"Clarify
Retention for which side of the platform - advertisers, groceries/shops, shoppers, users? - Assume
Is there any specific event or trend driving retention down or we’re looking in general to overall improve from current state? - Assume
Is this tied to any particular geography or region? - Assume
Is this tied to any specific persona within our 4 sided platform? - Assume
Are we changing the definition of retention (time, frequency, others)? - Assume no
Goal - Improve the use"
Parag - "Clarify
Retention for which side of the platform - advertisers, groceries/shops, shoppers, users? - Assume
Is there any specific event or trend driving retention down or we’re looking in general to overall improve from current state? - Assume
Is this tied to any particular geography or region? - Assume
Is this tied to any specific persona within our 4 sided platform? - Assume
Are we changing the definition of retention (time, frequency, others)? - Assume no
Goal - Improve the use"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
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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
"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
"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
"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?
"See full answer
"I was working in a Silicon Validation group and the roadmap for all validation strategy was defined, But the problem with that was it was as with the roadmap given, the quality would have compromised and hence, I raised a concern regarding the quality of the product.
Initially the team members were not convinced, I borrowed a week's time with them and scheduled another meeting and brought up all the data(high level) which we should be covering during the validation timeframe.
Also added tentati"
Shubham A. - "I was working in a Silicon Validation group and the roadmap for all validation strategy was defined, But the problem with that was it was as with the roadmap given, the quality would have compromised and hence, I raised a concern regarding the quality of the product.
Initially the team members were not convinced, I borrowed a week's time with them and scheduled another meeting and brought up all the data(high level) which we should be covering during the validation timeframe.
Also added tentati"See full answer
"I told a story about having good intentions to help out a superior with a problem but I did so without seeking buy-in (permission) first. While I did solve the problem and provided value to him and my other colleagues, I was reprimanded for crossing boundaries and not respecting his privacy (I accessed his computer without his permission to deliver a resolution to a problem).
While I had good intentions and the outcome was good, my approach left me with a negative mark and a life long lesson r"
Zakery K. - "I told a story about having good intentions to help out a superior with a problem but I did so without seeking buy-in (permission) first. While I did solve the problem and provided value to him and my other colleagues, I was reprimanded for crossing boundaries and not respecting his privacy (I accessed his computer without his permission to deliver a resolution to a problem).
While I had good intentions and the outcome was good, my approach left me with a negative mark and a life long lesson r"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
"I was a student worker at Gordon's Food Service, Schaumburg, My tasks were vacuuming onion peels, checking expiration dates, cleaning the break room, cleaning the shelves from the Ailes, Stocking stuff on shelves, sweeping the backroom, mopping, Refilling bottles with cleaning supplies and cleaning the fridge glass."
Amparo L. - "I was a student worker at Gordon's Food Service, Schaumburg, My tasks were vacuuming onion peels, checking expiration dates, cleaning the break room, cleaning the shelves from the Ailes, Stocking stuff on shelves, sweeping the backroom, mopping, Refilling bottles with cleaning supplies and cleaning the fridge glass."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
"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
"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
"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
"There are many places where you can gather feedback.
We can divide the feedback from external and internal sources
External sources:
facebook
twitter
reddit
G2.
Internal sources:
on-app surveys or chats
support
Support engineers
Sellers
Recordings or notes from other PMs
However, you always have to talk with the customers so customer interviews are very important.
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Sergio C. - "There are many places where you can gather feedback.
We can divide the feedback from external and internal sources
External sources:
facebook
twitter
reddit
G2.
Internal sources:
on-app surveys or chats
support
Support engineers
Sellers
Recordings or notes from other PMs
However, you always have to talk with the customers so customer interviews are very important.
"See full answer