## Problem
"I was working in a widely geographically distributed team. We were in a development phase, and another engineer and I were trying to explore a technology that we typically used after production. A lot of people questioned us about why we were focussing on that technology at that time because they couldn't envision the end effect, where once it went into production things would become really bad in terms of stability."

## Actions taken
"We realized we needed to get buy-in from our manager and our team members. We decided to build a small demo to act as a proof-of-concept and discussed it at a Scrum show-and-tell. The demo went very well, and senior management really liked what we had presented. Ultimately, they bought licenses and implemented the use of this technology across our team."

## Lessons learned
"If you face a conflict regarding technology decisions, it helps to show some data or a demo, even on a small scale, to demonstrate how useful your solution could be."

Learn how to overcome conflicts in technology decisions by showcasing data or demos to demonstrate the usefulness of your solution. Get buy-in from managers and team members.

Two engineers faced resistance when exploring a technology to use in development, so they created a demo to prove its usefulness and gain buy-in from their manager and team. The demo was successful, and the technology was implemented across the team. This experience taught them that data and demos can be effective tools for resolving conflicts about technology decisions.

Using A Demo To Solve A Dispute

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