Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow Placement Interview Questions

Hello, please introduce yourself.
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate]

C- Answered the already crafted answer mentioning my educational background, work experience, projects handled and few hobbies.

I- What is scrum & agile? (Was asked this as I have a relevant background in agile development) How is this different from the normal processes?

C- Talked about the iterative cycles and the ability to deliver faster and accommodating changes in a repetitive manner.

I linked this to one of their leadership principles of customer obsession and said we could cater to customer requirements better and help in satisfying their demands better.

I- Mention a few use cases you wrote for your team? How did you finalize the required use cases? Explain in detail the entire research process & findings?

C- Spoke about client interactions, prototype development, testing processes and multiple stage evolution process which goes into writing and finalizing the use cases. Note: The interviewers were more interested in judging how confident and thorough you were with the processes.

Will talk about the cases now.

I- There has been an increase in the volume of the merchandise being returned from one of the locations. Please select one of the categories you frequently shop in and identify the problem which could lead to it?

C- Talked about incorrect deliveries, wrong look and feel, size issues, sabotage.

I- Prepare an itinerary to Venice in INR 75000.

C- This was a very small budget. So I had to accordingly plan all the necessities like visa, accommodation, food, etc. Note: They were trying to look at how well you schedule and deal with scarce resources.

I- Do you have a rough understanding of the backend supply chain of Amazon. Was given a case to identify the last-mile delivery process. How that could be improved in the coming times. Perspective with respect to Indian markets and supply chain.

C- Tried using the supply chain of Amazon to pinpoint on the nodes which could be a problem. Spoke mainly about tech integrations to resolve the last-mile delivery problems.