# Behavioral interview question: handling inefficiency midway through a project

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# Describe a time when you discovered inefficiency midway through a project. What did you do?

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- **Interview type:** Behavioral
- **Role:** [Technical Program Manager](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=tpm)
- **Company:** [Google](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=google)
- **Category:** [Behavioral](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=behavioral)
- **Reported last asked:** 5 years ago
- **Interview count shown:** 1

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