1. Explain about a creative approach you used to increase profits?

There are two ways to increase profits: decrease spending and increase revenue. This question is designed to find out if you're going to bring new profit-making ideas to the company, especially ones that work. So tell about a time when you either cut costs or drove up revenues.

2. Tell me in your previous role, what was your biggest challenge?

Meeting deadlines have always been my most challenge, but given all the information is available can mitigate some of to make things smoother.

3. Tell me an example of how you built consensus within your team?

An effective manager gains buy-in from his staff so that everyone experiences success, both individually and as a group. To respond to this question, you could speak about one of your experiences in morale building, creating incentive programs, or using your fine management style to increase cooperation among your staff.

4. Explain me what is your requirement elicitation strategy?

One can take advantage of direct collaboration with client and have facilitated workshops, interviews and observe the end users. In conjunction, we can use techniques that provide us with more precise information like prototype and scenario building.

5. Tell me how well do you communicate with your superiors?

Communications is essential in this line of and superior key players and like to maintain that to ensure instructions and assessments are carried out timely and accurately.

6. Tell me what do you know about scope creep?

Scope creep, also known as requirement creep is a term that denotes uncontrolled changes/deviation in the project's scope without an increase in the other resources (schedule, budget) of the project.

Scope creep is a risk to the project and is usually caused by poor project management, improper documentation of project's requirements and poor communication between the project's stakeholders.

7. Explain me why do you want a career as a budget analyst?

Because i've been through budget problems and I understand people with such problem's as this.

8. Tell me what would your previous supervisor say about your performance?

She would probably say, delegating. I am a work hog and can sometimes be territorial because when I am responsible for something, I want to make sure it is done and done correctly.

9. Tell me how do you decide what gets top priority when scheduling your time?

I will not be late I would be on time and always respect your time and others people time.

10. Tell me how do you avoid scope creep?

Scope creep is a hindrance to the project's success and could be avoided by:

☛ Clearly document the scope of the project.
☛ Following proper change management.
☛ Informing the effects of change to the affected parties before making a change.
☛ Documenting the new requirements in the project log.
☛ Refrain from adding additional features to the existing functionalities (also called Gold Plating)

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