Preview Questions Product Development Specialist | Role Specific Skill

Question 1: How do you ensure smooth collaboration between R&D, sales, and production teams in FMCG product development?

Which action should you take?

Choose only one option

By excluding sales team input to focus purely on product quality.

By assigning tasks individually without consultation between teams.

By prioritizing R&D goals over production and sales input.

By setting up cross-departmental meetings at key stages to ensure alignment.

Question 2: How do you align financial constraints with product design requirements in a cross-functional team in FMCG?

Which action should you take?

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By excluding the finance team from product design decisions

By focusing solely on the cheapest design options without considering quality

By collaborating with finance to establish a budget, setting cost-effective design parameters, and ensuring all teams are aware of the financial limits

By prioritizing design features over budget constraints

Question 3: How does "scale prototyping" help in the transition from prototype to full-scale production in FMCG?

Which action should you take?

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It focuses solely on product packaging rather than functionality

It simplifies the prototype design without considering production processes

It is used only to create final products, skipping testing

It helps test the scalability of production processes and ensure that the product design is suitable for mass production

Question 4: What is the role of "consumer feedback" in prototype testing for FMCG products?

Which action should you take?

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It focuses solely on aesthetic preferences without considering functionality

It disregards consumer preferences in favor of internal team opinions

It provides insights into user preferences and usability, guiding adjustments before final production

It is used only for final product launches after mass production

Question 5: What role does cross-functional team input play in finalizing an FMCG prototype design?

Which action should you take?

Choose only one option

Cross-functional input is only necessary for design approval and not other areas.

Cross-functional input is critical to ensure that all perspectives (R&D, marketing, sales, etc.) are considered.

Cross-functional input should be limited to just R&D and design.

Cross-functional input should be avoided to speed up the process.

Question 6: How do you conduct market demand forecasting for new FMCG products?

Which action should you take?

Choose only one option

By guessing market size based on intuition and not validating with data

By using historical data, trend analysis, and consumer surveys to create a predictive model for demand

By forecasting demand based solely on production capacity

By assuming that past sales will repeat without considering market changes