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Had me go through a Project Management case study which apparently is a real one that they are struggling with. The case study was two column layout from Excel , one column had bunch of acronyms and the other column had Epic 1 through Epic 8 or something. I was told to go solve the problem on a white board, the project has to be delivered in 12 weeks. As a PM in real world I ask lots of questions before I decide on a solution. Exactly what I did, I got some clarification what the acronyms meant - they represented teams name in their Beijing Office, Toronto Office, Vancouver office etc. I proposed what a typical PM would do , prioritize the tasks, optimize resources, hire fire as needed, pay overtime if required, consult Subject Matter Experts, Outsource part of the project , renegotiate delivery time line with stakeholders as a last resort etc etc,. None of my answers satisfied the panel and they would just tell me- not allowed, not allowed. |
Why are you switching from the previous company? |
Why are you leaving your present function? |
Several questions involved my ability and willingness to perform specific duties within their organization. |
How much notice period do you need? |
More on design how to scale, what architecture I would use for a web, how would I build a image upload site, messaging, queues etc |
Was asked all kinds of manager types questions, product etc motivations etc |
We conducted a role-playing exercise to see how I might interact with an external partner. |
How would take and execute a product idea? |
What would you do in the first day joining our team as a project and production support manager? |
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