Resolve Team Conflicts and Deliver Beyond Project Scope
Overview
This question evaluates behavioral and leadership competencies including cross-functional collaboration, conflict resolution, stakeholder communication, scope and prioritization management, and the ability to quantify and communicate measurable impact in data science projects.
Amazon
Aug 4, 2025, 10:55 AM
Data Scientist
Technical Screen
Behavioral & Leadership
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Behavioral Case: Team-Based Data Science Collaboration, Scope, and Customer Interaction
Instructions
- Use the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result).
- Quantify impact (e.g., metrics moved, $ value, time saved).
- Emphasize collaboration, conflict resolution, and lessons learned.
Questions
- Describe a time you disagreed with a team member. What was the conflict and how did you resolve it?
- Give an example of when you delivered work beyond the original project scope. Why did you do so, and what was the result?
- Tell me about a situation where you had to deliver under severe time constraints. How did you prioritize and execute?
- Explain how you have invented and simplified in a past project.
- What unexpected insight surprised the customer, and how did you discover it?
- For that project, how many people were involved and what were their respective responsibilities?
- How did you collect effective feedback from the customer and incorporate it into later iterations?
Minimal Context (assumed)
- You are a data scientist on a cross-functional product/analytics initiative with direct customer or business stakeholder interaction.
- The project required prioritization, iterative delivery, and measurable business outcomes.
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