Technical · Difficulty 4/5

Migrate off a vendor dependency

A PM interview practice question for SENIOR, STAFF, PM-T candidates.

The prompt

You depend on a vendor whose pricing just doubled. Walk through the build-vs-stay-vs-switch decision over the next two quarters, and how you would communicate it to the team and customers.

Concepts this question tests

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Round: Technical
Target levels: SENIOR, STAFF, PM-T
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