Prioritize projects and manage tight deadlines

You are the sole data lead for Q4 supporting three initiatives: A) Reduce courier cancellations by 10% by Nov 15; needs 1.5 eng-weeks; VP Ops sponsors. B) Launch merchant quality dashboards by Oct 30; needs 2 eng-weeks; Head of Merchant expects for QBR. C) Pricing uplift experiment by Nov 30; needs 1 eng-week; CPO expects +2% revenue. You have 2 eng-weeks before Oct 30 and 1 eng-week in November. Compliance review adds a mandatory 1-week lead time before any launch. Design teams are shared across initiatives and cannot work on more than one simultaneously. Tasks:

1. Prioritize and sequence the work using a concrete framework (e.g., RICE/WSJF). State assumptions and the decision rule you will use.
2. Propose the minimal viable scope for each initiative that preserves expected impact and fits the constraints. Where will you cut scope and why?
3. Draft the stakeholder communication plan: what you will commit to each leader, what slips, and how you align on tradeoffs. Include an example status update and a script for saying no.
4. A critical incident occurs on Oct 25 requiring 0.5 eng-week to fix a data quality issue affecting cancellations. Update your plan. How do you renegotiate deadlines and manage risk without eroding trust?
5. Define success criteria for your own performance (leading indicators, risks, contingencies).