I'm missing some actionable advice. Obviously "just leave the primary requirement in the chain unfulfilled" is the first step. Maybe it resolves itself later or

I'm missing some actionable advice. Obviously "just leave the primary requirement in the chain unfulfilled" is the first step. Maybe it resolves itself later or will not be required at all. But I often see situations, where the solution would be to "shave the yak so you and everyone else can do X". But probably this is part of the "maybe it resolves itself later" strategy, just from the other perspective.