PwC Lead Business Analyst Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Q1. How do you assess if a user story is complete or not. Have you heard about INVEST.
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Assessing completeness of user stories using INVEST criteria.
• INVEST stands for Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, and Testable.

• A user story is complete if it meets all the criteria of INVEST.

• Independence: User story should be self-contained and not dependent on other stories.

• Negotiable: Details of the story can be negotiated between the team and stakeholders.

• Valuable: Story should deliver value to the...read more
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Q2. Are you aware of RACI matrix.
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Yes, RACI matrix is a tool used to clarify roles and responsibilities in a project or process.
• RACI stands for Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed.

• It helps in defining who is responsible for what tasks, who is accountable for the overall success, who needs to be consulted before decisions are made, and who needs to be kept informed.

• For example, in a software development project, the Business Analyst might ...read more
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Q3. If there are multiple stakeholders and one of the stakeholder is old school and against the new requirement, how do you handle such stakeholder.
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Address the concerns of the old school stakeholder by understanding their perspective, communicating effectively, and finding common ground.
• Listen to the stakeholder's concerns and try to understand their perspective.

• Communicate the benefits of the new requirement in a way that resonates with the stakeholder's values and priorities.

• Find common ground by highlighting areas where the new requirement aligns with the stake...read more
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Q1. What is the difference between requirement gathering and requirement elicitation.
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Requirement gathering is the process of collecting and documenting requirements from stakeholders, while requirement elicitation is the process of discovering and extracting requirements from stakeholders.
• Requirement gathering involves documenting known requirements, while requirement elicitation involves uncovering hidden or unspoken requirements.

• Requirement gathering typically involves interviews, surveys, and docume...read more
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Q2. What are the 3Cs of a user story.
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The 3Cs of a user story are Card, Conversation, and Confirmation.
• Card: A user story is typically written on a physical or digital card to capture the essence of the requirement.

• Conversation: The user story should spark a conversation between the stakeholders to gather more details and clarify any doubts.

• Confirmation: The user story should have acceptance criteria that define when the story is considered complete.
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Q3. Traceability matrix
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Q1. What are your salary expectations?
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Q2. Share details of your previous job.
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Q3. Why are you looking for a change?
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Q4. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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Q5. Tell me about yourself.
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Q1. Previous process knowledge and why looking for change
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Tests are Pymetrics and an online case. Pymetrics is a personality test of sorts (risk aversion, pattern recognition, etc.) this was benchmarked against successful Consultants. Online case is multiple choice but the questions flow like a normal case interview. You will get a final round interview if you do really well on them. If you just ‘pass’, you have to have an internal designation of a high priority or very high priority candidate. (See advice)

Standard 2 case interviews with senior leaders, already a lot of material on this elsewhere

Practise very well in advance with sample cases in mock sessions

Practise very well in advance with real cases with your friends

Q1. Friendly conversation with open perspective and consideration for your asks
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Q2. Be ready to discuss your expectations in this round
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was an online aptitude round on the Talview platform which we can give from our Home. To attempt this test, we have been given a window of 12-24 hours. It was a proctored online test. The round consisted of 60 aptitude questions in 60 minutes of time without any negative marking. The aptitude test consisted of various questions of Logical Reasoning, Mental Ability, Data Interpretation Questions, Numerical Reasoning.

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Matrix Transpose Problem Statement
Given a matrix MAT, your task is to return the transpose of the matrix. The transpose of a matrix is obtained by converting rows into columns and vice versa. Specificall...read more
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Transpose a given matrix by switching rows and columns.
• Iterate through the matrix and swap elements at [i][j] with [j][i].

• Create a new matrix to store the transposed values.

• Ensure the dimensions of the transposed matrix are reversed from the original matrix.
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was a video interview round taken immediately after the Aptitude test, it was a proctored round on Talview platform. This round consisted of 8 questions, we have to answer each question in the span of 3 mins and 10 secs were given for reading the question, our audio and video was being recorded while answering those questions. Our soft skills were being judged in this round. The questions basically consisted of HR questions and Guesstimates

Round duration - 120 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

This round was the case study round, in this round, we were provided a case study which we had to solve in 1 hour using pen and paper and had to share the answers of the case study questions in a PDF format to the HR, the questions were related to market share, advertisement strategies, and can be easily solved using basic mathematics. After this, there was be a one-to-one interview on Zoom Platform in which the interviewer will ask you to describe your approach for every question you have solved in the case study, they will not ask for the exact answer, all they ask is about your approach that you have used to solve a particular problem and the way you explain it. They may or may not ask some guesstimates or puzzles as well in this round. The interviewer was very friendly and he gave me hints as well if I was stuck somewhere.

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

The next round was the Behavioral interview round, in this round, the interviewer asked me about my projects and some guesstimates or puzzles. This round was for 1 hour. The interviewer was very friendly and helpful, she helped me if I was stuck somewhere, she kept me calm during the interview process.

Q1. How many people do you estimate watched Ramayana/Mahabharat during the first month of the Covid lockdown in 2020?
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Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

The fit round was my final interview round, in this, you will meet the manager/Principal from the company. They will basically check whether you are fit for the organization. They ask about the projects I have done in college/internships. Some basic questions like what are your strengths and weaknesses, why do you want to join the company and some guesstimates or puzzles as well.
On-campus, the behavioral and fit interview rounds were combined into one.
This round was of 40 minutes and the interview was taken on Zoom, the interviewer was helpful and sweet.

Q1. How many pizzas are sold in one day in Pune?
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The number of pizzas sold in Pune in one day varies depending on factors like day of the week, weather, events, etc.
• The number of pizzas sold in Pune can range from hundreds to thousands in a day.

• Factors like day of the week (weekend vs weekday), weather (rainy vs sunny), events (festivals, holidays) can impact the sales.

• Popular pizza outlets in Pune like Domino's, Pizza Hut, etc. contribute to the overall sales.

• Data f...read more
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