Program Management: Due Dates
Example interview question on handling tight deadlines.
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Question
Your engineer comes to you and tells you that a particular feature cannot be launched by the due date. How do you respond?
Background
This situation is a very common occurrence, and this question is a great way to see how you would handle a tough, ambiguous interaction with key cross-functional stakeholders. These scenario-type questions are trying to gauge how you will handle a similar situation at work and if you are able to reach a consensus on a plan of action.
We’ll treat this question as a role-playing exercise with back-and-forth questions from the interviewer to better reflect how a real-life interview would work.
Solution approach
Since this involves a sensitive interpersonal interaction, we don’t want to jump to conclusions right away. We should aim to gather facts and ...