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Tesco Technical Program Manager Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 9 Dec 2024

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2 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(7 Questions)

  • Q1. Risk management
  • Q2. Stakeholder management
  • Q3. Solution architecture and block diagram
  • Ans. 

    Solution architecture and block diagram involves designing the overall structure of a system and visually representing it.

    • Identify key components and their interactions

    • Define data flow and communication protocols

    • Consider scalability, security, and performance

    • Use tools like UML diagrams or flowcharts

    • Example: AWS architecture with EC2 instances, S3 storage, and RDS database

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Program values and benefits
  • Ans. 

    Program values and benefits are essential for successful project management, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and delivering value to stakeholders.

    • Program values define the principles and beliefs that guide decision-making and behavior within the program.

    • Benefits are the positive outcomes or results that the program aims to achieve, such as cost savings, increased efficiency, or improved customer satisfacti...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. How to assess a program benefits
  • Ans. 

    Assessing program benefits involves identifying key metrics, collecting data, analyzing results, and comparing against goals.

    • Identify key metrics to measure success, such as cost savings, revenue growth, customer satisfaction, etc.

    • Collect relevant data to track progress and measure impact of the program.

    • Analyze the data to determine if the program is meeting its objectives and delivering expected benefits.

    • Compare the r...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Project life cycle and framework and methodology
  • Q7. Values and principles
Round 2 - Case Study 

2 case study rounds for 1.5 hours, 1st case study is a small use case with 2 questions and there will be 10 mins given for preparation. 2nd case study will have 5 questions and time given for preparation will be 25 mins.

Round 3 - Leadership - Values 

(8 Questions)

  • Q1. Tesco cultural values
  • Q2. Tesco leadership values
  • Q3. Conflict management
  • Q4. Risk management
  • Q5. Resilience and Humility
  • Q6. Trust and believe
  • Q7. Team work and collaboration
  • Q8. Failures and lessons learned
  • Ans. 

    I have experienced failures in past projects and have learned valuable lessons from them.

    • Recognizing the importance of clear communication and setting expectations early on

    • Implementing regular project status updates to stakeholders to avoid surprises

    • Documenting lessons learned to prevent repeating the same mistakes in future projects

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Technical 

(16 Questions)

  • Q1. Product life cycle
  • Q2. Program life cycle
  • Q3. Project life cycle
  • Q4. Schedule and effort estimate
  • Ans. 

    Schedule and effort estimation is crucial for successful project management.

    • Understand the scope of the project and break it down into smaller tasks

    • Estimate the time and resources required for each task

    • Consider dependencies between tasks and potential risks

    • Use historical data or expert judgment to improve accuracy

    • Regularly review and update the schedule as needed

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Cost estimates and tracking
  • Q6. Define project phases
  • Ans. 

    Project phases are distinct stages in a project's lifecycle, each with specific goals and deliverables.

    • Initiation: Define project scope, objectives, and stakeholders.

    • Planning: Create a detailed project plan, including timelines and resources.

    • Execution: Implement the project plan and deliver the project's objectives.

    • Monitoring and Controlling: Track project progress, identify issues, and make necessary adjustments.

    • Closi...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Difference between Opex and Capex
  • Ans. 

    Opex refers to operational expenses, while Capex refers to capital expenses.

    • Opex includes day-to-day expenses like salaries, rent, utilities, and maintenance.

    • Capex involves investments in assets that provide long-term value, such as equipment, property, and infrastructure.

    • Opex is typically incurred regularly and is fully tax-deductible in the year it is incurred.

    • Capex is usually depreciated over time as the asset is us...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. Quality and various tools used
  • Ans. 

    Quality is crucial in delivering successful projects. Various tools like Jira, Confluence, and Jenkins are commonly used to ensure high quality.

    • Quality assurance processes are essential to maintain high standards in project deliverables

    • Tools like Jira are used for issue tracking and project management

    • Confluence is used for documentation and collaboration among team members

    • Jenkins is used for continuous integration and ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q9. Demonstrate one project with technical expertise and IT landscape and Tech Stacks
  • Ans. 

    Led a project to implement a cloud-based data analytics platform using AWS services and Python tech stack.

    • Designed architecture for data analytics platform using AWS services like S3, Glue, and Athena.

    • Implemented ETL processes using Python and Apache Spark for data transformation and analysis.

    • Integrated machine learning models into the platform for predictive analytics.

    • Ensured scalability and performance optimization o...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q10. Waterfall and Agile Software Development
  • Q11. Business benefits and realisation
  • Q12. Managing conflicting priorities
  • Ans. 

    Managing conflicting priorities involves prioritizing tasks, communicating effectively, and being flexible.

    • Prioritize tasks based on importance and deadlines

    • Communicate with stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations

    • Be flexible and willing to adjust plans as needed

    • Use tools like project management software to track progress and manage tasks

  • Answered by AI
  • Q13. Managing stakeholders expectations and demands
  • Ans. 

    Managing stakeholders expectations and demands is crucial for successful project delivery.

    • Establish clear communication channels with stakeholders

    • Set realistic expectations from the beginning

    • Regularly update stakeholders on project progress

    • Address any concerns or issues promptly

    • Seek feedback from stakeholders to ensure alignment

  • Answered by AI
  • Q14. Scope management and scope creeps
  • Q15. Vendor management and CBA
  • Q16. Team performance and Backlog management

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep one or two case study ready with tech stacks, design architecture and approach each question and situation with Case study and in STAR format. Use good vocabulary and don’t fake anything.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral and situational questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System Design, retail and ecommerce related
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral and situational questions

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Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions related to my previous work. Drill down on the achievements I mentioned in my resume
  • Q2. Asked to explain any incident where I dealt with a demanding Stakeholder
  • Q3. Asked to explain how I managed the continuous scope changes
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design problem - asked to design URL shortening service
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Exam of 30 to 40 questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic rules of accounting, meaning of accountung, golden rules of accounting
  • Ans. 

    Basic rules of accounting include the meaning of accounting and the golden rules of accounting.

    • Accounting is the process of recording, summarizing, analyzing, and reporting financial transactions.

    • The basic rules of accounting include the principles of conservatism, consistency, materiality, and full disclosure.

    • The golden rules of accounting are: Debit the receiver, Credit the giver; Debit what comes in, Credit what goe...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare about accounts and company info
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Feb 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Data explain about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual with a strong background in data analysis and problem-solving.

    • Proficient in data manipulation and analysis using tools like Excel, SQL, and Python.

    • Experienced in conducting statistical analysis and creating data visualizations.

    • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify patterns and trends in data.

    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verb...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain About yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual with a strong background in finance and accounting.

    • Bachelor's degree in Finance

    • 3 years of experience in financial analysis

    • Proficient in financial modeling and forecasting

    • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain knowledge and skills
  • Ans. 

    Knowledge and skills refer to the understanding and abilities that an individual possesses.

    • Knowledge is the theoretical understanding of a subject or topic.

    • Skills are the practical abilities to perform tasks or apply knowledge.

    • Knowledge can be acquired through education, training, or experience.

    • Skills are developed through practice and hands-on experience.

    • Examples of knowledge include understanding of programming langu...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Explain about qualification
  • Ans. 

    Qualification refers to the education, skills, and experience required for a particular job or role.

    • Qualification includes academic degrees, certifications, and relevant work experience.

    • It demonstrates the candidate's knowledge, expertise, and ability to perform the job.

    • Examples of qualifications can be a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a certification in project management, or 5 years of experience in marketing...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Knowledge about vacancy requirements

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Come in formal dress and proper grooming and not nervous

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. Data entri work
  • Q2. Work for Home
  • Q3. Ms office.ms word.ms Exell
  • Q4. Eny business development
  • Q5. Software skills
  • Q6. How to work
  • Q7. Iam fresher
  • Q8.  BPO course

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I do hereby declare that the above mentioned information is true correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Dec 2024.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Existing job and salary.
  • Ans. 

    Currently employed as a Marketing Manager with a salary of $80,000 per year.

    • Currently employed as a Marketing Manager

    • Salary is $80,000 per year

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Location and details of existing job.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - plan to prepare information regarding FMCG knowledge and warehouse management.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Laravel based questions
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was MCQ+Coding round.

  • Q1. How can you check if two strings are anagrams of each other?
  • Ans. 

    Check if two strings are anagrams by comparing the sorted versions of the strings.

    • Sort both strings and compare if they are equal.

    • Use a hashmap to store the frequency of characters in each string and compare the maps.

    • Ignore spaces and punctuation when comparing the strings.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was face to face interview round.

Round 3 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was face to face interview round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from National Institute Of Technology, Silchar, Assam. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in SiddharthnagarEligibility criteria6 CGPAAmazon interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Basic Computer Science backgroundTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Participate in live contests on websites like Codechef, Codeforces etc as much as possible.
Tip 2 : Practice previous interview questions from LeetCode, GeeksForGeeks.
Tip 3 : Revise Computer Science subjects like DBMS, OOPS thoroughly.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Add projects and Internships if you have done any and add only those things which you really know.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 11:00 am. It was an online round. During the coding round I submitted optimized solution and got full acceptance of the solutions.

  • Q1. 

    Detect Cycle in a Directed Graph

    You are provided with a directed graph composed of 'N' nodes. You have a matrix called 'EDGES' with dimensions M x 2, which specifies the 'M' edges in the graph. Each edge...

  • Ans. 

    Detect cycle in a directed graph using depth-first search (DFS) algorithm.

    • Use DFS to traverse the graph and detect back edges indicating a cycle.

    • Maintain a visited array to keep track of visited nodes during traversal.

    • If a node is visited again during traversal and it is not the parent node, then a cycle exists.

    • Return true if a cycle is detected, false otherwise.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 80 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 10:00 am. Interview went well, I was able to connect with the interviewer and enjoyed the whole interview

  • Q1. 

    Next Smallest Palindrome Problem Statement

    Find the next smallest palindrome strictly greater than a given number 'N' represented as a string 'S'.

    Explanation:

    You are given a number in string format, a...

  • Ans. 

    Find the next smallest palindrome greater than a given number represented as a string.

    • Convert the string to an integer, find the next greater palindrome, and convert it back to a string.

    • Handle cases where the number is a palindrome or has all digits as '9'.

    • Consider both odd and even length numbers when finding the next palindrome.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 80 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 11:00 am. Interview went well.

  • Q1. 

    Boundary Traversal of a Binary Tree

    Given a binary tree of integers, your task is to return the boundary nodes of the tree in Anti-Clockwise direction starting from the root node.

    Input:

    The first line ...
  • Ans. 

    Return the boundary nodes of a binary tree in Anti-Clockwise direction starting from the root node.

    • Traverse the left boundary nodes in a top-down manner

    • Traverse the leaf nodes from left to right

    • Traverse the right boundary nodes in a bottom-up manner

    • Handle cases where duplicates occur in the boundary nodes

    • Implement the function without printing as printing is already managed

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaGood knowledge of Data Structures, Some great projects which are used by the usersAmazon interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Web development, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Database, OS, Networking, OOPS, DevOpsTime required to prepare for the interview - 8 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : For Data Structures number of questions doesn't matter. Try to understand the logic behind them and try to apply them in creating multiple scenario's. Learn them by heart. 
Tip 2 : For Web.Development Try to learn full stack development. See which part interests you more, Increase your knowledge horizon, Always try to build a system a system considering It will be served to millions of customers. By doing this 1-2 projects will increase and cover all the major things which one should learn in their career/college.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Always try to make it a single page 
Tip 2 : Always make resume company specific. eg. Data Structures part more if you are applying for MNC's eg. Amazon, Google, DE Shaw, browserstack.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Tesco Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Tesco Technical Program Manager interview?
Tesco interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Tesco interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Case Study.
How to prepare for Tesco Technical Program Manager interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Tesco. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Tesco expect are Confluence, JIRA, Kanban, Program Management and Safe.
What are the top questions asked in Tesco Technical Program Manager interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Tesco Technical Program Manager interview -

  1. Demonstrate one project with technical expertise and IT landscape and Tech Stac...read more
  2. How to assess a program benef...read more
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