"Product -> Self service Portal
North Star Metric-> No. of proposal downloaded
Problem-> 15% Decrease in Proposal downloads
RCA->
System Health check-> Bugs, errors in pages during session, site crashed, server inavailability, new feature was introduced which made it difficult for user to navigate.
If there was problem of server in-availability, is load balancer working fine/server is not available?
If problem was with feature->
What feature was introduced? do an A/B test with older feature
Fu"
Smriti G. - "Product -> Self service Portal
North Star Metric-> No. of proposal downloaded
Problem-> 15% Decrease in Proposal downloads
RCA->
System Health check-> Bugs, errors in pages during session, site crashed, server inavailability, new feature was introduced which made it difficult for user to navigate.
If there was problem of server in-availability, is load balancer working fine/server is not available?
If problem was with feature->
What feature was introduced? do an A/B test with older feature
Fu"See full answer
"Is this s shuttle service or the standard uber service? Let's assume the latter. First Uber should gather some data. Find cities similar to Bangalore in several measures that Uber already services. Al bring in cities in India that already are services by Uber, if any. With this in hand, do a multifactoral analysis to try and understand the likely demand in Bangalore. That will help the company understand how many drivers it needs to launch with, so that user expectations for service are met. Hir"
Lee F. - "Is this s shuttle service or the standard uber service? Let's assume the latter. First Uber should gather some data. Find cities similar to Bangalore in several measures that Uber already services. Al bring in cities in India that already are services by Uber, if any. With this in hand, do a multifactoral analysis to try and understand the likely demand in Bangalore. That will help the company understand how many drivers it needs to launch with, so that user expectations for service are met. Hir"See full answer
"Situation: Narrated about a time when the decision favored the most important customer, but appeared to be at the cost of diluting my own company's brand value.
Context: Provided additional context around why the ask from the customer is very critical for the customer. And why my leadership wasn't ready to jump on the gun as it was cannibalistic to our brand value.
Response:
I used data to explain why it is not going to be a big blow to our brand value. Used a counter metric to show that we h"
Bhagya D. - "Situation: Narrated about a time when the decision favored the most important customer, but appeared to be at the cost of diluting my own company's brand value.
Context: Provided additional context around why the ask from the customer is very critical for the customer. And why my leadership wasn't ready to jump on the gun as it was cannibalistic to our brand value.
Response:
I used data to explain why it is not going to be a big blow to our brand value. Used a counter metric to show that we h"See full answer
"Research on the market needs to increase engagement
Understand the opportunities
Brainstrom along with stakeholders on the features/solutions addressing business problems to achieve the goal provided
Validate and rank the features/solutions
To be very specific to this
My approach would focus on user retention and increased usage frequency. I will strategise the combination of new features, enhancements to existing functionality, and improving user experience while staying align"
Saichitra R. - "Research on the market needs to increase engagement
Understand the opportunities
Brainstrom along with stakeholders on the features/solutions addressing business problems to achieve the goal provided
Validate and rank the features/solutions
To be very specific to this
My approach would focus on user retention and increased usage frequency. I will strategise the combination of new features, enhancements to existing functionality, and improving user experience while staying align"See full answer
"Feel free to download the full assignment (with screens) here: https://www.varunja.in/blog/assignment, cheers!
Expected Outcome:
Users: What do you know about the users of WhatsApp? What do they want?
Features: What features will you build?
Prioritization: What will be in your MVP and what will be in your 2.0 version?
After you have decided on the MVP:
Engineering: How hard is this to build? How long might it take? Are there ways to build a solution more"
Varun J. - "Feel free to download the full assignment (with screens) here: https://www.varunja.in/blog/assignment, cheers!
Expected Outcome:
Users: What do you know about the users of WhatsApp? What do they want?
Features: What features will you build?
Prioritization: What will be in your MVP and what will be in your 2.0 version?
After you have decided on the MVP:
Engineering: How hard is this to build? How long might it take? Are there ways to build a solution more"See full answer
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"Used the below framework:
Assumptions
Vision
Goal
User Persona
Use Cases
Product Roadmap with prioritization
Metrics
References"
Anonymous Partridge - "Used the below framework:
Assumptions
Vision
Goal
User Persona
Use Cases
Product Roadmap with prioritization
Metrics
References"See full answer
"\>> Amazon Mission & Strategy
\>> Where does Amazon Prime fit into Amazon’s mission?
\>> Analyze Amazon’s positioning thru \Porter’s 5 forces \
\>> Available Options
\\Amazon Mission & Strategy\\
\>> Vision // To be everything store
\>> Jeff Bezos // Your margin is my opportunity
\\Amazon Prime\\
\>> Loyalty program to help increase customer loyalty // CLTV
\>> Fuels Bezos philosophy of \“your margin is my opportunity”\
\>> Amazon Services\: E-Commerce, OTT, Mus"
Sourabh M. - "\>> Amazon Mission & Strategy
\>> Where does Amazon Prime fit into Amazon’s mission?
\>> Analyze Amazon’s positioning thru \Porter’s 5 forces \
\>> Available Options
\\Amazon Mission & Strategy\\
\>> Vision // To be everything store
\>> Jeff Bezos // Your margin is my opportunity
\\Amazon Prime\\
\>> Loyalty program to help increase customer loyalty // CLTV
\>> Fuels Bezos philosophy of \“your margin is my opportunity”\
\>> Amazon Services\: E-Commerce, OTT, Mus"See full answer
"Clarifying question - Who are we? Any constraints - time/money? What region are we going to focus on? Do we have a goal in mind? I'm assuming a product like this does not exist in today's world. How do you define kids - any specific age range?
User Segments -
1) Beginner - don't know what an ATM is/don't understand money that well
2) Intermediate - have a basic understanding of ATMs
3) Advanced - have a really good understanding - maybe are on the older side
Segment chosen is the Intermediate"
Mrinalini A. - "Clarifying question - Who are we? Any constraints - time/money? What region are we going to focus on? Do we have a goal in mind? I'm assuming a product like this does not exist in today's world. How do you define kids - any specific age range?
User Segments -
1) Beginner - don't know what an ATM is/don't understand money that well
2) Intermediate - have a basic understanding of ATMs
3) Advanced - have a really good understanding - maybe are on the older side
Segment chosen is the Intermediate"See full answer
"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
"Clarifying question
Why? Does booking.com have data on demand for this new feature? Let's say no
Does booking.com have any specific goal with this new feature? Improve revenue or Improve user experience ( provide flexibility in payments or expand user base dealing with crypto, etc.) Let's say targetting new users who want to deal with crypto
(I don't know if this is to be approached as a product design question) I would approach the introduction of cryptocurrency as a new payment method i"
Mudit B. - "Clarifying question
Why? Does booking.com have data on demand for this new feature? Let's say no
Does booking.com have any specific goal with this new feature? Improve revenue or Improve user experience ( provide flexibility in payments or expand user base dealing with crypto, etc.) Let's say targetting new users who want to deal with crypto
(I don't know if this is to be approached as a product design question) I would approach the introduction of cryptocurrency as a new payment method i"See full answer
"Optimizing Booking.com to improve conversion rates involves a strategic and holistic approach that considers various aspects of the user experience, website functionality, and marketing. Here are several strategies that could be employed:
\\User-Centric Design:\\
\\Mobile Optimization:\\ Ensure the website is fully optimized for mobile devices, given the increasing number of users booking on smartphones.
\\Intuitive Navigation:\\ Streamline the booking process with a cl"
Rishi P. - "Optimizing Booking.com to improve conversion rates involves a strategic and holistic approach that considers various aspects of the user experience, website functionality, and marketing. Here are several strategies that could be employed:
\\User-Centric Design:\\
\\Mobile Optimization:\\ Ensure the website is fully optimized for mobile devices, given the increasing number of users booking on smartphones.
\\Intuitive Navigation:\\ Streamline the booking process with a cl"See full answer
"Great. I will start by understanding the goal of Google Photos and how it aligns with the goal and mission of Google. After defining goals, I will talk about the user actions which will contribute towards this goal. Based on these actions, we will define metrics.
Check-in with the interviewer on the approach here. Assuming that this looks good for the interviewer to proceed.
Google Photo - Helping users organise & manage their pictures. Completely in line with Google's mission.
Thinking ab"
Harshit G. - "Great. I will start by understanding the goal of Google Photos and how it aligns with the goal and mission of Google. After defining goals, I will talk about the user actions which will contribute towards this goal. Based on these actions, we will define metrics.
Check-in with the interviewer on the approach here. Assuming that this looks good for the interviewer to proceed.
Google Photo - Helping users organise & manage their pictures. Completely in line with Google's mission.
Thinking ab"See full answer
"
Questions:
Deadly diseases: new and current
CEO of healthtech startup: adoption phase
Mission: to improve and extend lives
What we do: Research new diseases and connects people to doctors
Structure: Objective -> Macro-Factors -> Company -> Users -> Suggestions
Objective:
Why? Mission to improve and extend lives
How do we inform the world about these 20 deadly diseases we detected?
Macro-Factors(climate/competition)
World events like pandemics - this is a good investment*
"
Cameron P. - "
Questions:
Deadly diseases: new and current
CEO of healthtech startup: adoption phase
Mission: to improve and extend lives
What we do: Research new diseases and connects people to doctors
Structure: Objective -> Macro-Factors -> Company -> Users -> Suggestions
Objective:
Why? Mission to improve and extend lives
How do we inform the world about these 20 deadly diseases we detected?
Macro-Factors(climate/competition)
World events like pandemics - this is a good investment*
"See full answer
"I asked for clairication on what region in the world we were focusing on and I settled on the United States. I asked for clarification on the type of doctors and for what kind of patients and that was left up to me. I landed on any patient looking to find a doctor for "Preventive Medicine" given that the US is hurting on that. The pain points were around expensive/payment methods, access & lacking knowledge to know what kind of doctor is best for each person. I spent too much time here and had l"
Abel alejandro H. - "I asked for clairication on what region in the world we were focusing on and I settled on the United States. I asked for clarification on the type of doctors and for what kind of patients and that was left up to me. I landed on any patient looking to find a doctor for "Preventive Medicine" given that the US is hurting on that. The pain points were around expensive/payment methods, access & lacking knowledge to know what kind of doctor is best for each person. I spent too much time here and had l"See full answer
"As a product manager, my first step in designing a free product would be to define the product's target audience and the problem it aims to solve. Once these factors are established, I can then determine the best way to monetize the product.
One way to monetize a free product is through advertising. This involves displaying ads to users as they use the product, and earning revenue based on the number of clicks or impressions the ads receive. This model is commonly used by social media platforms,"
Anonymous Flamingo - "As a product manager, my first step in designing a free product would be to define the product's target audience and the problem it aims to solve. Once these factors are established, I can then determine the best way to monetize the product.
One way to monetize a free product is through advertising. This involves displaying ads to users as they use the product, and earning revenue based on the number of clicks or impressions the ads receive. This model is commonly used by social media platforms,"See full answer
"Clarification - is it Uber that is building the feature? Answer: Yes
Assuming if Uber is the one building this feature, I would start with if and how does the feature help Uber's mission and north star metrics. Uber's mission is to provide reliable transportation around the world and the primary metric that i can think on a high level is Number of rides , Number of drivers and from business revenue perspective revenue per ride, revenue per rider and driver. I picked revenue per ride because it"
Ramesh Y. - "Clarification - is it Uber that is building the feature? Answer: Yes
Assuming if Uber is the one building this feature, I would start with if and how does the feature help Uber's mission and north star metrics. Uber's mission is to provide reliable transportation around the world and the primary metric that i can think on a high level is Number of rides , Number of drivers and from business revenue perspective revenue per ride, revenue per rider and driver. I picked revenue per ride because it"See full answer