Program Sense Interview Questions

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

Priyank S. - "To clarify are we looking to build this product within FB app or standalone – standalone Can I assume I can build for US as mvp and then we can roll it globally phase wise – yes Is there a limitation to what task we want to cater people on our app or it could be multi task usual handyman not a niche – yes usual handyman Ok so if I understand we are designing a product for handyman for usual task to launch it in US and this is a standalone app not residing in FB app Overall I will talk about mi"See full answer

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

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

G. D. - "It's possible the Onboarding Flow is fine as it is - but I would do some initial hands-on exploring. I would go through the boarding steps myself. Re-Visit the flow with a clean perspective. Take notes on Pros & Cons. Things I liked. Things I didn't like. Create a table. Brainstrorm some UI / UX / Flow features that could use some improvement. If my simple analysis warranted some more exploration - I would do an informal survey with my immediate internal colleagues - and possibly even my tight"See full answer

SG - "Clarifying questions - Alexa HW, Alexa SW, Alexa particular feature? Assumption - Pick any. Picking HW due to relevance with my background. Any particular pain point that we are trying to address, or any specific goal that I should be aware of? Assumption - None. Mine to pick. Goal for Amazon is to be the most customer centric company. To extend the same vision - With Alexa HW our goal is to provide the best customer experience possible. **Restating problem state"See full answer

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

Sayee M. - "talked about a time when customer is trying to go to cloud for first time and championing the effort.. it is strategic and also a risk because outside of the OEM, no one we know had implemented this product architecture on the cloud.. used first [principles, did a crawl, walk jog approach and implemented it. Risk because of lack of reference architecture, clodu tech was new to me . career making/breaking project for customer. result : project was successful. presented story in a conference."See full answer

Vinicius F. - "We need to take into consideration that projects are guided by 3 variables which are cost, requirements and time, the triangle of a project. In this situation, the resources are almost running out, so we need to take this situation to the stakeholders to talk about the requirements, I think it's just the variable that can save the project, because if we touch on the time aspect we also don't have much to do, because to deliver into the same timebox we need to add more people which means allocat"See full answer

Nick L. - "when we are discussing about some issues, subjects or problem . we should consider all of the possibility cases which envolved inside the scenario.all of persons has own atitudes . challenging has a this benefite to see the problems and solves on other ways."See full answer

Bg - "My use of Pinterest is somewhat limited. Pinterest is a social network that enables users to save and share ideas in a visual manner. So whether you are interested in fashion, health, lifestyle, decor, sports, you can learn about those in a visual manner. Am I correct? Of course, Pinterest provides recommendations for people to follow, makes it easy to save images as pins, categorize into various topics. The source of revenue is advertisements. That’s my understanding. Is there anything else I"See full answer

Jessica A. - "Clarifying Qs: Question: Would this be a standalone platform, or be integrated into the existing LinkedIn web application and mobile applications? Answer: Integrated into the existing LinkedIn web application and mobile applications. Question: What are the goals of a video conferencing platform for LinkedIn? Answer: You decide. Let's think about LinkedIn's mission statement, which is to connect the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. LinkedIn's co"See full answer

Saket S. - "Project Schedule is a living document which is prepared based on inputs from the entire team including product, engineering, finance, sales, marketing, legal etc. It is owned by Project/Program Manager but it reflects progress of the whole team. Inputs required for the development of schedule includes project charter, list of stakeholders, project scope, WBS, freeze calendar, vendor SOWs etc. I will use the following approach for schedule development: Copy Milestone level plan from Project"See full answer

Priti S. - "T launch the Copilot Plus feature for Surface, follow these steps: Define Value Proposition: Highlight AI-driven enhancements for productivity, creativity, and collaboration tailored to Surface users. Target Audience: Focus on professionals, creators, and students with specific use cases. Product Development: Ensure seamless integration with Surface hardware (touchscreen, Pen) and leverage Azure AI for unique functionalities. Marketing Strategy: Build excitement with teasers, influencer partner"See full answer

Ursula Z. - "Customer happiness Execution velocity Engineering engagement Capacity utilization"See full answer

Saket S. - "If other org is not taking PM seriously, then following may be potential reasons: They don't like the way PM communicates with them They do not understand project goals They do not understand requirements clearly They are occupied with other high priority project I think Project Manager did not prepare himself well before reaching out to org for resources. He can use the following approach to get resources from a different org: Good documentation: PM should capture the project"See full answer