Intermediate Practice Cases

111 practice cases

• Investigating a DAU Drop Post-App Update for Spotify's Music Discovery

  How would you investigate a sudden 5% drop in daily active users (DAU) for the mobile version of Spotify's music discovery features, observed right after a recent app update?

• Spotify's Video Podcast Strategy Against YouTube

  Given Spotify's strong position in audio streaming, what would be your strategic recommendation for them to effectively compete with YouTube in the rapidly growing video podcast market?

• Third-Party Integration Delay on Platform Migration

  You're managing a major platform migration project. Your engineering lead informs you that a critical third-party integration will now take twice the initially estimated time, threatening your Q3 launch goal. How do you respond and re-plan?

• Prioritizing New Features for Spotify Premium

  Imagine you're the PM for Spotify's Premium Individual plan. Your team has identified three potential new features: 'Shared Listening Sessions with Friends,' 'Enhanced Audio Quality (Lossless),' and 'Personalized Workout Mixes.' You only have capacity to launch one in the next quarter. How would you

• Investigating a Drop in Under-18 Session Duration Post-Algorithm Update

  A recent algorithm update on the 'For You Page' of a short-form video app (like TikTok) led to a 15% decrease in the average session duration for users under 18. How would you investigate this decline?

• Designing Contextual Music Curation for Spotify

  Design a new Spotify feature that helps users curate personalized music for specific daily routines or transitions, like commuting or winding down, based on real-time context.

• Handling a critical launch-blocking bug

  Your team is two days from launching a critical subscription feature. QA uncovers a P1 bug affecting 8% of users that will take an extra 3-4 days to fix. How do you assess the situation and decide on the next steps?

• Navigating Product Roadmap Shifts from Critical User and Stakeholder Feedback

  Describe a situation where critical user feedback or a key stakeholder's strong objection led you to significantly alter your planned product roadmap or a specific feature's design. How did you navigate that?

• Metrics for Mobile Banking Onboarding Flow

  What are the primary and secondary metrics you would use to evaluate the success of a newly redesigned onboarding flow for a mobile banking app like Chime?

• Prioritizing Google Photos Features

  As the PM for Google Photos, your team has proposed three high-impact features for the next quarter: enhanced AI-driven photo editing suggestions, a collaborative album creation and sharing tool, and a simplified migration path from other cloud photo services. Given current engineering capacity allo

• Inclusive Navigation for Visually Impaired Pedestrians in Google Maps

  Design an experience within Google Maps to assist visually impaired pedestrians navigate unfamiliar urban environments independently.

• Metrics for a LinkedIn video profile feature

  Imagine LinkedIn introduces a new feature allowing users to embed short video introductions on their profiles. What key metrics would you define to measure the initial success and long-term value of this feature?

• Investigating Dip in Track Completions for New Spotify Premium Converts

  Imagine you're the PM for Spotify's Premium subscription. How would you investigate a sudden 8% dip in daily track completions (listening to a track fully) specifically for users who recently converted from a free trial?

• Deprioritizing a Championed Feature

  Describe a situation where you had to deprioritize a feature you were deeply invested in, and how you navigated the change in direction with your team and stakeholders.

• Metrics for a new AI Photo Editor in Google Photos

  Imagine you've just launched a new AI-powered 'Magic Editor' feature within Google Photos that allows users to easily remove unwanted objects or enhance skies. What key metrics would you track to determine its success?