Google Technical Program Manager Interview Questions

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  • "Netflix Solves a problem that's mass market High importance and people actively looking for new solutions Value proposition Variety of content reasonable prices for tier 1, 2 and 3 cities Available on mobile, desktops and tablets Business model: subscription based, Revenue = f { # of users, lifetime of subscription, fee charged to user } --> Should Improve engagement to increase lifetime. User journey: Find content: Search for it / take a recommendation Watch it Give"

    Rahul J. - "Netflix Solves a problem that's mass market High importance and people actively looking for new solutions Value proposition Variety of content reasonable prices for tier 1, 2 and 3 cities Available on mobile, desktops and tablets Business model: subscription based, Revenue = f { # of users, lifetime of subscription, fee charged to user } --> Should Improve engagement to increase lifetime. User journey: Find content: Search for it / take a recommendation Watch it Give"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Analytical
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  • "Situation: introduced to a new technology that I have never used before. I have used many different packaged software, tools and technologies and I can grasp things quickly. Lets assume this new technology is a Planning tool for TPM (Planr) Target: To get familiar with Planr, its use cases, learn it well enough to be able to use it Action: Here are some of the actions I would take to learn Planr well (1) Find documentation on Planr = various use cases, see screenshots, watch demos,"

    Adib M. - "Situation: introduced to a new technology that I have never used before. I have used many different packaged software, tools and technologies and I can grasp things quickly. Lets assume this new technology is a Planning tool for TPM (Planr) Target: To get familiar with Planr, its use cases, learn it well enough to be able to use it Action: Here are some of the actions I would take to learn Planr well (1) Find documentation on Planr = various use cases, see screenshots, watch demos,"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "Trying to find the reason for the low utilization. If it is systematic risk, I will down size the team temporarily. If is due to planning try to tweak details in order to bring 50-50 with a 90 days target time."

    Arnab R. - "Trying to find the reason for the low utilization. If it is systematic risk, I will down size the team temporarily. If is due to planning try to tweak details in order to bring 50-50 with a 90 days target time."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Program Sense
  • Technical Program Manager
    Program Sense
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    "Situation - I had 2 projects in hand. 1st - My primary project under my direct line manager, and 2nd - Under a dotted line manager. I committed to my 2nd project based on my assumptions and planning of the primary project's scope & timelines. For both these projects, I was the key resource. Unfortunately, we got some new findings in my first project, and it happened to be a case where management made an overcommitment to our business without gauging the assumptions correctly. This put pressu"

    DM - "Situation - I had 2 projects in hand. 1st - My primary project under my direct line manager, and 2nd - Under a dotted line manager. I committed to my 2nd project based on my assumptions and planning of the primary project's scope & timelines. For both these projects, I was the key resource. Unfortunately, we got some new findings in my first project, and it happened to be a case where management made an overcommitment to our business without gauging the assumptions correctly. This put pressu"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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    "Design a university voting app"

    Sneha D. - "Design a university voting app"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Product Design
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    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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    "Solving any problems related to Custemers profitable through new service or product offer"

    Abdurhman M. - "Solving any problems related to Custemers profitable through new service or product offer"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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  • "For larger projects, companies will often hire project managers to plan, document, organize and oversee a project's life cycle, helping ensure projects are completed on time and on budget. However, due to limited resources such as limited budgets or personnel constraints, many teams function without a project manager."

    Abdurhman M. - "For larger projects, companies will often hire project managers to plan, document, organize and oversee a project's life cycle, helping ensure projects are completed on time and on budget. However, due to limited resources such as limited budgets or personnel constraints, many teams function without a project manager."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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    "Know your audience Understand who the end user is and their role within the organization. Adapt technical lingo to lingo that can be understood by the end user. Diagrams of functions with less dense text is helpful for non-technical users. If it presents like a Manual, that's a turnoff. If it presents like a Guide, non-technical people can follow it. Simplify the problem By simplifying the problem you can explain it to your client in her/his own words. Try to use examples from the client'"

    Sadhana U. - "Know your audience Understand who the end user is and their role within the organization. Adapt technical lingo to lingo that can be understood by the end user. Diagrams of functions with less dense text is helpful for non-technical users. If it presents like a Manual, that's a turnoff. If it presents like a Guide, non-technical people can follow it. Simplify the problem By simplifying the problem you can explain it to your client in her/his own words. Try to use examples from the client'"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Analytical
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  • Technical Program Manager
    System Design
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    "delete"

    David P. - "delete"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "Set clear goals- What do you want to achieve by learning this new technology? Are you trying to build a specific project, or are you just interested in learning more about it? Having clear goals will help you stay motivated and focused. Find a good learning resource There are many different ways to learn a new technology. You can take online courses, read books, or watch tutorials. Find a resource that fits your learning style and budget. Start with the basics- Don't try to"

    Praful B. - "Set clear goals- What do you want to achieve by learning this new technology? Are you trying to build a specific project, or are you just interested in learning more about it? Having clear goals will help you stay motivated and focused. Find a good learning resource There are many different ways to learn a new technology. You can take online courses, read books, or watch tutorials. Find a resource that fits your learning style and budget. Start with the basics- Don't try to"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Technical
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    "First Example I in my role as a engineering manager were designing homepage widget where we showing , how much sales the seller has made today . We were listening to order placed event , and then aggregating this information and showing to seller , Now there were cases where a sellers order might have been cancelled be user or by the seller or due to some breaches , as this can happen through multiple different channels and which were not audited , There was no full proof way to cover all the e"

    Ravi P. - "First Example I in my role as a engineering manager were designing homepage widget where we showing , how much sales the seller has made today . We were listening to order placed event , and then aggregating this information and showing to seller , Now there were cases where a sellers order might have been cancelled be user or by the seller or due to some breaches , as this can happen through multiple different channels and which were not audited , There was no full proof way to cover all the e"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "First of all, I would try to create and foster a good atmosphere. I will talk honestly with the team and I will expose my doubts openly in order to be transparent. I will talk calmly about my fears and I will ask for opinions. This way I will open the door of transparent communication."

    David n. C. - "First of all, I would try to create and foster a good atmosphere. I will talk honestly with the team and I will expose my doubts openly in order to be transparent. I will talk calmly about my fears and I will ask for opinions. This way I will open the door of transparent communication."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "In a previous role as a Program Manager, I encountered a situation where we were halfway through a project aimed at streamlining our customer support operations. It became evident that a specific process we were implementing to manage customer inquiries and escalations was inefficient and causing delays. Recognizing the importance of addressing this issue promptly, I took the following steps: Assessment: First, I conducted a thorough assessment of the process to pinpoint the bottlenecks a"

    Anonymous Panda - "In a previous role as a Program Manager, I encountered a situation where we were halfway through a project aimed at streamlining our customer support operations. It became evident that a specific process we were implementing to manage customer inquiries and escalations was inefficient and causing delays. Recognizing the importance of addressing this issue promptly, I took the following steps: Assessment: First, I conducted a thorough assessment of the process to pinpoint the bottlenecks a"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "Situation: This is an example from 2019 where I worked as a TPM in a leading company in the Tax, Accounting and Audit software biz in N. America. All our engineering teams had adopted agile ways of working and utilizing Scrum. Our teams had been at this for a while and were pretty good at planning and executing sprints. We would have quarterly releases to Production but we strived to have Production ready increments each Sprint. Since the software was in use for years , we would often get Pr"

    Adib M. - "Situation: This is an example from 2019 where I worked as a TPM in a leading company in the Tax, Accounting and Audit software biz in N. America. All our engineering teams had adopted agile ways of working and utilizing Scrum. Our teams had been at this for a while and were pretty good at planning and executing sprints. We would have quarterly releases to Production but we strived to have Production ready increments each Sprint. Since the software was in use for years , we would often get Pr"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
  • "The other team was depending on the outcome of the release we were working on, since the service end points could not be established, the other team had to reshuffle their plans, and had to plan for uncertainity."

    Anonymous Shark - "The other team was depending on the outcome of the release we were working on, since the service end points could not be established, the other team had to reshuffle their plans, and had to plan for uncertainity."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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