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There are going to be times as a fintech product manager when you just aren't able to meet the deadline. An experienced product manager will recognize this in advance and explore different options in a quest to salvage the project's timeline. Discuss how you would handle this type of situation and what actions you might consider taking.
"There are definitely times when things don't happen as quickly as I'd like during a project, whether it takes longer than expected for testing to be completed or the web design goes on longer than anticipated. In conjunction with the project manager, I continually monitor to make sure the product timeline is staying on point. If there are signs that we are getting behind, I consider various options in order to make sure we still meet our deadline. I suppose you can call these options ways to 'cut corners,' but be assured I would never do anything to impact the core of the product. Generally, I consider reducing the functionality of the product to a minimum for the first release, soft-launching to a select group of customers while pushing back the full launch to a later date, skipping the rollout of the mimimum viable product (MVP), or re-prioritizing the product roadmap. If any of these changes are made, I make sure to communicate it clearly to all team members so we're all on the same page and can still achieve what we set out to do."

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