The Engineering Trench
Conflicts with Devs/QA
Navigate tech debt negotiations, scope creep battles, and estimate disagreements.
The Code Refactoring Roadblock
Your Tech Lead blocks a Q3 OKR demanding a massive refactor first. Find the path that satisfies both Engineering and Business.
The Scope Creep Crisis
Features keep getting added to the sprint. Learn to say no without burning bridges.
The Estimate Standoff
Engineering says 3 sprints. Leadership wants 3 weeks. You're in the middle.
The Sales War Room
Conflicts with Sales/Marketing
Handle deadline pressures, custom feature demands, and "we sold what we don't have" situations.
The Phantom Feature
Marketing sold a feature that doesn't exist to a major Expo. The deadline is Sunday. Navigate without breaking the platform.
Sold the Dream
Sales closed a deal with features that don't exist. Now they need it in 2 weeks.
The Custom Feature Trap
A large enterprise customer wants a feature that breaks your product vision.
The Executive Suite
Conflicts with Founders/Leadership
Navigate executive opinions, strategy pivots, and sudden resource cuts.
The Executive Override
The CEO wants to change the roadmap... again. In a public meeting.
The Resource Cut
Your team just got halved. Your commitments didn't.
The Customer Frontline
Conflicts with Users
Balance feature requests vs. actual needs, and handle angry customer escalations.
The Angry Email
A customer's scathing email just landed in the CEO's inbox. You have 2 hours.
The Feature Mob
200 users voted for a feature that would be a nightmare to build.