Root Cause Analysis Questions

Summary

'Metric X dropped 20% last week, why?' — testing structured, hypothesis-driven diagnostic thinking rather than guessing randomly at causes.

• 1Practice the structure: clarify the metric, list hypothesis categories, narrow with follow-up questions.
• 2Learn common hypothesis buckets: internal changes, external factors, seasonality, data/tracking issues.
• 3Practice out loud — this is one of the most commonly asked PM interview question types.