we delay feature X by 6 weeks, but we ship core functionality on time. Trade-off: feature X is lower priority but stakeholders need to commit to the delay.'