Scenario Based Project Manager Mock Interview

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Question 3 of 25

You're halfway through a project and notice that you definitely missed a significant milestone. You realize you will probably need to rework the entire project. How do you proceed?

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Maria Cheryl Harkins is a Talent Development Consultant with over a decade of experience in sourcing, qualifying, interviewing, testing, onboarding, and training.

This question aims to assess your accountability and your ability to make quick decisions. In your answer, emphasize your desire to move forward and not dwell on the time you can't get back. A successful answer demonstrates a level of self-awareness. More importantly, it should also list realistic, achievable steps you would take to avoid further delay and mitigate any negative impact on the project.

M Cheryl Harkins

Maria Cheryl Harkins is a Talent Development Consultant with over a decade of experience in sourcing, qualifying, interviewing, testing, onboarding, and training.

"I try to avoid being the cause of delay at any cost, but this is something I encountered and have learned from earlier in my career. What I did was I immediately communicated with my team and built a Plan B and Plan C with them. I then came clean to the project sponsors and presented Plan B and Plan C. My mistake caused us to miss the deadline by a couple of weeks, but it would have been longer, had I not come up with options."

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