Question: What is your approach to managing important projects?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Describe or explain a standard approach to managing an important project.
Describe how a project management should happen.

Follow-up questions:

What steps are involved?
How do you ensure that the steps are completed as per the project plan?
How should the timeline of the project be managed?
How do you ensure that no tasks get forgotten or left behind?
How do you remove or ease any bottlenecks in the project’s progress?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based

Skills:

Management of Financial Resources,Management of Material Resources,Management of Personnel Resources,Management of Time

Abilities:

Cognitive – Information Ordering

Other Factors:

Practical Intelligence (Street Smarts)

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Change Management,Interacting with Others – Innovation Management,Interacting with Others – Monitoring and Controlling Resources,Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Mental Processes – Evaluating Compliance with Standards,Mental Processes – Making Decisions and Solving Problems,Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work,Mental Processes – Scheduling Work and Activities (Rostering)

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others,Job Structure – Duration of Typical Work Week,Job Structure – Freedom to Make Decisions,Job Structure – Frequency of Decision Making,Job Structure – Handling Time Pressure,Job Structure – Level of Responsibility (Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Organization Results),Job Structure – Structured versus Unstructured Work,Job Structure – Work Schedule Regularity

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Dependability,Innovation,Persistence/Perseverance

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

Examples of project management skills, time management skills, coordination skills, even in the smallest of projects or solo projects. Project management is a skill that is made up of several other skills in cognitive, technical, and even social skills. You should judge each component skill, not just the overall project management skill.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the interviewee shows a poor understanding of project management and its related sub-skills, it is a red flag.

Sample Answer:

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