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1. Given a scenario where Scope, Budget and Timeline is fixed how will you execute the project in Agile way. 2. Doing Agile to Being Agile. 3. Common difficult situations and how was it resolved. a) Estimations, Scope creep, Scope volatility, Multi vendor/distributed teams challenges 4. Resource Management questions.
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Senior Project Manager

Interviewed at Software AG

3.9
Mar 9, 2020

1. Given a scenario where Scope, Budget and Timeline is fixed how will you execute the project in Agile way. 2. Doing Agile to Being Agile. 3. Common difficult situations and how was it resolved. a) Estimations, Scope creep, Scope volatility, Multi vendor/distributed teams challenges 4. Resource Management questions.

Company A is a financial services company that offers investment, wealth management, and retirement solutions for any individual and organization that seeks to obtain financial freedom. Company A offers an online investment portfolio management tool (called Cerebro) that allows its users to view historical investment performance (e.g. returns, growth, etc.), understand historical investment details (e.g. initial investment date, starting balance, growth over different investment segments, etc.), and make changes to their portfolio (e.g. make new investments, sell assets, re-allocate, etc.). Cerebro is used by both Company A’s clients to understand their portfolio performance and by internal advisors within Company A that guide clients on asset management. Cerebro is primarily a dashboard interface that allows users to see historical trends, returns on investments and portfolio allocation. Users can also elect to make changes to their existing portfolio by selling assets or deciding to invest in new assets. Business Goal: Based on the recent advances in AI, machine learning, and competitor offerings, Company A wants to offer more advanced analytical insights to Cerebro on portfolio growth opportunities and asset risk so that their clients and advisors can make more informed and accurate decisions on asset management. Problem: Initial market research indicates that users of Cerebro are generally interested in machine learning and advanced analytics and excited about what they can offer. Although they are interested, they are afraid of ‘black-box’ recommendations and want to understand all assumptions and insights before making decisions. Furthermore, Company A’s external user base is made up of a variety of people with different education levels, backgrounds, and investment expertise, so any new features, workflows, or enhancements need to be intuitive for all groups. Challenge: Help Company A create a vision that addresses how they could introduce advanced analytics in Cerebro to enable their users to gather actionable insights on investment strategies and make better decisions. - Constraints: o Clearly state any and all assumptions regarding personas, user needs, etc. o Assume Company A has an in-house Data Science, Data Engineering, Development, and Design teams. o MVP should be able to be launched in a quarter (3 months). Deliverable: - Digital whiteboard, PowerPoint, or ideation workspace that contains a comprehensive view of your approach to solve Company A’s challenge including, but not limited to: persona breakdown, user need definition, feature prioritization, initial roadmap with dependencies, key stakeholders, etc. Notes: - Competitors to Company A o Charles Schwab o Vanguard o Fidelity o Empower o Intuit Mint Internal Raisa Assessment Criteria (obscured from candidates): o Alignment to company goals o Competitor analysis o Relevant context (platform, existing tools, regulations, liabilities, etc.) o Alignment of stakeholders ▪ Who, what, when, why o User needs o Key features (prioritized) ▪ Impact, dependencies, etc. o Personas o Release plan and distribution
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Senior Product Manager

Interviewed at Raisa Energy

4.7
Nov 6, 2024

Company A is a financial services company that offers investment, wealth management, and retirement solutions for any individual and organization that seeks to obtain financial freedom. Company A offers an online investment portfolio management tool (called Cerebro) that allows its users to view historical investment performance (e.g. returns, growth, etc.), understand historical investment details (e.g. initial investment date, starting balance, growth over different investment segments, etc.), and make changes to their portfolio (e.g. make new investments, sell assets, re-allocate, etc.). Cerebro is used by both Company A’s clients to understand their portfolio performance and by internal advisors within Company A that guide clients on asset management. Cerebro is primarily a dashboard interface that allows users to see historical trends, returns on investments and portfolio allocation. Users can also elect to make changes to their existing portfolio by selling assets or deciding to invest in new assets. Business Goal: Based on the recent advances in AI, machine learning, and competitor offerings, Company A wants to offer more advanced analytical insights to Cerebro on portfolio growth opportunities and asset risk so that their clients and advisors can make more informed and accurate decisions on asset management. Problem: Initial market research indicates that users of Cerebro are generally interested in machine learning and advanced analytics and excited about what they can offer. Although they are interested, they are afraid of ‘black-box’ recommendations and want to understand all assumptions and insights before making decisions. Furthermore, Company A’s external user base is made up of a variety of people with different education levels, backgrounds, and investment expertise, so any new features, workflows, or enhancements need to be intuitive for all groups. Challenge: Help Company A create a vision that addresses how they could introduce advanced analytics in Cerebro to enable their users to gather actionable insights on investment strategies and make better decisions. - Constraints: o Clearly state any and all assumptions regarding personas, user needs, etc. o Assume Company A has an in-house Data Science, Data Engineering, Development, and Design teams. o MVP should be able to be launched in a quarter (3 months). Deliverable: - Digital whiteboard, PowerPoint, or ideation workspace that contains a comprehensive view of your approach to solve Company A’s challenge including, but not limited to: persona breakdown, user need definition, feature prioritization, initial roadmap with dependencies, key stakeholders, etc. Notes: - Competitors to Company A o Charles Schwab o Vanguard o Fidelity o Empower o Intuit Mint Internal Raisa Assessment Criteria (obscured from candidates): o Alignment to company goals o Competitor analysis o Relevant context (platform, existing tools, regulations, liabilities, etc.) o Alignment of stakeholders ▪ Who, what, when, why o User needs o Key features (prioritized) ▪ Impact, dependencies, etc. o Personas o Release plan and distribution

If there is a pond in which algae grows for 100 days, and at the end of the 100th day, algae covers the entire surface. If the surface area covered by the algae doubles every day, on which day would the algae have covered 25% of the surface area of the pond?
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Senior Product Manager

Interviewed at Veeva Systems

3.5
Nov 26, 2022

If there is a pond in which algae grows for 100 days, and at the end of the 100th day, algae covers the entire surface. If the surface area covered by the algae doubles every day, on which day would the algae have covered 25% of the surface area of the pond?

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