NMIMS Global Access- New Product Development and Managing Innovation 2023
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: New Product Development and Managing Innovation
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2023 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks. All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples, illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from other students is not allowed
Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions
For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter | Weightage |
Introduction | 20% |
Concepts and Application | 60% |
related to the question | |
Conclusion | 20% |
For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter | Weightage |
Understanding and usage | 20% |
of the formula | |
Procedure / Steps | 60% |
Correct Answer & | 20% |
Interpretation |
- In the context of physical products, what are the different types of product packaging and what needs do packaging help with? Consider the example of Great Point, a nearby super market. As you walk through the aisles of the supermarket, think about and list examples for the 3 different types of product packaging.
(10 Marks)
(5 Marks)
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: New Product Development and Managing Innovation
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2023 Examination
- Ashutosh works as a product manager for a large multi-national video content platform (eg. Tik Tok, Instagram etc.). The company would like to create a new app targeted at older population, aged 60+ years. Ashutosh is entrusted with the development of the new product. Describe the approach across the different steps in generic product design and development process that he should follow.
(10 Marks)
3a. Using a real-life example from your industry of choice (eg. Automobile, FMCG etc.), explain how innovation is different from invention? Why should companies
innovate?
3b. Imagine that you are the product manager of one of the hyper-local delivery aps – eg. Swiggy, Dunzo etc. The management has asked you to use the Kano model and write a report on the different types of product features in the appl. Explain the Kano
model and the different types of product features with an example.
(5 Marks)
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