Describe a situation that didn’t suffer because of you but from external conditions beyond your cont

You can take any situation that genuinely was not in your control, example an ad or test campaign, new product launch, merger etc which started off with a bang but did not lead to expected results.

Example:

“I wish we knew at the onset what was revealed later, (change in policy, marketplace fluctuation, turning economy etc) but since we didn’t, we just had to go for it; it did however add to our learning and improved the whole exercise for future endeavors.”