Project Management
Methodologies
Product Management
Interview/Career Prep
Potpourri
100

Individuals whose interests may be affected as a result of the project.

What are stakeholders?

100

The methodology that emphasizes a linear progression from the beginning to the end of a project.

What is the Waterfall Methodology?

100

A "perfect" Product Manager should have these attributes (name 3).

What are technical, business, product, industry, and leadership?

100

The institute that offers certifications in project and program management.

What is the Project Management Institute (PMI?)

100

Name of Andrea's Dog.

What is Bagel?

200

The two factors that determine the risk level in a project management risk log.

What are the likelihood and impact?

200

The person who leads the project team in the Scrum Methodology.

What is a Scrum Master?

200

A product that is in an early phase of development and has only the core functions/features.

What is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)?

200

The popular storytelling technique used in behavioral interviews. 

What is the STAR method?

200

The type of PM that manages a series of interconnected projects, within a specific domain.

What is program management?

300

The section of a project plan that lists the deliverables and tasks.

What is a Work Breakdown Structure?

300

The family methodology that Scrum Methodology falls under.

What is agile?

300

The popular design framework that includes: (1) discover (2) define (3) develop (4) deliver.

What is the Double Diamond?

300

A product manager that is focused on improving a specific business metric or commercial goal.

What is a Growth Product Manager?

300

_________ product management positions are highly competitive.

What is an Associate Product Management position?

400

The project management concept that describes the relationship between time, cost, and scope.

What is the Triple Constraint?

400

The methodology that uses visual cards and boards.

What is Kanban Methodology?

400

The competitive advantage that your product has over other existing products.

What is a differentiating factor?

400

The type of question in PM interviews that will ask: "How would you design a calculator for kids?"

What is a product design question?

400

The company that hires the most PMs right out of college.

What is Microsoft?

500

The four types of risk responses in project management.

What is avoid, mitigate, transfer, and accept? 

500

The weekly or biweekly cycles used in agile methodologies.

What is a sprint?

500

Product ideation includes these three core components.

What is the user, product, and differentiating factor?

500

The PM interview question type that involves coming up with metrics and ballparking skills.

What are estimation questions?

500

A common career option for product managers (hint: Arun).

What is an angel investor/entrepreneur?

M
e
n
u