[Communication] How do you handle a status meeting where everyone says green but the project is not?

Instruction: Explain how you would handle a project meeting where the formal updates sound healthy but the underlying delivery picture does not.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can intervene when meeting language no longer matches project reality.

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If that happens, I would not let the meeting close on the green story just because it is socially easier. I would start asking more specific questions about what green actually means. Is the workstream ready for the next dependency? Are the decisions it depends on actually resolved? Are there any assumptions underneath the...

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