Under a New Product Development Approach, Company Departments Work Closely

question 9

Multiple Choice

Under a new product development approach, company departments work closely together in cross-functional groups, overlapping the steps in the product development process to save time and increase effectiveness.

• A) systematic
• B) cross-sectional
• C) sequential
• D) team-based
• E) simultaneous

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