Top Technical Program Manager Interview Questions

Abdurhman M. - "For larger projects, companies will often hire project managers to plan, document, organize and oversee a project's life cycle, helping ensure projects are completed on time and on budget. However, due to limited resources such as limited budgets or personnel constraints, many teams function without a project manager."See full answer

Anonymous Impala - "Understand who will use the kitchen is the first step"See full answer

Atefeh M. - "I received an offer to join a well-known company as a senior product manager with very good payment. I was in my third of pregnancy. so if I joined the company, I would have left it in 6th month. So on the conversation with VP of product I told him the situation. He thanked me, and told me that we would wait for you after 2 years from now."See full answer

Adib M. - "Situation: This is an example from 2019 where I worked as a TPM in a leading company in the Tax, Accounting and Audit software biz in N. America. All our engineering teams had adopted agile ways of working and utilizing Scrum. Our teams had been at this for a while and were pretty good at planning and executing sprints. We would have quarterly releases to Production but we strived to have Production ready increments each Sprint. Since the software was in use for years , we would often get Pr"See full answer

A R. - "I liked the role of a TPM due to the opportunity to contribute to the multiple dimensions of software product development. As a TPM I need to collaborate with multiple teams like Engineering, Product, and other business functions, but I also get the opportunity to contribute to the technical aspects of the program/project. I can use my sharp analytical skills to identify/anticipate problems, and leverage my problem solving skills to unblock the teams. I orchestrate multiple teams effort to del"See full answer

David P. - "delete"See full answer

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

Jeet B. - "I contradict the choice of DB for storing App Data in this case, I believe a NoSQL would have been a better choice. Could you please clarify why you chose RDBMS/SQL?"See full answer

Riley M. - "I would meet with my team to discuss and break down the 12 features into sub-tasks based on priority, then arrange a meeting with stakeholders to align on the priority levels and secure their approval.Next, I’d assign each of the main Priority 1 features to engineers accordingly, ensuring that the first three months focus on P1 delivery. The following three months would be dedicated to testing the P1 features while progressing with lower-priority features in parallel. This ensures that by month"See full answer

Adarsh S. - "Thanks for the question! This is one of my favourite topics because it’s at the core of what we do as PMs DAILY: making the complex simple to drive alignment. I’ve got a structured way to approach this, and I’ll use it to explain payment aggregators - like Plaid - and how they enable Open Banking, with a twist about a technical hiccup I’ve seen in practice. Let’s dive in. I start by assessing the audience. Say I’m talking to a marketing manager at Transak - someone sharp but not techni"See full answer

Chelsey V. - "Suppliers have an interest in the purchase of inputs by the company. They want companies to pay on time"See full answer

David n. C. - "First of all, I would try to create and foster a good atmosphere. I will talk honestly with the team and I will expose my doubts openly in order to be transparent. I will talk calmly about my fears and I will ask for opinions. This way I will open the door of transparent communication."See full answer

Praful B. - "Set clear goals- What do you want to achieve by learning this new technology? Are you trying to build a specific project, or are you just interested in learning more about it? Having clear goals will help you stay motivated and focused. Find a good learning resource There are many different ways to learn a new technology. You can take online courses, read books, or watch tutorials. Find a resource that fits your learning style and budget. Start with the basics- Don't try to"See full answer