"Methodology:
Clarify some of the terms in our question
List high level causes based on the category and gather context information, rule out the ones that have low probability or out of scope
Drill down the causes and establish a few hypotyhesis
Investigate and test the hypothesis I have and try to fix the problem
Clarify questions:
Define FB logins: through 3rd party Apps,
Assuming our data is accurate, double check with 3rd party Apps that our understanding is correct/ or cr"
Pm E. - "Methodology:
Clarify some of the terms in our question
List high level causes based on the category and gather context information, rule out the ones that have low probability or out of scope
Drill down the causes and establish a few hypotyhesis
Investigate and test the hypothesis I have and try to fix the problem
Clarify questions:
Define FB logins: through 3rd party Apps,
Assuming our data is accurate, double check with 3rd party Apps that our understanding is correct/ or cr"See full answer
"We've identified the problem as a Design a Product question. Use the following framework for tackling these types of questions:
Ask Clarifying Questions
Identify users, behaviors, and pain points
State product goal
Identify current solutions
Brainstorm new solutions
Evaluate solutions
Measure success
Summarize
We'll go through each of these step by step.
Ask Clarifying Questions
The PM interview isn't about your ability to come up w"
Exponent - "We've identified the problem as a Design a Product question. Use the following framework for tackling these types of questions:
Ask Clarifying Questions
Identify users, behaviors, and pain points
State product goal
Identify current solutions
Brainstorm new solutions
Evaluate solutions
Measure success
Summarize
We'll go through each of these step by step.
Ask Clarifying Questions
The PM interview isn't about your ability to come up w"See full answer
"depending on project phase, apply various methodologies.
scrum for app dev, waterfall for data migration, Testing (TDD for dev, FUT FiT for manual, UAT) , OCM has it own methodology ."
Sayee M. - "depending on project phase, apply various methodologies.
scrum for app dev, waterfall for data migration, Testing (TDD for dev, FUT FiT for manual, UAT) , OCM has it own methodology ."See full answer
"Just to preface - I've actually worked in the non-profit space previously, so I have some experience in this problem area.
Clarifying questions: Is this within the Facebook app itself/integrations across the FoA’s ? Or is this going to be a standalone product?
Assume: Charity function built within Facebook.
Clarifying Question: Are we okay to constrain this to the US region? There may be tax implications outside of the US we aren’t strongly familiar with and so easier to focus on U"
Anonymous Pelican - "Just to preface - I've actually worked in the non-profit space previously, so I have some experience in this problem area.
Clarifying questions: Is this within the Facebook app itself/integrations across the FoA’s ? Or is this going to be a standalone product?
Assume: Charity function built within Facebook.
Clarifying Question: Are we okay to constrain this to the US region? There may be tax implications outside of the US we aren’t strongly familiar with and so easier to focus on U"See full answer
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"Clarification questions
Events product - Is that events tools in FB where people can create events and invite people to participate OR a section in FB for specific local/country events so that people can go in and view what others are talking about a specific event and what's going on in local neighborhood. ie think of a section in FB for halloween. People can visit events page for halloween and see where local parties are happening, promotions etc. FB Algorithm will auto curate event spec"
Mahesh M. - "Clarification questions
Events product - Is that events tools in FB where people can create events and invite people to participate OR a section in FB for specific local/country events so that people can go in and view what others are talking about a specific event and what's going on in local neighborhood. ie think of a section in FB for halloween. People can visit events page for halloween and see where local parties are happening, promotions etc. FB Algorithm will auto curate event spec"See full answer
"· Yes I had too, list our all the options you provided for their growth (1:1 talks, training program, pairing with SME's on domain and enrolling tech courses based on candidate weak areas) and how it didn’t help. Didn’t show progress in PIP program Performance Improvement Program."
BePostive - "· Yes I had too, list our all the options you provided for their growth (1:1 talks, training program, pairing with SME's on domain and enrolling tech courses based on candidate weak areas) and how it didn’t help. Didn’t show progress in PIP program Performance Improvement Program."See full answer
"Improving the parking experience as a Google Maps PM is a challenging and interesting task that requires understanding the user needs, pain points, and goals. Here are some of my ideas for how to improve the parking experience on Google Maps:
Provide real-time parking availability and prices: One of the main challenges for drivers is finding a parking spot that is available, convenient, and affordable. Google Maps could use data from various sources, such as sensors, cameras, or crowdsourc"
Anonymous Dove - "Improving the parking experience as a Google Maps PM is a challenging and interesting task that requires understanding the user needs, pain points, and goals. Here are some of my ideas for how to improve the parking experience on Google Maps:
Provide real-time parking availability and prices: One of the main challenges for drivers is finding a parking spot that is available, convenient, and affordable. Google Maps could use data from various sources, such as sensors, cameras, or crowdsourc"See full answer
"What is the goal of FB as a company, how does marketplace help.
Who are the different users (Sellers and buyers. Also mention advertisers). Sellers can be artists or small/ home business owners. they also also be infrequent sellers who come to FB marketplace when they are moving cities or moving to a new location. Buyers can be low and high engagement.
We will focus on sellers - if more sellers come on the platform, it will attract buyers, generate sales, and spin the flywheel. Also, if a sel"
Neha A. - "What is the goal of FB as a company, how does marketplace help.
Who are the different users (Sellers and buyers. Also mention advertisers). Sellers can be artists or small/ home business owners. they also also be infrequent sellers who come to FB marketplace when they are moving cities or moving to a new location. Buyers can be low and high engagement.
We will focus on sellers - if more sellers come on the platform, it will attract buyers, generate sales, and spin the flywheel. Also, if a sel"See full answer
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"· I set 1:1 expectation prior to our meet, mostly avoid project related topics. Don’t make this meeting as one of the project update meets.
· Understand their strengths, weakness, ask questions about what’s their goals and future plans
· Support areas technically, domain knowledge, talks in larger audience etc., based on their plans"
BePostive - "· I set 1:1 expectation prior to our meet, mostly avoid project related topics. Don’t make this meeting as one of the project update meets.
· Understand their strengths, weakness, ask questions about what’s their goals and future plans
· Support areas technically, domain knowledge, talks in larger audience etc., based on their plans"See full answer
"Clarifying questions
What do you mean by app for gardening? E-commerce kind of app for buying selling or tutorial or something else? Up to me.
What is the goal of this app? Getting users and increasing engagement
Who are we? startup
What is the time frame we are looking at for this? No constraints
Where are we looking to implement this? Start with India.
User segments
Type: Commercial, Personal
Plant Parent: New, medium, Old
Profession: Student, Working Professional, Stay"
Namrata L. - "Clarifying questions
What do you mean by app for gardening? E-commerce kind of app for buying selling or tutorial or something else? Up to me.
What is the goal of this app? Getting users and increasing engagement
Who are we? startup
What is the time frame we are looking at for this? No constraints
Where are we looking to implement this? Start with India.
User segments
Type: Commercial, Personal
Plant Parent: New, medium, Old
Profession: Student, Working Professional, Stay"See full answer
"Structure
Why should we build this? + market, company, product, trends
Users
Painpoints
Solutions
Summary
Clarify
company - 0 to 1
Why should build this
Market factors
Size and opportunity (tam)
sizeable market - billions of dollars in TAM
Competitors
(1) governments (2) parkmobile (3) vendors for each parking lot (parking structures / lots, man people)
Strengths
Parkmobile - available anywh"
Karthik M. - "Structure
Why should we build this? + market, company, product, trends
Users
Painpoints
Solutions
Summary
Clarify
company - 0 to 1
Why should build this
Market factors
Size and opportunity (tam)
sizeable market - billions of dollars in TAM
Competitors
(1) governments (2) parkmobile (3) vendors for each parking lot (parking structures / lots, man people)
Strengths
Parkmobile - available anywh"See full answer
"My favorite Meta/Facebook product is Marketplaces and here are my reasons:
Mission and Goal - The product's goal is to connect buyers and sellers locally, and this aligns with the connecting the world aspect of Meta's mission. Hence, the motivation there is directly in line with company's mission.
Let's talk about the users and the journeys of the product as well:
As a buyer:
Relatively simple to use interface - find what you want in a few phrases and results near your profile location wil"
Riku H. - "My favorite Meta/Facebook product is Marketplaces and here are my reasons:
Mission and Goal - The product's goal is to connect buyers and sellers locally, and this aligns with the connecting the world aspect of Meta's mission. Hence, the motivation there is directly in line with company's mission.
Let's talk about the users and the journeys of the product as well:
As a buyer:
Relatively simple to use interface - find what you want in a few phrases and results near your profile location wil"See full answer
"Ask Clarifying Questions :
A Podcast app is an app where artists/creators can upload their voice content and users are able to consume it. Is my understanding correct ? Yes
Are we building this specifically for ios or android or web ? Consider ios and Android for now.
Are we building the podcast app for a particular region like India ? Consider it a global launch
What is the timeline that we are looking at? 6 months approximately
Is it going to be an independent app or are we loo"
Ishan M. - "Ask Clarifying Questions :
A Podcast app is an app where artists/creators can upload their voice content and users are able to consume it. Is my understanding correct ? Yes
Are we building this specifically for ios or android or web ? Consider ios and Android for now.
Are we building the podcast app for a particular region like India ? Consider it a global launch
What is the timeline that we are looking at? 6 months approximately
Is it going to be an independent app or are we loo"See full answer
"First let me try to understand the metric: when you say traffic to facebook marketplaces, you mean that number of people clicking on the marketplace tab or landing on the marketplace section has reduced. Am I right?
Ok, here's my approach: I will first try to narrow down the scope of the problem by understanding what the details associated with the drop. Then I will try to hypothesize on what all could have caused it. Finally I will try to propose a solution basis the findings.
Understanding th"
Bhavana J. - "First let me try to understand the metric: when you say traffic to facebook marketplaces, you mean that number of people clicking on the marketplace tab or landing on the marketplace section has reduced. Am I right?
Ok, here's my approach: I will first try to narrow down the scope of the problem by understanding what the details associated with the drop. Then I will try to hypothesize on what all could have caused it. Finally I will try to propose a solution basis the findings.
Understanding th"See full answer
"Clarification
Am I the PM for overall Xbox or certain part of the Xbox team?
Interview (I): let's assume you own the overall Xbox product
Are there particular user segments that the MSFT Gaming division is trying to focus on as their strategy?
I: nothing in particular, why don't you tell me where we should focus?
What are some challenges that Xbox have been facing? (ie revenue from xbox hardware purchase? xbox live subscription purchase? engagement?)
I: nothing in pa"
Mark - "Clarification
Am I the PM for overall Xbox or certain part of the Xbox team?
Interview (I): let's assume you own the overall Xbox product
Are there particular user segments that the MSFT Gaming division is trying to focus on as their strategy?
I: nothing in particular, why don't you tell me where we should focus?
What are some challenges that Xbox have been facing? (ie revenue from xbox hardware purchase? xbox live subscription purchase? engagement?)
I: nothing in pa"See full answer
"FB Vision: To empower users to build communities and bring the world closer together
Reactions Product Goal: To enable users to express them in a quick and easy manner on posts / comments / videos / photos etc. and hence bringing the world closer. Currently only "Like" option is there which indicates to the creators that users like your posts.
User Personas
Content Creators
Pain Points
Single Reaction Option: Only users who like the content are able to use the reactions f"
P D. - "FB Vision: To empower users to build communities and bring the world closer together
Reactions Product Goal: To enable users to express them in a quick and easy manner on posts / comments / videos / photos etc. and hence bringing the world closer. Currently only "Like" option is there which indicates to the creators that users like your posts.
User Personas
Content Creators
Pain Points
Single Reaction Option: Only users who like the content are able to use the reactions f"See full answer