[Execution] How do you handle a project where the team keeps finding hidden work?

Instruction: Explain how you would respond when a project repeatedly uncovers effort or tasks that were not accounted for early enough.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can manage discovery of missing work without losing control of the plan.

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If hidden work keeps appearing, I do not treat each new item like an isolated surprise. I look for the pattern. Is the scope still too rough? Are dependencies not being surfaced early enough? Is the team planning at the wrong level?...

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