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What is the primary responsibility of a product manager?
What is the primary responsibility of a product manager?
- Maximizing the production output of a company
- Integrating various business segments into a strategically focused whole (correct)
- Managing the financial accounts of the company
- Coordinating the sales team efforts
How has product management evolved over the past decade?
How has product management evolved over the past decade?
- Became more specialized in product lines
- Decreased in importance and number
- Expanded to encompass customer management and value chain analysis (correct)
- Shifted focus from customer management to financial analysis
What distinguishes product management from other roles within a company?
What distinguishes product management from other roles within a company?
- Managing only the marketing aspects of a product
- Focusing solely on sales performance
- Having direct authority over all individuals in the company (correct)
- Being responsible for integrating various business segments strategically
What is a disadvantage of the product management approach?
What is a disadvantage of the product management approach?
One advantage of product management is:
One advantage of product management is:
What characteristic differentiates product management as a matrix organizational structure?
What characteristic differentiates product management as a matrix organizational structure?
What is one advantage of product management according to the text?
What is one advantage of product management according to the text?
How has the approach to product management evolved in many companies?
How has the approach to product management evolved in many companies?
Why might product management cause conflict according to the text?
Why might product management cause conflict according to the text?
In what type of organizations has product management expanded in recent times?
In what type of organizations has product management expanded in recent times?
What characterizes a common misconception about product management mentioned in the text?
What characterizes a common misconception about product management mentioned in the text?
Why can product management be considered a good training ground for young executives?
Why can product management be considered a good training ground for young executives?
What is one of the benefits of global products achieved by standardizing core product parts?
What is one of the benefits of global products achieved by standardizing core product parts?
How does worldwide planning at the product level benefit product managers?
How does worldwide planning at the product level benefit product managers?
What is one of the steps involved in initiating product management?
What is one of the steps involved in initiating product management?
Why is it essential to assess whether product management is the appropriate organizational form?
Why is it essential to assess whether product management is the appropriate organizational form?
How do successful product managers contribute to the system?
How do successful product managers contribute to the system?
Why do some products only need different language documentation in terms of adaptation for global markets?
Why do some products only need different language documentation in terms of adaptation for global markets?
