Expert Answer
Anonymous
To successfully secure resources from another internal organization, the most effective strategy is to align the project’s goals with their core objectives. By presenting a powerful business case that vividly illustrates the return on their investment and positioning resource-sharing as a mutually beneficial strategy, you can drive buy-in with confidence.
In our case, testing within Flutter was a known pain point—everyone acknowledged the challenges, yet no team was willing to dedicate resources. Taking initiative, I thoroughly researched the testing objectives across the iOS, Android, and Flutter Engine teams. Using these insights, I crafted a compelling business case, demonstrating how a joint collaboration with the engineering productivity team would make testing more accessible, efficient, and user-friendly for everyone involved.
I outlined a detailed, incremental improvement plan with clearly organized tasks and presented it to each team. Through this targeted approach, I persuaded each team to allocate resources to address the areas impacting them directly. The iOS and Android teams committed to enhancing log collection, the Flutter Engine team developed a command-line application to streamline test discovery and execution, and the engineering productivity team created a standardized testing framework to unify the approach across platforms.
This strategic collaboration created a true win-win scenario, allowing each team to tackle their challenges in parallel, guided by a clear plan that demonstrated how every contribution would resolve shared obstacles. This experience underscored my strengths in leading cross-functional teams, negotiating resource commitments, and designing a cohesive, high-impact solution for lasting improvements.