Design an Amusement Park: Product Manager Mock Interview (with Microsoft PM)

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[@swatisharma-ww5hz]

Loved it. specially the interviewee's confidence and way of speaking

[@CrossingHurdles]

Pretty interesting, a lot of common aspects related to consulting interviews approaches.

[@nk91able]

great structure and confidence

[@imDebajyoti]

Great structure, interesting to see that a basic & very common structure like this is actually helpful to solve such problems, lot of PM's say a hardcoded structure doesnt always make sense & all but if it serves the purpose of understanding the problem, the users & find solutions, its a great way to have a simple strcutured approach I think i'd have asked a few more preliminary questions like- 1. Does six flags already have a website or it doesnt & this is the first stpe for them to create an online presence? 2. If they do have a website, what kind of engagement are we seeing on the same? if its pretty good then whats the goal of an app, to increase engagement further, to improve accessibility for customers? or its to provide more clarity to the internal employees about customer visits, which time slots of which rides have highest & lowest no. of customers, reason for low turnout for those rides etc.? if the engagement for the website is not good, why are we focusing on app instead of improving website experience? Also i would have suggested to get the data about such users(past visiting time, duration, which month) & send them personalized messages(tired of waiting in line, confused which rides your kids will enjoy, worried about finding a good place to eat/rest, download the app to plan your trip with ease) or email sometime around that particular timeframe with a link to download

[@nikhilgudariya5769]

Lkh❤😮)

[@dlinder89]

This PM speaks very well, and I think he responds to feedback very well. However, I would perceive this PM as more junior than senior because of how quickly he jumped to solutions. The interviewer asked clarifying questions that could have been addressed by the PM up top. For example, which metric to focus on? or a prioritization rubric. Senior PMs spend 80% of their time figuring out the problem.

[@RR-tw2jv]

Great structure to the interview, thanks for this worth a watch! Just wondering on the metrics piece, did Kevin think there was a better primary / counter metric?

[@DeepakDash-o6z]

what would be business case for the app?

[@shreyass6138]

While segemnting users may be one could look at the corporate clients too

[@eisgavajs]

I'm curious if the interviewees invested into shapening his public speaking skills outside of the interview prep context? More eloquent with richer vocabs and WAYYY more idoms used than other candidates in mock interview vids.

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[@hankhan5629]

how can i become the best product manager in China?

[@sudarshankhadka9227]

@alexlacey4858 Thanks for this. v insightful session. do you think it makes more sense to come up with the overall product mission once you have gone through the process of outlining user personas/ user goals? I believe the overall product mission is a function of user goals or user needs? What do you think?

[@zl7289]

I’m Asian and have no idea what six flags is. I guess I’d be panic when I got this question.😂

[@jainakhil]

Same but I'd ask either to change the question or give my assumptions.

[@TheUnlistedOne]

Umm .... bruh, maybe ask what the business goal is for the app?

[@alexlacey4858]

I covered that at 2:09 when I asked if there are any other constraints! But yeah, it could be prudent to ask if there are any specific business goals.

[@JeevanBManoj]

Agree. Constraints aren't the same as business goals. You should definitely ask why are we doing this?

[@dlinder89]

​@@alexlacey4858 at a high-level, it would have been helpful to clarify goals such as increasing seasonal attendance, attracting new visitors, retaining old visitors, or generating more revenue. But I admit, it's easier for me to think clearly because I'm not in the hot seat. But overall, yeah, I think if the sense interview is 30min, I would like to see people jumping into solutions at around 23 min. The time beforehand should be on clarification, competitor analysis, user journey, etc... all of which will help you set up for your aspirational and functional goals tiered by core functionality and level of importance vs urgency.

[@abdurrazzak305]

Two totally different questions​@@alexlacey4858