How do you prioritize multiple projects when they all seem equally important?
When working for Electronic Arts, you will need to take on multiple projects or clients at a time. They are a busy organization and need to know that you can keep up with their pace. Prioritizing is a skill that requires practice. There are many approaches you can take.
Here are some suggestions:
1) Make a list. By thinking through and writing down each item that needs completion, you can better visualize your approach.
2) Mark what is urgent or essential. Take into account deadlines and meetings. If a project management tool is available to you, like Trello or Asana, utilize its features to keep yourself organized.
3) Order each task based on effort and estimated value.
4) Consider due dates and how long it will take to do each item.
When answering this question, show the interviewer that you have a system in place that helps you to think through what needs to happen, and when. The better you can prioritize, the more productive you will be, making you an asset to Electronic Arts!
"I aim to be as effective and efficient as possible and make sure I can use all minutes of a day for a project. I have a few things going at once most of the time. I am the lead on some, the delegator on others, and the reviewer on another, for instance. This way, by splitting up the work to the appropriate parties, both my team and I can be the most efficient with our time."
Community answers are written by other candidates practicing this set. Reading how others frame the same question is one of the fastest ways to sharpen your own.
Anonymous Answer
I learned to be better at organizing and managing my time when I was a lead animator. I had to assign shots, review and give retakes, sit with the animators, and animate my own quota, which was still about 200 frames per day. I had to be organized to be efficient, and I used excel sheets to track what I had to do, the difficulty of the tasks, the deadline, etc. It really helps me have a better vision of the tasks, making me jump from one to another one.
Rachelle's Feedback
Wow, this sounds like an intense workload! Your approach to organization and efficiency was wise, indeed.
