A Failing Project Becomes a Black Hole for Money,time,and Personnel

question 11

Multiple Choice

A failing project becomes a black hole for money,time,and personnel as management continues to pour resources into it despite the growing expectation that it will fail miserably.This phenomenon is known in project management circles as:

• A)the vanishing horizon.
• B)the Pareto principle.
• C)escalation of commitment.
• D)negative outcome disposition.

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