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Which version of this story best demonstrates strong Customer Obsession with clear ownership, scope boundary, and measurable impact?

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Amazon Leadership Principles - Customer Obsession
Which version of this story best demonstrates strong Customer Obsession with clear ownership, scope boundary, and measurable impact? A) "I was working on the checkout system and noticed slow payment processing. I escalated the issue to the payments team. They fixed it and customer complaints decreased." B) "We noticed delivery delays together and investigated as a team. We found the root cause and deployed a fix. Customer satisfaction improved." C) "I noticed an issue outside my team and decided to fix it myself. I investigated the root cause and deployed a patch. Things improved after the fix." D) "During a routine review, I spotted a 0.3% webhook failure outside my team with no ticket. I traced the race condition, wrote a fix, and coordinated rollout with Platform. The failure rate dropped to zero, protecting $8K/week in revenue."
AWe noticed delivery delays together and investigated as a team. We found the root cause and deployed a fix. Customer satisfaction improved.
BDuring a routine review, I spotted a 0.3% webhook failure outside my team with no ticket. I traced the race condition, wrote a fix, and coordinated rollout with Platform. The failure rate dropped to zero, protecting $8K/week in revenue.
CI noticed an issue outside my team and decided to fix it myself. I investigated the root cause and deployed a patch. Things improved after the fix.
DI was working on the checkout system and noticed slow payment processing. I escalated the issue to the payments team. They fixed it and customer complaints decreased.
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Identify scope boundary -> During a routine review, I spotted a 0.3% webhook failure outside my team with no ticket. I traced the race condition, wrote a fix, and coordinated rollout with Platform. The failure rate dropped to zero, protecting $8K/week in revenue.
  2. Step 2: Identify ownership -> D uses 'I' throughout, showing individual ownership.
  3. Step 3: Identify measurable impact -> D quantifies failure rate drop and revenue protected.
  4. Step 4: Compare other options -> A lacks ownership and metrics; B uses 'we' hiding ownership; C lacks scope clarity and metrics.
  5. Step 5: Conclude strongest answer -> D best demonstrates Customer Obsession with clear ownership and impact.
Quick Trick: Scope + I + metric = strongest answer.
Trap Explanation:
PITFALL
  • Options A-C have issues: A lacks ownership and metrics; B uses 'we' hiding ownership; C lacks scope clarity and metrics. Only D has clear scope, I-voice, and specific metric.
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