Engineered Costs

question 65

Multiple Choice

Engineered costs:

• A)include R&D and human resource costs.
• B)arise from periodic (usually annual)decisions.
• C)include a high level of certainty.
• D)often incur a delay between when the resource is acquired and when it is used.

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Definitions:

Intake Procedures

Intake procedures are the steps and protocols followed by organizations or services to admit or register new clients, patients, or participants, often involving assessment and information gathering.

Staffing Requirements

Staffing requirements refer to the specific qualifications, skills, and number of employees needed to fulfill the operational needs of an organization.

Direct Service Requirements

Essential tasks or services that must be provided directly to fulfill certain goals or meet specific needs.

Iron Triangle

A term in political science that describes the policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy (government agencies), and interest groups, highlighting a closed, mutually supportive system that can be hard to penetrate or influence from the outside.