What Are Project Constraints

question 85

Multiple Choice

What are project constraints?

• A) Specific factors that can limit options.
• B) Factors that are considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration.
• C) Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success.
• D) A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.

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Definitions:

Escalation of Commitment

A behavioral pattern where an individual or group continues to invest in a decision despite facing negative outcomes, often due to cognitive biases or the desire to avoid loss or admit failure.

Path Dependency

The idea that decisions we face for any given circumstance are limited by the decisions we have made in the past, even though past circumstances may no longer be relevant.

Participative Decision Making

Decision making in which individuals who are affected by decisions influence the making of those decisions.

Bounded Rationality

A concept that decision-makers are limited by the information they have, the cognitive limitations of their minds, and the finite amount of time they have to make decisions.