As part of its growth strategy (in the late 1990s), the software giant decides to enter...

  

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As part of its growth strategy (in the late 1990s), the software giant decides to enter the gaming industry/market with a product (tentatively) called "EXbox". To this end, you, as part of the R&D/product development group, are asked to perform the following tasks, and then present the results in the form of a carefully structured and written report: 1. Identify the competitors in the video game console market in the 1990s, and the key game console products associated with each competitor? Dissect one of these competitor's video- 3. game consoles using the Function Analysis System Technique (FAST), and present the results in a FAST diagram. (Be sure clearly to explain your process and its implementation.) 2. Using your FAST diagram and additional internet research if necessary, make a list of the key consumer needs and product specifications for a generic video game. Provide a step-wise process for developing a HOQ for any product, and then implement this process to create the HOQ for the proposed "Exbox" 4. game console. As part of your HOQ, benchmark the proposed "Exbox" game console against 2 competing products (remember you are working in the late 1990s), both with respect to customer needs and with respect to technical metrics. 5. Develop a list of target specifications for customer needs, and a list of target technical specifications for the proposed "Exbox" game console in the late 1990s. As part of its growth strategy (in the late 1990s), the software giant decides to enter the gaming industry/market with a product (tentatively) called "EXbox". To this end, you, as part of the R&D/product development group, are asked to perform the following tasks, and then present the results in the form of a carefully structured and written report: 1. Identify the competitors in the video game console market in the 1990s, and the key game console products associated with each competitor? Dissect one of these competitor's video- 3. game consoles using the Function Analysis System Technique (FAST), and present the results in a FAST diagram. (Be sure clearly to explain your process and its implementation.) 2. Using your FAST diagram and additional internet research if necessary, make a list of the key consumer needs and product specifications for a generic video game. Provide a step-wise process for developing a HOQ for any product, and then implement this process to create the HOQ for the proposed "Exbox" 4. game console. As part of your HOQ, benchmark the proposed "Exbox" game console against 2 competing products (remember you are working in the late 1990s), both with respect to customer needs and with respect to technical metrics. 5. Develop a list of target specifications for customer needs, and a list of target technical specifications for the proposed "Exbox" game console in the late 1990s.

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