“Use data, not emotions, to make decisions”

AMD India is the local arm of US-based chipmaker AMD

—TEAM BT

What was the problem you were grappling with? I faced a key customer as project lead for the first time. The customer was demanding, and the work complicated. They wanted a schedule pull-in, and I was worried about their high expectations. The customer had their own views on a remote team in India delivering the most crucial IP with a woman lead. They probably asked leadership if another team could take over the project. But, my team didn’t understand why I was pushing them to meet the deliverables timetable when they were already doing well. I was caught between client demand and team expectations. Whom did you approach for advice and why? AMD Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster, my project leader, helped me negotiate the situation. What was the advice you received? Mark advised me…

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