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1. Give me an example of a time when you were able to deliver an important project under a tight deadline. What sacrifices did you have to make to meet the deadline? How did they impact the final deliverable? What was the final outcome? | 1. Give me an example of a time when you were able to deliver an important project under a tight deadline. What sacrifices did you have to make to meet the deadline? How did they impact the final deliverable? What was the final outcome? |
* Get the stock balancing service ready by the time API approval was given. | * Get the stock balancing service ready by the time API approval was given. |
= Break down the task into the smallest possible subtasks. Categorize and prioritize. For each one ask, is this part of the critical path? If not, Can it be modified or delayed? | * Break down the task into the smallest possible subtasks. Categorize and prioritize. For each one ask, is this part of the critical path? If not, Can it be modified or delayed? |
= Review subtasks with finance/mgmt, sometimes there are externalities that can have a huge impact, unaware to devs | * Review subtasks with finance/mgmt, sometimes there are externalities that can have a huge impact, unaware to devs |
= For example, there was a parameter that represented the state of the market as a whole, intended to be | * For example, there was a parameter that represented the state of the market as a whole, intended to be deduced from API market data. this was changed to be a manual data entry by the finance dept. That eliminated some development effort and brought the finishline closer |
deduced from API market data. this was changed to be a manual data entry by the finance dept. That eliminted | * For example, Closing a customer account This processed trimmed the final deliverable to mininum viable product. |
some development effort and brought the finishline closer | |
= For example, Closing a customer account | |
= This processed trimmed the final deliverable to mininum viable product. | |
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2. Tell me about a time when you had significant, unanticipated obstacles to overcome in achieving a key goal. What was the obstacle? Were you eventually successful? Knowing what you know now, is there anything you would have done differently? | 2. Tell me about a time when you had significant, unanticipated obstacles to overcome in achieving a key goal. What was the obstacle? Were you eventually successful? Knowing what you know now, is there anything you would have done differently? |