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You're facing conflicting opinions on system integration. How do you find the best approach for your team?

When your team faces a maze of differing views on system integration, it's crucial to chart a path everyone can agree on. To find the best approach:

- Encourage open dialogue. Create a safe space for all opinions and concerns to be voiced.

- Use data-driven decision-making. Let objective metrics guide the choice of systems.

- Pilot before implementation. Test systems on a small scale to assess their impact and gather feedback.

How have you successfully navigated system integration with conflicting opinions in your team?

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You're facing conflicting opinions on system integration. How do you find the best approach for your team?

When your team faces a maze of differing views on system integration, it's crucial to chart a path everyone can agree on. To find the best approach:

- Encourage open dialogue. Create a safe space for all opinions and concerns to be voiced.

- Use data-driven decision-making. Let objective metrics guide the choice of systems.

- Pilot before implementation. Test systems on a small scale to assess their impact and gather feedback.

How have you successfully navigated system integration with conflicting opinions in your team?

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    Anshika Sinha

    Engineering @ Google | Building & Leading High-Impact Engineering Teams | Distributed Systems | Scalable Products | Mentor | Speaker | ex-Deloitte

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    I usually gather all perspectives, weigh the pros and cons of each, consider our specific needs and constraints, and then make an informed decision that I believe best suits the team and project goals.

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    Arun Kumar G.

    Senior Software Engineer @ Google | System Design, Algorithms, Backend Developer

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    Even if the opinions conflict, the intent should to be common i.e., making a robust, secure and performant system. In my experience, sometimes lack of common intent arise majorly due to differences around the speed of delivery. Open communication around the choices and reasons behind those choices should be the first step towards consensus. One other thing I can suggest from my experience is dividing the system integration and delivery in phases. This will make the process more measurable and delivery can be tracked better.

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    Ashish Joshi

    Director @ UBS - Data & Analytics | P&L Leader ($125M) | Architecting Data Engineering, Analytics Innovations to Accelerate Growth, Reduce Costs, and Enable Future-Ready Solutions | Favikon Top 1%

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    🗣️ Encourage Open Dialogue: Facilitated discussions where all team members could share their perspectives, creating a space where concerns and ideas were openly considered. 📊 Rely on Data-Driven Decisions: Used objective metrics to evaluate system options, focusing on performance, compatibility, and scalability to steer the decision away from personal preferences. 🚀 Pilot Before Full Rollout: Tested potential systems on a small scale, gathering real feedback and assessing impact, which allowed us to make informed adjustments before full implementation. 🔄 Focus on Shared Goals: Aligned the team around common objectives, ensuring everyone understood how the chosen integration would support both team goals and business outcomes.

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    Matthew-David Ogbechie

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    Yes, I have. Even with conflicting opinions, I encouraged open discussions that cut across all technical disciplines. I always apply a systems engineer approach, where focusing on overall organizational/project goals is a priority, and individual opinions are coalesced to optimize the goal. Doing a deep dive into each approach will chart a better course for integration. Secondly, data-driven strategic approaches have been critical because they have helped analyze and refine the best way forward for effective implementation.

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    Antonio Vicente Galán

    Project Manager - Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE-ICAI)

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    Las opiniones contradictorias son oportunidades de mejorar el planteamiento de la integración o, al menos, sí saber trasladar mejor al equipo el objetivo, causas, consecuencias... Es importante que ese consenso exista, que se comprendan las limitaciones y las múltiples interacciones que tiene la integración o conjunto de integraciones.

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