Cross-Team Product Delivery Under Tight Deadlines

Jan 16, 2026
Cross-Team Product Delivery Under Tight Deadlines | Hank Chiou's Portfolio | Gengen

Background

The product team needed to launch a new feature set within a fixed timeline while coordinating across engineering, design, and business stakeholders.
Requirements were evolving, resources were limited, and alignment across teams was a key challenge.

Challenges

  • Ambiguous requirements and frequent scope changes

  • Cross-functional communication gaps

  • High delivery pressure with no room for delay

My Role & Approach

As Tech Lead & Project Manager, I acted as the bridge between technical execution and product decision-making.

  • Translated business requirements into clear technical tasks

  • Defined delivery milestones and priorities

  • Facilitated alignment between engineering, design, and operations

  • Made trade-off decisions to balance speed, quality, and scope

Execution

  • Broke down features into incremental deliverables

  • Established clear ownership and feedback loops

  • Ensured technical decisions supported long-term scalability

  • Maintained transparency with stakeholders throughout the process

Results

  • Product launched on schedule

  • Reduced rework and miscommunication across teams

  • Improved delivery efficiency and team confidence

  • Created a repeatable collaboration workflow for future projects