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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 | Tech Lead Manager | Mentor | Open For Collaborations | Speaker | Ex-Deloitte, Ex-Harman, Ex-TCS

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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 - AI/ML & Data Engineering | P&L Leader ($125M) | Architecting Data Engineering, AI, and ML 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

    Director, Strategic Information Informatics & Innovative Solutions

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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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    Massimo Santi

    Helping organisations delivering infrastructure projects.

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    In a system integration environment there always be conflicting opinions. Especially when new technologies or systems are part of the final solution. It's important to establish a process to asses the alternatives in a controlled manner. A Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR) process should be in place to drive selection of decisions. The purpose of the DAR process is to analyze possible decisions using a formal evaluation process that evaluates identified alternatives against established criteria. Without a documented DAR process the selection of the most appropriate solution is at risk of being inadequate or incomplete hence leading to error.

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    David Matthew Collinson

    Director & Advisor @ R&D Ventures Pty Ltd | Strategic Guidance, Entrepreneurial Initiatives

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    Here's how I approach resolving system integration conflicts: 1. Document competing approaches - List pros/cons objectively for each option - Quantify costs, risks, and maintenance impacts - Map dependencies and technical debt implications 2. Evaluate against key criteria - Performance requirements - Team expertise/learning curve - Long-term maintainability - Integration with existing systems - Development timeline impacts 3. Build consensus through: - Proof-of-concept implementations - Team architecture reviews - Clear decision matrices - Documented trade-off analysis The goal is making decisions based on evidence rather than opinion. Would you like me to discuss specific integration challenges that you're trying to resolve?

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    Goh Zheng Han

    Sales & Application Engineer | Optimizing performance | Cutting-edge solutions tailored to client needs | Technical expertise | Problem-solving mindset | Drive efficiency, precision, and cost savings Applications

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    There is no one best approach and never only one solution. Conflicting opinions breed healthy competition and definitely fuel, passionate and innovative ideas that challenge the status quo. My take, is to weigh the pros/cons of each idea and pick the best and the rest is golden. From my experience, Team-mates that sold the best idea and convinced the rest, will be rewarded with loyalty and admiration from the rest of the contributors.

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    Vijayanand R.

    Software Engineer @ DAZN | Competitive Programmer | LLD Expert | Trainer (2500+ Students in DSA, Full Stack, SQL, LLD & HLD) | YouTuber | Scaler

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    Open, honest communication is paramount when navigating conflicting opinions on system integration. Creating a safe space for all team members to express their concerns and ideas fosters a collaborative environment. By encouraging active listening and respectful dialogue, we can identify underlying issues and work towards a shared understanding. Additionally, using data-driven decision-making can help alleviate concerns and provide objective justification for chosen approaches. Pilot testing selected solutions on a smaller scale allows us to assess their impact, gather valuable feedback, and make necessary adjustments before full-scale implementation.

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    Ganesh Sharma

    SE-4 @ Tide | Ex-JP Morgan Chase & Co. | Ex-SocGen | Ex-Rakuten | OMSCS Grad @ Georgia Institute of Technology

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    Conflicting opinions branch out into two paths: 1. Both the opinions are well researched and check all the boxes of basic requirements. 2. One has better consideration of the status quo over the other. If its case 1, the expertise, comfort level of the team should be the deciding factor If it’s case 2, there’s technically no conflict but a learning!

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