Project Management

Your Qualities

• I am a "seasoned program manager" who is "well versed" in different aspects of Project or Program Management.

Typical Questions

• What is the difference between Program, Project, and Portfolio?

• What is the most desired skill that is required to become a successful project manager, according to your experience? Please give us a couple of examples regarding your past projects. 

• Work from home has become the new normal in the post-COVID-19-world. How well are you prepared to manage a remote team?  

• How do you define an ideal project?

• Tell us about the most challenging projects you have managed so far? What were the steps you have taken to tackle the challenges?

• Suppose the project has gone off the rails. What steps would you take to get it back on track?

• Which was one of the biggest mistakes you have committed in your past projects? How has it impacted your approach to work? 

• Define processes and process groups in a project management framework. 

• Can you explain the differences between risk and issues? What are the major types of risks that may be encountered in a project?

• Explain the concept of RAID in project management.

• What are the techniques you may use to define the scope of a project? 

• What do you know about the triple constraint triangle of project management?

• How will you avoid gold plating?

• When would you escalate an issue?

• What project management software do you prefer and why?

• What’s the difference between project monitoring and controlling?

• Explain Ishikawa/ Fishbone diagrams.

• What is Work Breakdown Structure (WBD)?

• How do you ensure that your project is always on track?

• What tools do you use as a manager to plan your activities as well as that of your team?

• Give a few examples of proactive decision-making in your past projects and your life in general.

• How do you identify stakeholders?

• What details should a project plan include?

• What is the life cycle of a project?