"Our team were developing a HQ trivia for fitness. So at that moment our focus was developing an eye-catching animation for both iOS and Android. By the way, implementing an animation were hard without the progress of it. So we wanted to see an immediate progress. So I decided to use tools or libraries such as Lottie or Kite. Then it increased the quality and the productivity dramatically. So our designer were happy with it and also our dev team could reuse the code from the designed animation fr"
Woongshik C. - "Our team were developing a HQ trivia for fitness. So at that moment our focus was developing an eye-catching animation for both iOS and Android. By the way, implementing an animation were hard without the progress of it. So we wanted to see an immediate progress. So I decided to use tools or libraries such as Lottie or Kite. Then it increased the quality and the productivity dramatically. So our designer were happy with it and also our dev team could reuse the code from the designed animation fr"See full answer
"I would like to ask questions to the interviewer as to if the company or I as TPM have any success history handling this magnitude. Also, I will talk on my behalf to justify my experience and caliber to drive this magnitude of project to success.
But, I always follow a flow-chart approach when meeting exec management where I do my home work studying the current state of the project/ pain points/ issues/ blockers and steps we have taken or planning to take next to mitigate it. Now w.r.t the flow"
Pramod V. - "I would like to ask questions to the interviewer as to if the company or I as TPM have any success history handling this magnitude. Also, I will talk on my behalf to justify my experience and caliber to drive this magnitude of project to success.
But, I always follow a flow-chart approach when meeting exec management where I do my home work studying the current state of the project/ pain points/ issues/ blockers and steps we have taken or planning to take next to mitigate it. Now w.r.t the flow"See full answer
"Getting things done : I am extremely proud of walking the extra mile to get things done which I am extremely proud of in my career
Ladder transfer : Being on the tactical front, to dream about creating a product from its inception to the delivery and being able to achieve it
Gaining trust : Leading without authority is critical and gaining trust in the process of the peers and stakeholders is one thing I am extremely proud of."
Googlepm 1. - "Getting things done : I am extremely proud of walking the extra mile to get things done which I am extremely proud of in my career
Ladder transfer : Being on the tactical front, to dream about creating a product from its inception to the delivery and being able to achieve it
Gaining trust : Leading without authority is critical and gaining trust in the process of the peers and stakeholders is one thing I am extremely proud of."See full answer
Product Marketing Manager
Behavioral
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"JJ Zhou, co-founder at the previous company taught me this: if you want to get people build a boat, tell them how great the sea is. That advice guided me through challenges I face to get my team on board with my vision.
When i became the payment PM where I oversaw the user checkout experience, I decided to introduce Agile approach and organized the workflow into Scrums. The challenge was most engineers and data-scientists in my team were from banks so they were comfortable with water-fall. On"
Darren L. - "JJ Zhou, co-founder at the previous company taught me this: if you want to get people build a boat, tell them how great the sea is. That advice guided me through challenges I face to get my team on board with my vision.
When i became the payment PM where I oversaw the user checkout experience, I decided to introduce Agile approach and organized the workflow into Scrums. The challenge was most engineers and data-scientists in my team were from banks so they were comfortable with water-fall. On"See full answer
"Follow STAR
Example:
In my most recent role at x, we've been working every quarter to set our quarterly goals or even decide for the year but given in 2022 we've been through a great resignation phase there was a high attrition because of which we have overloaded engineering teams.
During last quarterly planning, I started to question with my manager about giving a focus to our engineering, so we complete one thing absolutely fine which is more impactful for our customers and add immediate val"
Ash I. - "Follow STAR
Example:
In my most recent role at x, we've been working every quarter to set our quarterly goals or even decide for the year but given in 2022 we've been through a great resignation phase there was a high attrition because of which we have overloaded engineering teams.
During last quarterly planning, I started to question with my manager about giving a focus to our engineering, so we complete one thing absolutely fine which is more impactful for our customers and add immediate val"See full answer
"As a project or program manager to influence effectively without direct authority, focus on building credibility and trust by consistently delivering results, demonstrating empathy for stakeholder needs, and aligning everyone on shared goals. When managing up, tailor communication to leadership’s priorities and concerns—bring actionable insights, clear data, and potential solutions to the table. When managing down, empower teams by promoting ownership, offering timely recognition, and maintainin"
Elle - "As a project or program manager to influence effectively without direct authority, focus on building credibility and trust by consistently delivering results, demonstrating empathy for stakeholder needs, and aligning everyone on shared goals. When managing up, tailor communication to leadership’s priorities and concerns—bring actionable insights, clear data, and potential solutions to the table. When managing down, empower teams by promoting ownership, offering timely recognition, and maintainin"See full answer
"What are some of the Tradeoff stories Amazon prefers? Do they prefer the Feature Prioritization type of tradeoff or technology/platform type of tradeoffs?
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Imran R. - "What are some of the Tradeoff stories Amazon prefers? Do they prefer the Feature Prioritization type of tradeoff or technology/platform type of tradeoffs?
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"It is very easy to shy away and not make a decision because you might feel the right information is not there to make a decision
While dealing with ambiguity it is essential to remain Calm. And Establish what it is you want to achieve by asking a lot of questions to the necessary stakeholders
Access the risk, analyze the data at hand, ask the right questions, and be very clear and concise in decision-making"
Satish murthy D. - "It is very easy to shy away and not make a decision because you might feel the right information is not there to make a decision
While dealing with ambiguity it is essential to remain Calm. And Establish what it is you want to achieve by asking a lot of questions to the necessary stakeholders
Access the risk, analyze the data at hand, ask the right questions, and be very clear and concise in decision-making"See full answer
"so its depends on what we have and whats our target , depends on the potential of our group try to changed their mind and it work can be set in right way"
Nick L. - "so its depends on what we have and whats our target , depends on the potential of our group try to changed their mind and it work can be set in right way"See full answer
"As always, I'd start this discussion by asking a couple clarifying questions. In particular, I'd like to learn more from the interviewer about what "not pulling as hard" looks like. Does it mean:
lower code output relative to the rest of the team
lower velocity per sprint in terms of story points
less participation in code reviews
minimal participation in meetings and ceremonies
Or perhaps it's a combination of these. As others have pointed out, I'd also want to confirm that I am not ma"
Seth W. - "As always, I'd start this discussion by asking a couple clarifying questions. In particular, I'd like to learn more from the interviewer about what "not pulling as hard" looks like. Does it mean:
lower code output relative to the rest of the team
lower velocity per sprint in terms of story points
less participation in code reviews
minimal participation in meetings and ceremonies
Or perhaps it's a combination of these. As others have pointed out, I'd also want to confirm that I am not ma"See full answer
"After more than five years at my previous company, I had contributed significantly to many important projects and helped the team navigate critical transitions, such as our shift from a monolithic to a microservices architecture. However, over time, I realized that my goals and the direction of the company were no longer fully aligned. I felt I had outgrown the position and was ready for new challenges, where I could continue to grow both technically and professionally. Ultimately, I’m excited a"
Chinedu ekene O. - "After more than five years at my previous company, I had contributed significantly to many important projects and helped the team navigate critical transitions, such as our shift from a monolithic to a microservices architecture. However, over time, I realized that my goals and the direction of the company were no longer fully aligned. I felt I had outgrown the position and was ready for new challenges, where I could continue to grow both technically and professionally. Ultimately, I’m excited a"See full answer
"Here are some strategies to mitigate the effects of organizational and architectural dependencies on a team's work.
Automation
Where possible, automate repetitive tasks, and include appropriate controls to ensure safety. For example, automate deployments, building in all needed safety and compliance checks, and let teams perform the process themselves, rather than having them back up in the Ops team’s queue.
Standardize processes
Even if you can’t automate a process, make it happen the s"
Mukul P. - "Here are some strategies to mitigate the effects of organizational and architectural dependencies on a team's work.
Automation
Where possible, automate repetitive tasks, and include appropriate controls to ensure safety. For example, automate deployments, building in all needed safety and compliance checks, and let teams perform the process themselves, rather than having them back up in the Ops team’s queue.
Standardize processes
Even if you can’t automate a process, make it happen the s"See full answer
"I always ask to clarify if this is a brand new team. If so, then I focus on bringing in people with strong technical aptitudes(since I'm hiring for software engineering), but also team members that have experience mentoring and good communication is a must. I look for people who have leadership qualities. I emphasize that building a brand new team isn't something I can do on my own, so the initial hires of that team are very important to help me expand it."
Catherine I. - "I always ask to clarify if this is a brand new team. If so, then I focus on bringing in people with strong technical aptitudes(since I'm hiring for software engineering), but also team members that have experience mentoring and good communication is a must. I look for people who have leadership qualities. I emphasize that building a brand new team isn't something I can do on my own, so the initial hires of that team are very important to help me expand it."See full answer