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  • "Clarifying questions: What kind of users are we talking about? Internal or external ? (Assumption: External) When was this issue discovered? (Not so long ago) Is this specific to a particular geographical location ? (Answer: No) External: Geography, time ? Internal: Pain points: Technical - latency, lag Engagement - Less engagement available on website , users are bored while waiting for their search results to appear Review - Explore platform options for users to review their experie"

    Anuradha T. - "Clarifying questions: What kind of users are we talking about? Internal or external ? (Assumption: External) When was this issue discovered? (Not so long ago) Is this specific to a particular geographical location ? (Answer: No) External: Geography, time ? Internal: Pain points: Technical - latency, lag Engagement - Less engagement available on website , users are bored while waiting for their search results to appear Review - Explore platform options for users to review their experie"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
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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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    "Clarifying questions Financial savviness is it related means Digital wallet Prudent Spending habits Intuitive savings Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful Geographical or any other constraint Product goal - This is in total alignment with Google's mission as it is trying to provide the consumers their financial information and making it useful. Engagement User personas Students Millennials Professionals -"

    Y C. - "Clarifying questions Financial savviness is it related means Digital wallet Prudent Spending habits Intuitive savings Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful Geographical or any other constraint Product goal - This is in total alignment with Google's mission as it is trying to provide the consumers their financial information and making it useful. Engagement User personas Students Millennials Professionals -"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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    "Below are few key things enterprises look for in a data center : Location Proximity to target user base Potential risk exposure due to natural calamities (hurricane, storms, tornedos etc) Real estate cost (Service cost will also be proportional to how expensive it is to acquire and run data center) Security Physical security Logical security (Segregation) Industry standard compliance PCI DSS ISO etc Ability to support HA and DR requir"

    Hmm T. - "Below are few key things enterprises look for in a data center : Location Proximity to target user base Potential risk exposure due to natural calamities (hurricane, storms, tornedos etc) Real estate cost (Service cost will also be proportional to how expensive it is to acquire and run data center) Security Physical security Logical security (Segregation) Industry standard compliance PCI DSS ISO etc Ability to support HA and DR requir"See full answer

    Technical
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    "Assumptions & Clarifications Users have access to all Google Workspace applications like Google Drive, Gmail and the same photo editing tool - let us call this tool - Google Photo Editor (GPhoto). Users can share the images like Google Docs - giving people read-only, read-write / edit access Goals Google's vision is to organize the world's information and make it accessible. GPhoto's mission / goal is to organize the world’s photo and make it accessible to others to view, edit or"

    Karthik M. - "Assumptions & Clarifications Users have access to all Google Workspace applications like Google Drive, Gmail and the same photo editing tool - let us call this tool - Google Photo Editor (GPhoto). Users can share the images like Google Docs - giving people read-only, read-write / edit access Goals Google's vision is to organize the world's information and make it accessible. GPhoto's mission / goal is to organize the world’s photo and make it accessible to others to view, edit or"See full answer

    Product Manager
    System Design
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    "Asked clarifying questions to understand why we want to do this. Said building is too labor intensive and AirBnB has years of experience in this. Said buying a company is probably too expensive and doesn't address why we're doing this to begin with. I said partnering with a travel company might be the best move."

    Andrea M. - "Asked clarifying questions to understand why we want to do this. Said building is too labor intensive and AirBnB has years of experience in this. Said buying a company is probably too expensive and doesn't address why we're doing this to begin with. I said partnering with a travel company might be the best move."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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    "Manage Programs that are in flight Track the progress vs Plan and see if things are on track, falling behind Monitor Risks and update current and any new risks identified and mitigation approach Communicate updates to stakeholders (weekly/biweekly as agreed) Communicate status to peer TPM and partnering teams Daily sync with Engg (like a timeboxed daily Standup to understand Daily Plan and any impediments raised that need resolving) Facilitate Reviews with Product Manager as features"

    Adib M. - "Manage Programs that are in flight Track the progress vs Plan and see if things are on track, falling behind Monitor Risks and update current and any new risks identified and mitigation approach Communicate updates to stakeholders (weekly/biweekly as agreed) Communicate status to peer TPM and partnering teams Daily sync with Engg (like a timeboxed daily Standup to understand Daily Plan and any impediments raised that need resolving) Facilitate Reviews with Product Manager as features"See full answer

    Behavioral
    Technical
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    "User groups - Elderly People People with physical disabilities Blind people Hikers The cane required for each group is different. Elderly and People with physical disabilities are using it for support, and hence their cane has to be more stable and static. The cane for blind people is very lightweight because they use it to find any hurdle on their way The cane for hikers is mostly for support but lightweight because they cannot carry heavyweights cane while hiking. Thinking about the blind"

    Priya J. - "User groups - Elderly People People with physical disabilities Blind people Hikers The cane required for each group is different. Elderly and People with physical disabilities are using it for support, and hence their cane has to be more stable and static. The cane for blind people is very lightweight because they use it to find any hurdle on their way The cane for hikers is mostly for support but lightweight because they cannot carry heavyweights cane while hiking. Thinking about the blind"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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    "The main strength is the huge market size that it already has. Other strength is the way google works is really familiar to everyone who use android Challenge Increase the revenue if the volume keeps at the same level Keep being in the top of mind on the users with the high competence"

    Cristina E. - "The main strength is the huge market size that it already has. Other strength is the way google works is really familiar to everyone who use android Challenge Increase the revenue if the volume keeps at the same level Keep being in the top of mind on the users with the high competence"See full answer

    Product Marketing Manager
    Product Strategy
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    Video answer for 'Critique Google Maps.'

    "I would first start by telling what Google maps do: Finding direction from A to B Few users also use it for safety purpose while in Cab Businesses use it for listing themselves and also consume APIs When we open Google Maps: We see the focus is primarily on maps, giving few suggestions on top if user wants to caetgorize thier search such as pretol pump etc User can add reviews in contribute section User can review at the feed/suggestions Since primary usage is navigation, I will"

    Lakshay T. - "I would first start by telling what Google maps do: Finding direction from A to B Few users also use it for safety purpose while in Cab Businesses use it for listing themselves and also consume APIs When we open Google Maps: We see the focus is primarily on maps, giving few suggestions on top if user wants to caetgorize thier search such as pretol pump etc User can add reviews in contribute section User can review at the feed/suggestions Since primary usage is navigation, I will"See full answer

    Product Designer
    App Critique
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    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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    "Success for an engineer means using skills and knowledge to solve real-world problems, grow continuously, and build a meaningful career."

    Bhavna S. - "Success for an engineer means using skills and knowledge to solve real-world problems, grow continuously, and build a meaningful career."See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
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    "Clarifying questions : Which Kindle device are we talking about ? Kindle paper white, Kindle Oasis? , Kindle paper white 6.9' , Kindle tabs ? - Kindle oasis Kindle Oasis , what are the metric we are trying to achieve ? users onboarding? more marketshare? onboard amazon existing customers Landscape : Competition : In ebook readers, the main competition comes from Kobo, iPads, tabs. Kindle oasis feature is especially and absolutely for reading purpose and buying books to read and th"

    Priya K. - "Clarifying questions : Which Kindle device are we talking about ? Kindle paper white, Kindle Oasis? , Kindle paper white 6.9' , Kindle tabs ? - Kindle oasis Kindle Oasis , what are the metric we are trying to achieve ? users onboarding? more marketshare? onboard amazon existing customers Landscape : Competition : In ebook readers, the main competition comes from Kobo, iPads, tabs. Kindle oasis feature is especially and absolutely for reading purpose and buying books to read and th"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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    Product Design
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    "I have a 10 years experience"

    Rahul S. - "I have a 10 years experience"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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    "Clarifying question(s): what constitute a COVID related search? is it more on number of cases by geography, virus strains, vaccine information etc. ? Besides engagement is there anything we should take into account? Which personas are likely to be targeted: Journalists gathering more information for reporting Doctors and SMEs Common crowd with moderate to advanced education on health and safety measures and likely type of at-home entertainment Pharmaceuticals orga"

    RockyBalboa - "Clarifying question(s): what constitute a COVID related search? is it more on number of cases by geography, virus strains, vaccine information etc. ? Besides engagement is there anything we should take into account? Which personas are likely to be targeted: Journalists gathering more information for reporting Doctors and SMEs Common crowd with moderate to advanced education on health and safety measures and likely type of at-home entertainment Pharmaceuticals orga"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
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    Product Designer
    Behavioral
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    "Clarifications and GoalsTimeline: Three years. Geography: U.S. market. Scope: Google Photos integration with Drive, Gmail, and Pixel devices. Revenue Sources: Storage subscriptions, in-app purchases, and new streams. Google’s Mission & ObjectivesMission: Organize the world’s information and make it accessible and useful. Business Goals:Increase user engagement. Boost adoption of premium tiers. Explore new monetization streams. Landscape AnalysisCompetitors: A"

    Carlos S. - "Clarifications and GoalsTimeline: Three years. Geography: U.S. market. Scope: Google Photos integration with Drive, Gmail, and Pixel devices. Revenue Sources: Storage subscriptions, in-app purchases, and new streams. Google’s Mission & ObjectivesMission: Organize the world’s information and make it accessible and useful. Business Goals:Increase user engagement. Boost adoption of premium tiers. Explore new monetization streams. Landscape AnalysisCompetitors: A"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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    Product Manager
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