Remember to keep your answer brief, but provide enough detail to leave your interviewer feeling confident that you can be successful if offered the position. Also, be sure to review the job description thoroughly prior to your interview. Look for the names of specific departments the senior project manager will partner with or serve and weave those into your response if applicable.

"All of the projects I have managed have served more than one functional area or department simultaneously. I worked for a software company when I began managing projects five years ago. While my projects were aligned with one company, they served multiple departments within each company such as sales, accounting, finance, and operations.

I currently manage projects for my company's support desk and network operations teams. Every project I manage affects the entire company in some way. It is important for my team to consider the effect of our work on our users and stakeholders as well as the effect on the customers who rely on our network and support desk every time we work on a project."