You're Working on a Proposal to Install a New Software

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Essay

You're working on a proposal to install a new software system for a small local company. You have an extensive list of testimonials and a history of successfully completing other similar projects for area businesses. You know that the plan you propose will meet the client's needs, but due to other scheduling commitments you think it is unlikely that you will have the system up and running in six weeks as the customer requested. You decide to provide a timeline that commits to the customer's deadline, deciding that if you cannot honour it, you will create a story about a late delivery or another excuse to explain the need for an extra week or two. Discuss the implications of this situation.

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Definitions:

Commodity

An essential commodity employed in business activities that is substitutable with other commodities of the identical category.

Maximise

The process of increasing a particular variable or outcome to its highest possible value under given constraints.

Input

Resources used in the production process to create goods or provide services.

Proportions

The relationship between parts and a whole, often expressed as a ratio or fraction.