Technical Project Manager Mock Interview

Master 25 Technical Project Manager interview questions covering Agile delivery, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership.

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How would you handle client or stakeholder feedback that comes in after a feature has been delivered, or, one that is completely out of scope?

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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.

In software development, both scenarios are examples of possible scope creep which can pose serious problems to the timeline or budget of a project. The interviewer wants to be assured that you can recognize and mitigate scope creep. Talk to them about how you would prevent it from occurring and specific steps you would take if it did occur.

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.

"Both scenarios sound like they could blow up into scope creep. In my experience, scope creep needs to be nipped in the bud before it starts to impact the project negatively. I certainly appreciate feedback; in fact, I encourage it. However, when it comes along with additional requests that use up resources, especially labor hours, there needs to be a conversation about what return we expect from the activity or new feature. Further, I will also need to bring up whether the stakeholder's expectation from this additional request aligns with the business goals for the project. If we justify the cost associated with the change, only then will I add this to the project scope. As an experienced project manager, I have learned that it is key to definitively scope the project at the beginning, spell out as much of the tasks involved and make it invulnerable to going off-course, as much as possible. In the instances when scope creep does occur, I move quickly to establish and communicate new expectations."

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25Technical Project Manager Interview Questions & Answers

Competency

1.Describe a time when you were able to remove a serious roadblock preventing your project team from making progress.

Competency

2.How do you measure your own success as a project manager? What key performance indicators are most important to you?

Leadership

3.How would your previous stakeholders and team members describe you as a leader?

Leadership

4.Describe a time when you worked cross functionally on a project. Were you successful as the project manager?

Behavioral

5.Tell me about your favorite manager (anyone you directly reported to). What qualities did they have that really stood out to you?

Behavioral

6.How would you describe your communication style?

Competency

7.Talk about your most recent experience in learning new software. What was the tool and how much time did it take for you to understand its functions?

Competency

8.What qualities separate technical project managers from other project managers?

Competency

9.How would you handle client or stakeholder feedback that comes in after a feature has been delivered, or, one that is completely out of scope?

Competency

10.Tell me about your experience in working with Product Managers. How does your role differ from theirs?

Competency

11.What is the most critical part of the systems development life cycle (SLDC)?

Behavioral

12.What do you like and dislike about working with technical-minded colleagues?

Competency