Can you describe for me your ideal project and what it would look like if you were able to design it yourself?
This is a general question the interviewer is likely to ask early in the interview to start the conversation, learn more about you, and collect some information they can use throughout the interview. It also provides them with an idea of your project management preferences and the type of projects you like to work on. This type of question provides an opportunity to guide the interview in a direction you would like.
"My ideal project would involve a complex software development exercise. The application I would be working on would be for internal corporate use, and a customer would be one of the organization's departments. Ideally, the timeline would be generous, allowing the team to be creative and innovative. We'd also have all the resources necessary to complete the project on time, and the stakeholders would be available for frequent updates, input, and feedback."
