Project Manager Interview Series
project manager interview - by Lee Jordan via Flickr
Recently I asked the community of pmStudent.com readers who are getting started in project management for YOUR questions. I contacted experienced project managers from around the world and relayed your questions to them.
There is a table of contents at the bottom of each so you can navigate between interviews.
I want to thank everyone who submitted questions, and of course these great people who are sharing their experiences with us.
Now learn from them!
Jul 31st, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Good resource information in this website. Thanks for posting – it goes beyond the basics.
Here are my points:
As there are many type of project managers, depend of the post of project manager you are apply for, here are some other selected project manager questions that may be asked to you:
• What are the project management tools that you have worked with? – like: MS project
• What are business intelligence tools that you have worked with? – like: SAP or Bann
• What type of prioritizations methods that you have taken?
• Explain project’s risk factors and how did you monitor these factors during a project life cycle? (i.e. red flags)
• Have you managed directly or indirectly a team work?
• How did you handle multi disciplinary project? – Matrix management (indirect management) or cross-company project management.
• How did you manage the outsourcing with sub-contractors?
• Have you been responsible of selecting vendors and suppliers? (i.e. procurement)
• Describe your work with key company’s department like- financial, R&D, procurement and logistics.
• How was your interaction with customers? Have you been responsible for the project’s invoicing and financial issues?
• Describe your definition for the project’s miles stones, project SOW (scope of work) and project action items/tasks?
• How often have you informed about the project’s status to your executives and the company’s key management members? – The transparency of the project.
• Describe the structure of the project’s business plan – costs (direct and indirect), incomes, gross profit and net profit. How did you monitor the budget?
• Have you ever had to take tough decisions? How did you share your thoughts and responsibilities with others?
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Josh Nankivel Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Thanks Ziv, but it sounds like you are talking about project manager interview questions in terms of interviewing for a job.
I’m doing more of a media interview with these professionals for my readers here at pmStudent.com
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