[UAT/Delivery] What do you do when a critical defect appears right before go-live?

Instruction: Explain how you would respond to a critical issue discovered right before release.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can think clearly under release pressure when a serious late-stage issue appears.

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When a critical defect appears right before go-live, I focus first on clarity, not panic. I want the team to understand what the issue is, who it affects, whether there is a workaround, what business risk it creates, and whether the release can still meet its core objective safely. A lot of bad decisions happen in this moment because teams...

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