Maintain a single prioritised list across all projects. When a new urgent request arrives, show stakeholders what it displaces rather than just saying yes to everything.
Strong answers describe: portfolio-level prioritisation frameworks (business value, urgency, dependencies), time management techniques (time-blocking, delegation), maintaining visibility across projects without micromanaging, communicating capacity constraints to leadership, and knowing when to escalate competing priorities. Best candidates discuss the difference between urgent and important and how they protect strategic work from reactive demands.
Common PM reality. Candidates who say yes to everything without trade-off conversations will burn out and under-deliver. Look for structured prioritisation and transparent communication about capacity.