Dealing with Dependencies when you lack control over them

If interacting with other systems, how much control does team have over the other systems?

Why it matters

It's one thing to know how many dependencies you have and what the different dependencies are, it's an entirely different issue to have control over them.

All it takes is to have one critical dependency not be available to wreck your timelines and predictions.

For internal systems and processes, it's all about getting alignment across the va…