Principal Business Analyst Interview Questions
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Principal Business Analyst interview questions shared by candidates
Business case on a company which is struggling on declining sales and are already exhausted with all possible options available to them or they could think of
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1. If not done so yet, chart sales vs. time. Analyze what happened when things started to decline: compare the chart with business intelligence from similar industries/competitors. Compare if market share is being lost to " someone" or market share is being lost equally among all. If market share lost equally among all, then this indicates a secular shift in whatever market they are so time to evaluate business model/value proposition. If market we lost gained by "someone" then evaluate value proposition for "value issues" meaning quality, cost, performance, etc. If no main findings here, evaluate for personnel issues (bad teamwork, HR changes, policy changes, etc.). BTW, all of this can be done in parallel, making the best use of time as possible. JSR:. Less
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What could be your advice around the next steps ...i.e if you conclude there is no way sales could be improved ...what would be the strategy on next steps Less
Bizarre mixture not competence based, examining skills but not particularly structured or helpful.
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As best I could!
Familiarity with the BI tools they use... Behavioural type questions - weakness, time you made a mistake, etc., and what did you do about it.
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Behavioural questions are tough for me because I handle the error or weakness at the time it happens and move on. I don't let it languish but that doesn't make for a good story telling. I try to embellish some non-event into something that it's not for the sake of the story. Less
Q. What experience do I have with data architecture
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I have experience with SQL, MS Access, Python, Hadoop
Background experience - relevant to their client practice / industry -FSI verticals
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Straight to the point -- had relevant background