In the current landscape where cost reduction is a leading trend, how do you balance cost-cutting pressures with preserving product features customers truly value? What specific tactics have worked for maintaining key attributes while reducing expenses, and where have you had to make the toughest trade-offs?

To balance cost pressures with preserving valued features, I focus on portfolio rationalization-retiring low-impact tools, merging capabilities and features-while investing in automation and digitalization to streamline operations and reduce manual effort. Regular IT audits, cloud optimization, and consolidating redundant assets cut costs without sacrificing key attributes. The toughest trade-offs arise when reducing tech debt or legacy systems risks short-term disruption but is essential for long-term efficiency and innovation via engineering excellence program.