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Which version of this story is the strongest example of Deliver Results?

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Amazon Leadership Principles - Deliver Results
Which version of this story is the strongest example of Deliver Results?
ADuring routine review I spotted a 0.3% transaction delay -- not my team, no ticket. I traced the race condition, wrote a fix, and coordinated rollout with Platform. The delay rate went to zero, protecting $10K/week in revenue.
BI was working on the payment system and noticed a delay in transaction processing. I escalated the issue to the platform team. They fixed it and the system improved.
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.
DWe noticed the payment delay together and investigated as a team. We found the root cause and deployed a fix. Customer complaints dropped significantly.
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Identify scope boundary -- D explicitly states 'not my team'.
  2. Step 2: Check for individual ownership -- D uses 'I' throughout.
  3. Step 3: Look for specific metric -- D quantifies impact as '$10K/week'.
  4. Step 4: Confirm specificity of actions and outcome -- D details root cause and fix.
  5. Step 5: Conclude D is strongest; others fail on one or more dimensions.
Quick Trick: Scope + I + metric + specificity -> strongest
Trap Explanation:
PITFALL
  • Options A and B lack clear individual ownership and metrics; C lacks scope boundary clarity; D has explicit scope, I-ownership, metric, and specificity.
Concept tested:
CONCEPT
  • Deliver Results LP -- answer variant with scope, I-vs-we, metric, specificity
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