Decision-explanation practice for digital product

General practice authored by Roamwise. Not actual employer questions.

1. Explain the need you inferred from feedback and what remains an assumption.

Follow-up: Which question could change your first interpretation?
My review: Did I distinguish what the user said from my interpretation?

My answer (real example / explicitly fictional exercise:


Open point:


2. How would you compare two approaches to a problem? Explain the reasoning for one choice.

Follow-up: Which changed constraint would change your choice?
My review: Did I present a preference as a universally best solution?

My answer (real example / explicitly fictional exercise:


Open point:


3. How do you keep a proposal from sounding like an implemented outcome when presenting it to a team?

Follow-up: What would you verify before implementation?
My review: Are proposal, decision, implementation and observation separate?

My answer (real example / explicitly fictional exercise:


Open point:


4. When and how would you discuss success for a small piece of work?

Follow-up: Which outcome remains open without measurement?
My review: Did I turn an idea into a guarantee of revenue or user growth?

My answer (real example / explicitly fictional exercise:


Open point: