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scenario 2 a meeting between sarah a project manag

Scenario Context

"A meeting between Sarah, a Project Manager, and Mark, a Junior Developer, to discuss a delayed feature update and renegotiate the project timeline."

Speakers
S

Sarah

An experienced Project Manager who values transparency, punctuality, and realistic planning.

M

Mark

A Junior Developer who is learning to balance technical tasks with professional communication and boundaries.

The Dialogue

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Sarah
Hi Mark, thanks for meeting with me. I wanted to check the status of the dashboard update.
Mark
Hi Sarah. I have been working on the integration, but I encountered some unexpected bugs.
Sarah
The original deadline was this Friday. Are we still on track to meet that?
Mark
To be honest, I don't think completing it by Friday is anymore.
Sarah
I appreciate the honesty. Can you explain the specific technical you are facing?
Mark
The legacy code in the database is not compatible with the new API calls I wrote.
Sarah
That sounds complicated. How much more time do you think you need to fix this?
Mark
I need at least three more days to ensure the code is stable and fully tested.
Sarah
If we push the deadline to next Wednesday, how does that affect the rest of the project?
Mark
It will delay the user testing phase, but it ensures we don't ship a broken product.
Sarah
We must be with the client about this delay. I will update them today.
Mark
I should have alerted you sooner. I thought I could solve it over the weekend.
Sarah
In the future, please inform me as soon as you identify a risk. Don't wait until it becomes a crisis.
Mark
I understand. I was worried that admitting a delay would look unprofessional.
Sarah
Actually, early communication is the most professional thing you can do.
Mark
I see your point. Let's discuss how to the remaining tasks.
Sarah
Good idea. We need to focus on the core functionality first and leave the aesthetic changes for later.
Mark
I agree. The login and data retrieval are for this release.
Sarah
Exactly. What is your current for taking on the security patches as well?
Mark
I have to set a boundary there. I cannot take on patches while fixing the dashboard.
Sarah
I respect that. It is important not to yourself and cause more errors.
Mark
Thank you for understanding. I want to produce high-quality work, not rushed work.
Sarah
Do we have a plan if the database issues persist?
Mark
Yes, I can roll back to the previous version and use a bridge script as a temporary fix.
Sarah
That is a good backup. Let's aim for the full fix by Wednesday morning.
Mark
I will provide a daily status update until then so there are no surprises.
Sarah
Perfect. This level of communication helps me manage the stakeholders' expectations.
Mark
I've learned that keeping a of issues also helps in tracking progress.
Sarah
It does. Let's meet again on Tuesday to confirm we are ready for the launch.
Mark
Sounds good. I will get back to the code now and any further risks.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Feasible

/ፊዚብል/

ሊደረግ የሚችል

Possible to do easily or conveniently.

በቀላሉ ወይም በተመቻቸ ሁኔታ ሊከናወን የሚችል

Bottleneck

/ቦትልነክ/

እንቅፋት

A situation that causes delay in a process or system.

በአንድ ሂደት ወይም ሥርዓት ውስጥ መዘግየትን የሚያስከትል ሁኔታ

Transparent

/ትራንስፓረንት/

ግልጽ

Easy to perceive or detect; honest and open.

ለማስተዋል ወይም ለማወቅ ቀላል የሆነ፤ ታማኝ እና ግልጽ

Prioritize

/ፕራዮሪታይዝ/

ቅድሚያ መስጠት

Designate or treat something as being very or most important.

አንድን ነገር በጣም አስፈላጊ እንደሆነ መለየት ወይም ቅደም ተከተል መስጠት

Non-negotiable

/ኖን-ኔጎሺየብል/

ድርድር የማይደረግበት

Not open to discussion or modification.

ለክታተታ ወይም ለለውጥ ክፍት ያልሆነ፤ የማይቀየር

Bandwidth

/ባንድዊድዝ/

አቅም

The energy or mental capacity required to deal with a situation.

አንድን ሁኔታ ለመወጣት የሚያስፈልግ ጉልበት ወይም የአእምሮ አቅም

Overextend

/ኦቨርኤክስቴንድ/

ከአቅም በላይ መለጠጥ

To impose on oneself more work than one can handle.

አንድ ሰው ሊቋቋመው ከሚችለው በላይ ስራ በራሱ ላይ መጫን

Contingency

/ኮንቲንጀንሲ/

ተጠባባቂ እቅድ

A future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.

ሊከሰት የሚችል ነገር ግን በእርግጠኝነት ሊተነበይ የማይችል የወደፊት ሁኔታ

Mitigate

/ሚቲጌት/

መቀነስ

Make less severe, serious, or painful.

አንድን ነገር ከባድነቱን ወይም ጉዳቱን መቀነስ

Backlog

/ባክሎግ/

ያልተጠናቀቁ ስራዎች

An accumulation of uncompleted work or matters that need to be dealt with.

መከናወን ያለባቸው ያልተጠናቀቁ ስራዎች ወይም ጉዳዮች ክምችት