GOCRACKIT
.
2020
Incubated, funded and supported by
Take Charge of Your Career
JD related
preparation
Just change the way you look at interviews!!!
Example
Tell Me About Yourself!!!
Example
One line about you/ broad profile (years of exp, value chain in which you worked
etc.) (15 second)
Your achievement showcasing your relevant expertise (30 sec)
Why you are interested in the job/ role (20 sec)
Tell Me About Yourself!!!
What recruiter will evaluate during interview?
How will this candidate add value to the Role/ Department/ Company?
Or
Whether this candidate has talent/ potential/ confidence to add value
to this Role/ Department/ Company?
What recruiter will evaluate during interview?
Value add
External Internal
PESTLE
Industry
VC
Products/
Services
Key strategy/
clients/
technology/
projects
Key numbers
Awareness of
How you can
add value?
How are you
unique?
Functional &
Technical (in
some cases to
some extent
with a lot of
learnability
skills)
Transferable
3C Skills
Clarity on
Demonstrate
skills/ knowledge
Samsung
https://www.samsung.com/in/about-us/business-area/
Consumer Electronics
VD : TV
DA : AI Washing Machine
IT & Mobile Communication
Mobile Communication : Foldable technology, Galaxy 5G, IoT, Samsung Knox, Samsung
Pay, Samsung Health, Samsung Bixby, Smart phones, wearables, tablets, PCs, Galaxy S10
5G, Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Z Flip
Network: 5G communication services: 5G Radio, Core NW element, Chipsets, Modem,
RFIC
Device Solution
Memories: DRAM, NAND
System LSI: Semi conductor solutions : Mobile processors, Image sensors, Image sensors
Samsung Foundry
Mas production of chips
https://images.samsung.com/is/content/samsung/assets/global/ir/docs/2022_3Q_conference_en
g.pdf
SRI-B: https://research.samsung.com/sri-b
Samsung product management - some examples
Samsung Ads
Product:: Data Management Platform(DMP): Collects data from disparate sources, organizes and enables it for
data-driven Ad targeting
Built Samsung DMP, from scratch, which collates and organizes data from Samsung internal data sources and
integrates with over 15 DMPs worldwide to power ~$xxx million of revenue annually for Samsung Ads’ DSP and
SSP businesses
Ideated features such as Audience Export and Access Control which helped expand Samsung Ads business charter
As a Lead PM, led PMs to build products such as Samsung Identity Graph and Unified Data Warehouse, which
leverages Samsung data to recognise devices in a household, and enable cross-device targeting worth ~$xx million
annually
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreejitr/
Managing AI and ML based features and proposals for Samsung flagship devices (S and Fold Series)
Product strategy and roadmap for Samsung Knox
Creating user stories and defining criteria that positively impacts all consumersManaging
Promoting Cloud Usage among Smartphone users in India
1.
Achievements:
2. Samsung eCommerce
3. Samsung flagship devices (S and Fold Series), Samsung Knox
https://www.linkedin.com/in/saadhashmish/
Samsung product management - some examples
Analysed user bounce behaviour, in-app feedback & push notification strategy for My Galaxy App
Defined the requirements & feature set for new content integration | Performed partner comparison, defined MVP
and prototyped different user journey scenarios in collaboration with Tech, UX and Biz teams
Recommended solutions to enhance the existing video viewing experience for users and improve the CTR for
push notifications
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitabhardwaj0408/
4. On-device Intelligence-based features on Samsung's flagship devices
Working as a PM for On-device Intelligence-based features on Samsung's flagship devices with the primary goal of
offering ultimate ease of use and facilitating users’ daily interactions with their smartphones.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitabhardwaj0408/overlay/experience/1611854936/multiple-media-viewer/?
treasuryMediaId=1635495697227
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitabhardwaj0408/overlay/experience/1611854936/multiple-media-viewer/?
treasuryMediaId=1635495697228
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitabhardwaj0408/overlay/experience/1611854936/multiple-media-viewer/?
treasuryMediaId=1635495694617
5. My Galaxy App
6. Samsung Pay
https://www.linkedin.com/in/saakshinaidu/
Samsung product management - some examples
Go to Market: Led a team to launch Bixby in September 2017. Prepared PR team with details of Bixby and possible
questions, handled questions from journalists and tech bloggers, trained retail outlet professionals and customer
service, created stage announcement script, aligned on sequence and content of customer messaging over SMS,
Emails and Push Notifications to avail Bixby. Achieved second highest attach rate worldwide in mobile devices
Post launch, led a team to monitor usage data, customer service queries and social media activity to guide roadmap
and fix issues. Directed field user research to understand pain points and value drivers. Defined rewards program.
Defined segmentation of users and strategy for increasing engagement via data-driven engagement initiatives
Co-developed partner experiences over Bixby Home and Bixby Voice with second party partners
Improved engagement in Bixby Home personalized card stream on -1 page by XX% in mass market phones in 2018
by identifying new paradigms in user behavior via user data analysis and primary research. Proved new usage
paradigms via hypothesis driven lean experiments leading to change in global product. Balanced tradeoffs in new
features and time to market. Led Monetization efforts in South-West Asia
Conceptualization: Led user studies and prototype pilots to define the value proposition and product vision of
Bixby Voice and Bixby Home with a particular focus on Mobile Application usage scenario in India. Influenced
global feature set based on research and persona developed in the region for flagship and mass market smartphone
user
Led Agile teams that owned Bixby implementation on three applications globally (Maps & Navigation, No Action
Capsule), working with Technical Development, Testing, User Experience (Design and Research) and Business
Development teams. Led Dog-fooding and triage of issues reported, prioritization of fixes
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulrajendran/
7. Bixby
Samsung product management - Some concepts
What is your understanding of product manager?
What are some of the steps in Product Lifecycle Management?
What do you think key skills required in Product Management?
Discovery v/s Delivery v/s Optimization
Conceptualization v/s Validation v/s Development v/s Product Marketing (GTM)
v/s Optimization
Understanding of business strategy/ product strategy
Understanding of Finance (RoI/ C-B/ NPV-IRR, Risk), business case for a product
Stakeholder Management, Leading & influencing without authority
Samsung product management - Some concepts
Can you create product vision and product strategy of some products
which you like
What is UVP, how to identify, how do you communicate (with examples)
(VRIO?)
What are some of he frameworks for Market analysis
PESTLE
Industry Analysis
Competitor analysis/ benchmarking
Market sizing, TAM/ SAM/ SOM
Marketing frameworks: 5C, STP, 4P, Pricing
Primary research/ secondary research
A/B testing
Design Thinking
Lean Canvas, Business Model Canvas, Value proposition canvas
Agile, Customer persona, user stories
Samsung product management - Some concepts
Feature prioritisation
Concepts of project management
PRD Format
What & Why of MVP
What, Why & Benefits of DevOps
What are the key product KPIs
Installs, DAU, MAU, Power user graph, retention/ engagement related KPIs
Revenue, profitability
ARR, MRR
Churn rate, Bounce rate
GTM
Pricing Strategy
Samsung product management - Interview quesions
How will you design X for Y (Say Uber App for Elderly people)
How will you improve product X (Say IRCTC)
What is your favourite product, why and how will you improve it
How will you prioritise between Feature 1 & Feature 2
How many tennis balls are there in Singapore?
Any Samsung product you know and how will you improve
Tell me a situation which is related to product management/ development
Tell me a situation when you handled conflict
Tell me a situation when you decided under pressure
Tell me a situation when you learnt something quickly
Describe a time you failed/succeeded
Tell me a time you dealt with adversity?
how are you with saying no?
How did you lead without authority?
Case studies
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Behavioural
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Samsung product management - Interview quesions
How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you?
How will you take a decision under uncertainties?
TMAY
Why this role
Why you
Your LT/MT/ST goals
Previous experience
Strengths & Weaknesses
What you like & What you don't like - in terms of working condition
What could you bring to our company?
Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA
Situational
1.
2.
Resume Based
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Samsung product management - Interview quesions
Make In India
Affect of macros such as Inflation, Russia-Ukrain war on business/
economy
AI-ML, Smart phone, foldables, 5G, IoT, Cloud, Payment technology,
E-Commerce
Which product of Samsung do you like and why
Which product of competitors do you like and why
All the terminologies as discussed in previous slides
Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Some Product management Tools
1.Product Analytics : Google Analytics, Amplitude, Tableau
2.Project Management/ Support: Jira, Trello
3.DevOps : Jenkins, Bitbucket
4.Cloud : AWS, GCO, Azure
5.Quality: Automation
6.Development Technology: Full Stack, Front End/ Back
End, SQL
7.UI-UX: Adobe, Figma, Canva, Balsamiq
Amazon - SPM
https://www.amazon.jobs/en-gb/landing_pages/in-person-interview
Project & Program Management KPIs
Agile / Scrum
14/16 LP stories using STAR framework
Tell me a time when you handled a conflict with a person/ team
Tell me a time when you worked with cross functional team
Tell me a time you solved a problem by analysing data
Tell me a time when you improved a process
Tell me a time when you standardised a process
Tell me a time when you had to take decision under uncertainties
Tell me a time when you showcased bias for action
Tell me a time when you defined a KPI that helped in driving business result
Tell me a time when you had a conflict with your boss/ some other business head
Tell me a time when you escalated against someone
Tell me a time when you identified root cause of a problem
Tell me a time when you managed diverse stakeholders
Tell me a time when you worked under strict timelines
Tell me the biggest project/ program you managed
Tell me a time when you showcased ownership
Tell me a time when you prioritised
Tell me a time when you solved a problem creatively
Questions
Accenture Technology - JD understanding
Analyst
Consultant
Manager
Accenture Technology - important starters
https://investor.accenture.com/~/media/Files/A/Accenture-IR-V3/quarterly-
earnings/2022/q4fy22/accenture-fourth-quarter-2022-financial-results-transcript-1.pdf
https://www.accenture.com/in-en/about/company/integrated-reporting
Cloud
https://www.accenture.com/us-en/case-studies/cloud/axa-bank
DT
https://www.accenture.com/us-en/case-studiesnew/technology/transformational-
digital-experiences
AI
https://www.accenture.com/us-en/case-studiesnew/artificial-intelligence/creating-
sense-belonging
Sustainability
https://www.accenture.com/us-en/case-studies/consulting/volkswagen-sustainability-
drives-market-cap
https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/company/all-stories
What kind of projects are happening in your domain (Industry/function etc.)
Read technical details of any product SAP, Oracle, SalesForce etc.
Accenture Technology - LinkedIn
There are many of your seniors just check on what kind of project they are doing
Accenture Technology - Interview
How did you identify/ assess clients business problems?
Tell me a time when you solved a problem using data?
Tell me a time when did you brought a change in organization?
Tell me when did you introduce a new process in an organization?
Tell me a time when you worked with a team to solve a problem?
Tell me a time when you showed leadership/ took initiative?
How will you deal with an angry client?
How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you?
How will you take a decision under uncertainties?
TMAY
Why consulting/ why Accenture
Why you
Tell me a technology project you worked on?
Your LT/MT/ST goals
Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA
1. Behavioural
2. Situational
3. Resume based
Accenture Technology - Interview
What is your view on Cloud/ AI-ML/ Blockchain/ Agile etc.?
What is your view on X technology in your industry/ function?
What is Digital Transformation?
What is IT operating model?
How companies are convincing clients to invest in emerging technology?
What modules do you know in SAP/ SalesForce etc.?
What is Change Management?
A client wants to grow 3X in 3 years, how that can be achieved?
A retail client is losing its profitability, how will you deal with it?
How will convince a CEO to adopt X technology?
How will you reduce IT maintenance cost of a firm?
Guesstimates
4. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions
5. Case studies
Genpact
https://genpact.gcs-web.com/static-files/72cca00f-856e-42f1-a79f-93484e28ab69
Genpact - ICM - VP (PMO)
Let's refer to JD to understand
Key skills required
Project Management
Good & mature communication skills with different Stakeholders
Structured Problem Solving
Genpact - ICM - VP (PMO)
Project Management :
Project Management KPIs & dashboard
Agile/ Scrum
Change Management
Risk Management
Stakeholder Management
Benefit management/ realisation
Digital Transformation, Automation, Cloud, Data, Analytics & AI (Use cases,,
Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk)
Other emerging technologies (Use cases, Examples, Business benefit, Business
case, Risk)
Concept of Operations, Finance, Strategy, SCM, Six Sigma, TPM/TQM, Lean
Creating business case, project charter
P&L, CF, BS of Genpact
1.
2. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions
Genpact - ICM - VP (PMO)
Tell me a time when you handled a conflict with a person/ team
Tell me a time when you worked with cross functional team
Tell me a time you solved a problem by analysing data
Tell me a time when you improved a process
Tell me a time when you standardised a process
Tell me a time when you had to take decision under uncertainties
Tell me a time when you showcased bias for action
Tell me a time when you defined a KPI that helped in driving business result
Tell me a time when you had a conflict with your boss/ some other business head
Tell me a time when you escalated against someone
Tell me a time when you identified root cause of a problem
Tell me a time when you managed diverse stakeholders
Tell me a time when you worked under strict timelines
Tell me the biggest project/ program you managed
Tell me a time when you showcased ownership
Tell me a time when you prioritised
Tell me a time when you solved a problem creatively
3. Behavioural
Genpact - ICM - VP (PMO)
How will you deal with an angry stakeholder?
How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you?
How will you take a decision under uncertainties?
TMAY
Why Genpact
Why you
Tell me a technology project you worked on?
Your LT/MT/ST goals
Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA
How will you Improve X process?
4. Situational
5. Resume based
6. Case
Genpact - AVP (Program Management)
Let's refer to JD to understand
Genpact - AVP (Program Management) - Interview
Same as earlier
Genpact - AVP (Operations)
Let's refer to JD to understand
Key skills required
Service Delivery
Good & mature communication skills with different Stakeholders (most importantly
client)
Structured Problem Solving
Knowledge of Digital/ business trends
Genpact - Interview
What are the KPIs
How will you grow these KPIs
What is NPS
Read Kano model, customer delight, JTBD, Design Thinking
Digital Transformation, Automation, Cloud, Data, Analytics & AI (Use cases,, Examples,
Business benefit, Business case, Risk)
Other emerging technologies (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk)
Direct procurement/ Supply Chain Management/ Sourcing & Procurement/ FP&A
Six Sigma
Understanding of Finance: BS, PL, CF, Capex/Opex projects
Creating business case, project charter
1. Client delivery related
2. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions
Genpact - Interview
How will you convince a CXO to adopt technology X
Tell me time when you handled a large team
Tell me a time when you handled an angry stakeholder
Tell me a time when you handled a conflict with a person/ team
Tell me a time when you worked with cross functional team
Tell me a time you solved a problem by analysing data
Tell me a time when you improved a process
Tell me a time when you standardised a process
Tell me a time when you had to take decision under uncertainties
Tell me a time when you showcased bias for action
Tell me a time when you defined a KPI that helped in driving business result
Tell me a time when you had a conflict with your boss/ some other business head
Tell me a time when you escalated against someone
Tell me a time when you identified root cause of a problem
Tell me a time when you managed diverse stakeholders
Tell me a time when you worked under strict timelines
Tell me the biggest project/ program you managed
Tell me a time when you showcased ownership
Tell me a time when you prioritised
Tell me a time when you solved a problem creatively
3. Cases
4. Behavioural
Genpact - Interview
How will you deal with an angry client?
How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you?
How will you take a decision under uncertainties?
TMAY
Why Genpact
Why you
Tell me a technology project you worked on?
Your LT/MT/ST goals
Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA
5. Situational
6. Resume based
Genpact - Transformation Service Leader
Let's refer to JD to understand
Genpact - Transformation Service Leader
Digital Transformation, Automation, Cloud, Data, Analytics & AI (Use cases,,
Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk)
Other emerging technologies (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case,
Risk)
Creating business case, project charter
Automation of business processes : P2P, O2C, Project Management etc.
Direct procurement, Supply Chain Management, Sourcing & Procurement, FP&A ,
P&L, Capex & Opex project in your industry/ function/ domain, lean, Six Sigma,
Target operating model
Use of technology in above
Understanding of strategy, value chain etc. framework
A client wants to grow 3X in 3 years, how that can be achieved?
A retail client is losing its profitability, how will you deal with it?
How will convince a CEO to adopt X technology?
How will you reduce IT maintenance cost of a firm?
How do Genpact grow in next 3 years?
1. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions
2. Case study
Genpact - Transformation Service Leader
How did you lead without authority?
Tell me a time when you took calculative risks
Tell me a time when worked under ambiguity
Tell me a situation when you handled conflict?
Tell me a situation when you decided under pressure?
Tell me a situation when you learnt something quickly?
Describe a time you failed/succeeded?
Questions on integrity, curiosity, courage, creativity
TMAY
Why Genpact
Why you
Tell me a technology project you worked on?
Your LT/MT/ST goals
Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA
3. Behavioural
4. Resume based
Genpact - Transformation Service Leader
How will you deal with an angry client?
How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you?
How will you take a decision under uncertainties?
5. Situational
Genpact - VP (Global Transition)
Let's refer to JD to understand
Genpact - VP (Global Transition)
Project Management KPIs & dashboard
Agile/ Scrum
Change Management
Risk Management
Stakeholder Management
Benefit management/ realisation
How will you grow this practice
How will you showcase Genpact value proposition to clients?
What should be key consideration for planning a technology transition/ project transition
Digital Transformation, Automation, Cloud, Data, Analytics & AI (Use cases,, Examples, Business
benefit, Business case, Risk)
Other emerging technologies (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk)
TMAY
Why Genpact
Why you
Tell me a technology project you worked on?
Your LT/MT/ST goals
Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA
1. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions
2. Resume based
Genpact - VP (Global Transition)
Tell me a time when you worked with CFT/ diverse team/ diverse stakeholders
Tell me a time when worked under ambiguity
Tell me a situation when you handled conflict?
Tell me a situation when you decided under pressure?
Tell me a situation when you learnt something quickly?
Describe a time you failed/succeeded?
How will you deal with an angry client?
How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you?
How will you take a decision under uncertainties?
3. Behavioural
4. Situational
Genpact - VP (F&A Operations)
Let's refer to JD to understand
Genpact - VP (F&A Operations)
Terminologies : AP, RTR, PTP
SCM
Contracting, negotiations, risks,
Key trends in SCM
Robotics, M/c learning, Cognitive Computing, Natural Language Processing,
Analytics (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk)
Digital Transformation
CPG and Retail indus
TMAY
Why Genpact
Why you
Tell me a technology project you worked on?
Your LT/MT/ST goals
Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA
1. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions
2. Resume based
Genpact - VP (F&A Operations)
Read framework for Improving cost, delivery time, reducing risk, SCM design,
SCM improvements, Inventory
3. Case study

JD Specific Session

  • 1.
    GOCRACKIT . 2020 Incubated, funded andsupported by Take Charge of Your Career JD related preparation
  • 2.
    Just change theway you look at interviews!!!
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Example One line aboutyou/ broad profile (years of exp, value chain in which you worked etc.) (15 second) Your achievement showcasing your relevant expertise (30 sec) Why you are interested in the job/ role (20 sec) Tell Me About Yourself!!!
  • 5.
    What recruiter willevaluate during interview? How will this candidate add value to the Role/ Department/ Company? Or Whether this candidate has talent/ potential/ confidence to add value to this Role/ Department/ Company?
  • 6.
    What recruiter willevaluate during interview? Value add External Internal PESTLE Industry VC Products/ Services Key strategy/ clients/ technology/ projects Key numbers Awareness of How you can add value? How are you unique? Functional & Technical (in some cases to some extent with a lot of learnability skills) Transferable 3C Skills Clarity on Demonstrate skills/ knowledge
  • 7.
    Samsung https://www.samsung.com/in/about-us/business-area/ Consumer Electronics VD :TV DA : AI Washing Machine IT & Mobile Communication Mobile Communication : Foldable technology, Galaxy 5G, IoT, Samsung Knox, Samsung Pay, Samsung Health, Samsung Bixby, Smart phones, wearables, tablets, PCs, Galaxy S10 5G, Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Z Flip Network: 5G communication services: 5G Radio, Core NW element, Chipsets, Modem, RFIC Device Solution Memories: DRAM, NAND System LSI: Semi conductor solutions : Mobile processors, Image sensors, Image sensors Samsung Foundry Mas production of chips https://images.samsung.com/is/content/samsung/assets/global/ir/docs/2022_3Q_conference_en g.pdf SRI-B: https://research.samsung.com/sri-b
  • 8.
    Samsung product management- some examples Samsung Ads Product:: Data Management Platform(DMP): Collects data from disparate sources, organizes and enables it for data-driven Ad targeting Built Samsung DMP, from scratch, which collates and organizes data from Samsung internal data sources and integrates with over 15 DMPs worldwide to power ~$xxx million of revenue annually for Samsung Ads’ DSP and SSP businesses Ideated features such as Audience Export and Access Control which helped expand Samsung Ads business charter As a Lead PM, led PMs to build products such as Samsung Identity Graph and Unified Data Warehouse, which leverages Samsung data to recognise devices in a household, and enable cross-device targeting worth ~$xx million annually https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreejitr/ Managing AI and ML based features and proposals for Samsung flagship devices (S and Fold Series) Product strategy and roadmap for Samsung Knox Creating user stories and defining criteria that positively impacts all consumersManaging Promoting Cloud Usage among Smartphone users in India 1. Achievements: 2. Samsung eCommerce 3. Samsung flagship devices (S and Fold Series), Samsung Knox https://www.linkedin.com/in/saadhashmish/
  • 9.
    Samsung product management- some examples Analysed user bounce behaviour, in-app feedback & push notification strategy for My Galaxy App Defined the requirements & feature set for new content integration | Performed partner comparison, defined MVP and prototyped different user journey scenarios in collaboration with Tech, UX and Biz teams Recommended solutions to enhance the existing video viewing experience for users and improve the CTR for push notifications https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitabhardwaj0408/ 4. On-device Intelligence-based features on Samsung's flagship devices Working as a PM for On-device Intelligence-based features on Samsung's flagship devices with the primary goal of offering ultimate ease of use and facilitating users’ daily interactions with their smartphones. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitabhardwaj0408/overlay/experience/1611854936/multiple-media-viewer/? treasuryMediaId=1635495697227 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitabhardwaj0408/overlay/experience/1611854936/multiple-media-viewer/? treasuryMediaId=1635495697228 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitabhardwaj0408/overlay/experience/1611854936/multiple-media-viewer/? treasuryMediaId=1635495694617 5. My Galaxy App 6. Samsung Pay https://www.linkedin.com/in/saakshinaidu/
  • 10.
    Samsung product management- some examples Go to Market: Led a team to launch Bixby in September 2017. Prepared PR team with details of Bixby and possible questions, handled questions from journalists and tech bloggers, trained retail outlet professionals and customer service, created stage announcement script, aligned on sequence and content of customer messaging over SMS, Emails and Push Notifications to avail Bixby. Achieved second highest attach rate worldwide in mobile devices Post launch, led a team to monitor usage data, customer service queries and social media activity to guide roadmap and fix issues. Directed field user research to understand pain points and value drivers. Defined rewards program. Defined segmentation of users and strategy for increasing engagement via data-driven engagement initiatives Co-developed partner experiences over Bixby Home and Bixby Voice with second party partners Improved engagement in Bixby Home personalized card stream on -1 page by XX% in mass market phones in 2018 by identifying new paradigms in user behavior via user data analysis and primary research. Proved new usage paradigms via hypothesis driven lean experiments leading to change in global product. Balanced tradeoffs in new features and time to market. Led Monetization efforts in South-West Asia Conceptualization: Led user studies and prototype pilots to define the value proposition and product vision of Bixby Voice and Bixby Home with a particular focus on Mobile Application usage scenario in India. Influenced global feature set based on research and persona developed in the region for flagship and mass market smartphone user Led Agile teams that owned Bixby implementation on three applications globally (Maps & Navigation, No Action Capsule), working with Technical Development, Testing, User Experience (Design and Research) and Business Development teams. Led Dog-fooding and triage of issues reported, prioritization of fixes https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulrajendran/ 7. Bixby
  • 11.
    Samsung product management- Some concepts What is your understanding of product manager? What are some of the steps in Product Lifecycle Management? What do you think key skills required in Product Management? Discovery v/s Delivery v/s Optimization Conceptualization v/s Validation v/s Development v/s Product Marketing (GTM) v/s Optimization Understanding of business strategy/ product strategy Understanding of Finance (RoI/ C-B/ NPV-IRR, Risk), business case for a product Stakeholder Management, Leading & influencing without authority
  • 12.
    Samsung product management- Some concepts Can you create product vision and product strategy of some products which you like What is UVP, how to identify, how do you communicate (with examples) (VRIO?) What are some of he frameworks for Market analysis PESTLE Industry Analysis Competitor analysis/ benchmarking Market sizing, TAM/ SAM/ SOM Marketing frameworks: 5C, STP, 4P, Pricing Primary research/ secondary research A/B testing Design Thinking Lean Canvas, Business Model Canvas, Value proposition canvas Agile, Customer persona, user stories
  • 13.
    Samsung product management- Some concepts Feature prioritisation Concepts of project management PRD Format What & Why of MVP What, Why & Benefits of DevOps What are the key product KPIs Installs, DAU, MAU, Power user graph, retention/ engagement related KPIs Revenue, profitability ARR, MRR Churn rate, Bounce rate GTM Pricing Strategy
  • 14.
    Samsung product management- Interview quesions How will you design X for Y (Say Uber App for Elderly people) How will you improve product X (Say IRCTC) What is your favourite product, why and how will you improve it How will you prioritise between Feature 1 & Feature 2 How many tennis balls are there in Singapore? Any Samsung product you know and how will you improve Tell me a situation which is related to product management/ development Tell me a situation when you handled conflict Tell me a situation when you decided under pressure Tell me a situation when you learnt something quickly Describe a time you failed/succeeded Tell me a time you dealt with adversity? how are you with saying no? How did you lead without authority? Case studies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Behavioural 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
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    Samsung product management- Interview quesions How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you? How will you take a decision under uncertainties? TMAY Why this role Why you Your LT/MT/ST goals Previous experience Strengths & Weaknesses What you like & What you don't like - in terms of working condition What could you bring to our company? Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA Situational 1. 2. Resume Based 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
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    Samsung product management- Interview quesions Make In India Affect of macros such as Inflation, Russia-Ukrain war on business/ economy AI-ML, Smart phone, foldables, 5G, IoT, Cloud, Payment technology, E-Commerce Which product of Samsung do you like and why Which product of competitors do you like and why All the terminologies as discussed in previous slides Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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    Some Product managementTools 1.Product Analytics : Google Analytics, Amplitude, Tableau 2.Project Management/ Support: Jira, Trello 3.DevOps : Jenkins, Bitbucket 4.Cloud : AWS, GCO, Azure 5.Quality: Automation 6.Development Technology: Full Stack, Front End/ Back End, SQL 7.UI-UX: Adobe, Figma, Canva, Balsamiq
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    Amazon - SPM https://www.amazon.jobs/en-gb/landing_pages/in-person-interview Project& Program Management KPIs Agile / Scrum 14/16 LP stories using STAR framework Tell me a time when you handled a conflict with a person/ team Tell me a time when you worked with cross functional team Tell me a time you solved a problem by analysing data Tell me a time when you improved a process Tell me a time when you standardised a process Tell me a time when you had to take decision under uncertainties Tell me a time when you showcased bias for action Tell me a time when you defined a KPI that helped in driving business result Tell me a time when you had a conflict with your boss/ some other business head Tell me a time when you escalated against someone Tell me a time when you identified root cause of a problem Tell me a time when you managed diverse stakeholders Tell me a time when you worked under strict timelines Tell me the biggest project/ program you managed Tell me a time when you showcased ownership Tell me a time when you prioritised Tell me a time when you solved a problem creatively Questions
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    Accenture Technology -JD understanding Analyst Consultant Manager
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    Accenture Technology -important starters https://investor.accenture.com/~/media/Files/A/Accenture-IR-V3/quarterly- earnings/2022/q4fy22/accenture-fourth-quarter-2022-financial-results-transcript-1.pdf https://www.accenture.com/in-en/about/company/integrated-reporting Cloud https://www.accenture.com/us-en/case-studies/cloud/axa-bank DT https://www.accenture.com/us-en/case-studiesnew/technology/transformational- digital-experiences AI https://www.accenture.com/us-en/case-studiesnew/artificial-intelligence/creating- sense-belonging Sustainability https://www.accenture.com/us-en/case-studies/consulting/volkswagen-sustainability- drives-market-cap https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/company/all-stories What kind of projects are happening in your domain (Industry/function etc.) Read technical details of any product SAP, Oracle, SalesForce etc.
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    Accenture Technology -LinkedIn There are many of your seniors just check on what kind of project they are doing
  • 22.
    Accenture Technology -Interview How did you identify/ assess clients business problems? Tell me a time when you solved a problem using data? Tell me a time when did you brought a change in organization? Tell me when did you introduce a new process in an organization? Tell me a time when you worked with a team to solve a problem? Tell me a time when you showed leadership/ took initiative? How will you deal with an angry client? How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you? How will you take a decision under uncertainties? TMAY Why consulting/ why Accenture Why you Tell me a technology project you worked on? Your LT/MT/ST goals Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA 1. Behavioural 2. Situational 3. Resume based
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    Accenture Technology -Interview What is your view on Cloud/ AI-ML/ Blockchain/ Agile etc.? What is your view on X technology in your industry/ function? What is Digital Transformation? What is IT operating model? How companies are convincing clients to invest in emerging technology? What modules do you know in SAP/ SalesForce etc.? What is Change Management? A client wants to grow 3X in 3 years, how that can be achieved? A retail client is losing its profitability, how will you deal with it? How will convince a CEO to adopt X technology? How will you reduce IT maintenance cost of a firm? Guesstimates 4. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions 5. Case studies
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    Genpact - ICM- VP (PMO) Let's refer to JD to understand Key skills required Project Management Good & mature communication skills with different Stakeholders Structured Problem Solving
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    Genpact - ICM- VP (PMO) Project Management : Project Management KPIs & dashboard Agile/ Scrum Change Management Risk Management Stakeholder Management Benefit management/ realisation Digital Transformation, Automation, Cloud, Data, Analytics & AI (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk) Other emerging technologies (Use cases, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk) Concept of Operations, Finance, Strategy, SCM, Six Sigma, TPM/TQM, Lean Creating business case, project charter P&L, CF, BS of Genpact 1. 2. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions
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    Genpact - ICM- VP (PMO) Tell me a time when you handled a conflict with a person/ team Tell me a time when you worked with cross functional team Tell me a time you solved a problem by analysing data Tell me a time when you improved a process Tell me a time when you standardised a process Tell me a time when you had to take decision under uncertainties Tell me a time when you showcased bias for action Tell me a time when you defined a KPI that helped in driving business result Tell me a time when you had a conflict with your boss/ some other business head Tell me a time when you escalated against someone Tell me a time when you identified root cause of a problem Tell me a time when you managed diverse stakeholders Tell me a time when you worked under strict timelines Tell me the biggest project/ program you managed Tell me a time when you showcased ownership Tell me a time when you prioritised Tell me a time when you solved a problem creatively 3. Behavioural
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    Genpact - ICM- VP (PMO) How will you deal with an angry stakeholder? How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you? How will you take a decision under uncertainties? TMAY Why Genpact Why you Tell me a technology project you worked on? Your LT/MT/ST goals Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA How will you Improve X process? 4. Situational 5. Resume based 6. Case
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    Genpact - AVP(Program Management) Let's refer to JD to understand
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    Genpact - AVP(Program Management) - Interview Same as earlier
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    Genpact - AVP(Operations) Let's refer to JD to understand Key skills required Service Delivery Good & mature communication skills with different Stakeholders (most importantly client) Structured Problem Solving Knowledge of Digital/ business trends
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    Genpact - Interview Whatare the KPIs How will you grow these KPIs What is NPS Read Kano model, customer delight, JTBD, Design Thinking Digital Transformation, Automation, Cloud, Data, Analytics & AI (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk) Other emerging technologies (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk) Direct procurement/ Supply Chain Management/ Sourcing & Procurement/ FP&A Six Sigma Understanding of Finance: BS, PL, CF, Capex/Opex projects Creating business case, project charter 1. Client delivery related 2. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions
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    Genpact - Interview Howwill you convince a CXO to adopt technology X Tell me time when you handled a large team Tell me a time when you handled an angry stakeholder Tell me a time when you handled a conflict with a person/ team Tell me a time when you worked with cross functional team Tell me a time you solved a problem by analysing data Tell me a time when you improved a process Tell me a time when you standardised a process Tell me a time when you had to take decision under uncertainties Tell me a time when you showcased bias for action Tell me a time when you defined a KPI that helped in driving business result Tell me a time when you had a conflict with your boss/ some other business head Tell me a time when you escalated against someone Tell me a time when you identified root cause of a problem Tell me a time when you managed diverse stakeholders Tell me a time when you worked under strict timelines Tell me the biggest project/ program you managed Tell me a time when you showcased ownership Tell me a time when you prioritised Tell me a time when you solved a problem creatively 3. Cases 4. Behavioural
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    Genpact - Interview Howwill you deal with an angry client? How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you? How will you take a decision under uncertainties? TMAY Why Genpact Why you Tell me a technology project you worked on? Your LT/MT/ST goals Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA 5. Situational 6. Resume based
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    Genpact - TransformationService Leader Let's refer to JD to understand
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    Genpact - TransformationService Leader Digital Transformation, Automation, Cloud, Data, Analytics & AI (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk) Other emerging technologies (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk) Creating business case, project charter Automation of business processes : P2P, O2C, Project Management etc. Direct procurement, Supply Chain Management, Sourcing & Procurement, FP&A , P&L, Capex & Opex project in your industry/ function/ domain, lean, Six Sigma, Target operating model Use of technology in above Understanding of strategy, value chain etc. framework A client wants to grow 3X in 3 years, how that can be achieved? A retail client is losing its profitability, how will you deal with it? How will convince a CEO to adopt X technology? How will you reduce IT maintenance cost of a firm? How do Genpact grow in next 3 years? 1. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions 2. Case study
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    Genpact - TransformationService Leader How did you lead without authority? Tell me a time when you took calculative risks Tell me a time when worked under ambiguity Tell me a situation when you handled conflict? Tell me a situation when you decided under pressure? Tell me a situation when you learnt something quickly? Describe a time you failed/succeeded? Questions on integrity, curiosity, courage, creativity TMAY Why Genpact Why you Tell me a technology project you worked on? Your LT/MT/ST goals Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA 3. Behavioural 4. Resume based
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    Genpact - TransformationService Leader How will you deal with an angry client? How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you? How will you take a decision under uncertainties? 5. Situational
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    Genpact - VP(Global Transition) Let's refer to JD to understand
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    Genpact - VP(Global Transition) Project Management KPIs & dashboard Agile/ Scrum Change Management Risk Management Stakeholder Management Benefit management/ realisation How will you grow this practice How will you showcase Genpact value proposition to clients? What should be key consideration for planning a technology transition/ project transition Digital Transformation, Automation, Cloud, Data, Analytics & AI (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk) Other emerging technologies (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk) TMAY Why Genpact Why you Tell me a technology project you worked on? Your LT/MT/ST goals Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA 1. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions 2. Resume based
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    Genpact - VP(Global Transition) Tell me a time when you worked with CFT/ diverse team/ diverse stakeholders Tell me a time when worked under ambiguity Tell me a situation when you handled conflict? Tell me a situation when you decided under pressure? Tell me a situation when you learnt something quickly? Describe a time you failed/succeeded? How will you deal with an angry client? How will you deal with a team member who is not listening to you? How will you take a decision under uncertainties? 3. Behavioural 4. Situational
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    Genpact - VP(F&A Operations) Let's refer to JD to understand
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    Genpact - VP(F&A Operations) Terminologies : AP, RTR, PTP SCM Contracting, negotiations, risks, Key trends in SCM Robotics, M/c learning, Cognitive Computing, Natural Language Processing, Analytics (Use cases,, Examples, Business benefit, Business case, Risk) Digital Transformation CPG and Retail indus TMAY Why Genpact Why you Tell me a technology project you worked on? Your LT/MT/ST goals Learning from MBA/ Value add from MBA 1. Industry/ Functional/ Technical questions 2. Resume based
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    Genpact - VP(F&A Operations) Read framework for Improving cost, delivery time, reducing risk, SCM design, SCM improvements, Inventory 3. Case study