A Marketing Manager at GTA Technology Wants the Next Generation

question 25

Multiple Choice

A marketing manager at GTA Technology wants the next generation of a particular application to include certain features.The product manager of that app insists that the feature would be costly to implement and could not be achieved by the desired release date unless additional resources, both financial and human, were directed to the app.The marketing manager insists that this is necessary, while the product manager feels that the inclusion of these features would not validate the extra investment.It is now up to the project manager to decide how to proceed.Which of the following conditions is most affecting the project manager's decision?

• A) Uncertainty
• B) Complexity
• C) Intraorganizational conflict
• D) Sustainability

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Definitions:

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Prime Rate

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Imputed Interest

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