Quality, Cost & Token Economics
Measuring ROI and business impact Interview Questions
25 questions. All 25 carry a written answer.
- #1How do you build the ROI case for an AI feature before it ships?CaseIntermediate
- #2What is the difference between time saved and value created?ConceptIntermediate
- #3Model the annual ROI of a support agent that deflects 30 percent of tickets.CalculationIntermediate
- #4How do you attribute a revenue change to an AI feature specifically?CalculationAdvanced
- #5Explain why time-saved metrics are frequently overstated.ConceptAdvanced
- #6Describe an experiment design that would isolate an AI feature's business impact.CaseAdvanced
- #7What ROI argument works for an internal AI tool with no revenue line?CaseIntermediate
- #8How do you account for the cost of maintaining an AI feature in its ROI?CalculationAdvanced
- #9Explain the difference between cost avoidance and cost reduction to a finance partner.ConceptIntermediate
- #10What would make you conclude an AI feature has negative ROI despite good usage?CaseAdvanced
- #11Describe how you would measure the ROI of an eval and monitoring investment.CaseAdvanced
- #12How long should you wait before judging an AI feature's ROI?ConceptIntermediate
- #13Critique an ROI model that assumes every AI-completed task would otherwise have been done by a human.Artifact critiqueAdvanced
- #14How do you value a feature that improves quality rather than throughput?CaseAdvanced
- #15Explain the risk-adjusted ROI of an AI project with uncertain feasibility.CalculationAdvanced
- #16What business impact does an AI feature have on churn, and how would you measure it?CalculationAdvanced
- #17Describe the second-order costs of an AI feature that leadership usually forgets.ConceptAdvanced
- #18How would you present ROI when the honest answer is that it is too early to tell?CaseIntermediate
- #19What is the ROI framing for a defensive AI feature that only prevents churn?CaseAdvanced
- #20How does ROI differ for a feature that unlocks a new customer segment?ConceptAdvanced
- #21Build the business case slide for an AI investment.Artifact critiqueIntermediate
- #22Explain how you would handle an ROI model whose assumptions your CFO rejects.CaseAdvanced
- #23What is the ROI of doing nothing, and when is it the right answer?ConceptAdvanced
- #24How do you measure impact when the AI feature changed the workflow entirely?CaseAdvanced
- #25Make the business case for an AI investment to me as if I were the CFO.InterviewAdvanced