[Behavioral] Tell me about a time a dependency caused major trouble and what you did.

Instruction: Answer this as a project story where a dependency issue seriously affected the project and you had to respond.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can respond effectively when cross-team dependency risk becomes real.

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Our release depended on an upstream team delivering a stable interface. The date in our plan was a forecast, but we had treated it as a confirmed commitment. When their work slipped, our integration and testing window became too short...

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