Problem Solving and Systems Thinking Questions

Assess the candidate's structured approach to diagnosing operational problems and designing durable solutions using systems thinking. Candidates should demonstrate how they distinguish symptoms from root causes, apply root cause analysis techniques such as five whys and fishbone analysis, map system flows and dependencies, quantify impact, prioritize interventions, and define monitoring to validate outcomes. Interviewers will evaluate reasoning across technical, process, and organizational dimensions and the ability to iterate when initial approaches do not work.