[Planning] How do you plan for risks and buffers without making the schedule look padded?

Instruction: Answer this as a planning question about creating realistic schedule resilience without appearing loose or defensive.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can build resilience into a plan without losing credibility.

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I usually handle that by tying risk and buffer thinking to real uncertainty instead of vague caution...

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