Program Sense Interview Questions

Jagat mohan B. - "Found bug will not impact on the new requirements, if the engineering team aware of the source of the bug and the severity, than it can easily be handled and regression test to perform for a quality check. The new requirement should be equally prioritize for groom and start creating task and team to work on it. Finally based on the severity of the bug you can shuffle the resources between these items."See full answer

Patrick B. - "Clarification I would first try to understand what FB Marketplace is since I haven't really used it more than a few times. My understanding is the following Launched 2-3 years ago in the US, it is similar to web classified services such as Craigslist The sellers are not businesses but rather individuals, primarily in local areas Broad range of products with no particular focus: ranging from electronics, furniture, used cars to even apartment for rent. Sometimes posters are willin"See full answer

Kell K. - "This by far has been the best interview I've seen so far, granted I've watched 15 mock interviews. Great Job!"See full answer

Ashley C. - "I follow a variation of the RICE framework when prioritizing how I ship product features. I start by looking at: Reach: Because the customer segmentation across our product portfolio is so similar, I tend to hold a lot of weight on product features that will maximize our customer reach with a minimal LOE. Impact: After establishing which customer segments will benefit from the product feature, I determine the urgency and estimated impact on each customer segment based on customer i"See full answer

Saket S. - "I will divide my answer in 2 parts: Process I use for managing risks in any Project I will explain a real life situation where a Risk occurred and how I managed it Process for Risk Management can be broken down into 3 parts: Risk Identification: Risk identification is a team effort and is an ongoing process that happens throughout the Project. Technical Risks are usually identified during design/build/testing stage. I maintain a Risk register document to capture all the risks identified"See full answer

Mike Z. - "Clarifying questions Scope: Just Reels in Facebook, or Instagram too? Mobile and desktop? Goal: Any specific goal we know of or up to me to decide? Framework/Overview Strategy Metric options with pros/cons North Star Metric (NSM) Risks & countermetrics Strategy / The Why: we want to give people … Meta: the power to build community + Bring people closer together Reels: new form of self-expression / entertainment with short form video and pro editing tools Ads in Re"See full answer

Harshit J. - "In my organization, I was given a initiative to improve the time spent by users on web application so that we can improve the quality of engagement on the website. Overview of a business model: We are a research organization that delivers where users (B2B clients) consume research content in form of research reports. Clients has specifically subscription for a year and if clients engage continuously and they spend more time on research they will retain. Success metrics: Improve time spe"See full answer

Bk - "To bring any product to market here are the below steps that I would (did) take: 1.Understand the problem stmt / stakeholder need and asses depth of the problem (qualitatively and then gather metrics to quantify it) 2.Do market study on understanding relatable solutions if any 3.Carve out viable solution/ideation that aligns with overall Business Vision/Goal 4.Get stakeholders buy in on the idea 5.Guesstimate and prioritize high level features, Cost and ROI. 6.Build Business case for Project Le"See full answer

Pramod V. - "Referring to https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/03/23/15-strategies-for-balancing-competing-stakeholder-priorities/?sh=7c82aa68262f Understand the conflicting priorities and align it with the goal/ objectives and the company mission. Start with the Least Common Denominator between the conflicting priorities to come to a commonality and start from there to objectively approach the next imp priority Always keep communication on and be transparent with 'equality' an"See full answer

Priyansh J. - "By increasing the number of paid users, I assume we mean that we want to increase the % of DAUs who pay for YT Music. First, we need to understand the Youtube Music play here. Youtube Music was carved out of Youtube because Spotify and Apple Music were getting popular. Users were listening to music on Spotify instead of on Youtube, threatening ad revenue for Youtube. Therefore, Youtube Music was born as a standalone app, where users could listen to the music ad free from anywhere anytime. In"See full answer

Anonymous Krill - "Clarify the question. Any specific system? Will study the related systems in the environment. Will define the goal, attributes of the system, stakeholders expectations, problems this system is going to address in case these things don't exist already. With the above two steps, I Will come up with a draft of the System KPI. Will run it with leadership, stakeholders and will incorporate feedback. In parallel, will come up with quantification on these performance factors. Fina"See full answer

Shiva K. - "Increasing a development team's productivity by 25% requires a multifaceted approach that addresses various aspects of team dynamics, processes, and individual performance. Here's a structured approach to tackle this challenge: Assess Current Productivity Levels: Before implementing any changes, it's crucial to understand the current productivity levels of the team. This can be measured through metrics such as velocity (for Agile teams), time-to-market, defect rates, etc. **Identify Bo"See full answer

Shen A. - "I will interpret the question as "focus on the next 5 years". I will also give a high-level helicopter view since I’m supposed to imagine I’m CEO of Shopify. The mission of Shopify has always been to enable merchants and lessen the frictions in conducting commerce. Shopify is not an eCommerce company like Amazon, but a Tools and Infrastructure company like Stripe. Building tools and services for merchants are our core competencies. When we think about the main problems that Merchants have"See full answer

Matan S. - "What are your top 3 favorite apps? (after picking one) How would you improve it? YNAB - You need a budget Robinhood Chase How would you improve YNAB? Clarifying questions What's my role? I'm a product manager at YNAB Why do we want to improve YNAB? Is there any specific goal? Structure YNAB - I'll share some information on YNAB Ynab's mission is to create the best budging app and empower people to gain control over their money and their life. Ynab's business model is a"See full answer

Jatin S. - "A project charter is a formal document that authorizes a project and outlines its objectives, scope, stakeholders, and key details. It serves as an agreement among stakeholders and provides a clear foundation for the project by defining what needs to be done and why. Typically, the project sponsor issues the project charter to the project manager or team, formally initiating the project. A project charter typically includes the following key elements to ensure a comprehensive and clear unde"See full answer

Sandeep K. - "Clarifying Questions Improve Netflix; Geography? India Vision - Becoming the best global entertainment distribution service Objective: Growth Engagement Retention I would focus on Growth because Highly growing adoption of internet increasing purchasing power in T2&T3 Indian consumers are constantly in need of finding new content to watch aligned with Netflix strategy of producing content for indian masses I believe Netflix has a really good immersive viewing/wathcing"See full answer

Ushita S. - "Video has audio disruption starting at ~7th minute, did not understand what law he was talking about. Can someone please clarify?"See full answer

Puneet A. - "I recently had an experience with the Chipotle mobile app where I accidentally placed an extra order. Realizing my mistake within seconds, I tried to edit or cancel the order but found no option to do so in the app. Despite searching FAQs and attempting to contact the local store, I couldn't resolve the issue in time. This experience highlighted the importance of user-friendly design and clear communication in apps. If I were managing such a product, I would advocate for features like a grace pe"See full answer

Saket S. - "Agile processes have been a game changer for Software development projects from last 2 decades. But there are situations where Agile practices don't work very well and demand a workaround. Some of those scenarios are mentioned below: No Project Plan or Status reports: Agile Project team does not produce formal project plans or status reports unlike Traditional SDLC Projects. Sometimes it is hard to represent project status to senior executives who are interested in the overall status and risk"See full answer

Ekta M. - "Some clarification questions On a very top layer these are the building blocks of the Quick Commerce companies. Let me know if you wanna deep dive in any specific. Users - browses the catalogue and selects the items that they wanna buy. Dark Store - This is where the catalogue is stored i.e. the items to be ordered. Imagine this to be a huge super store but only the delivery executives are allowed to shop in their. There are multiple of these dark stores, when you enter your address you get"See full answer