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the project start date after complete approval from
technical ,financial and regilatory agency.This is called
zero date of project.
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You are a project manager for Waterways Houseboats, Inc. You have been asked to perform a benefit/cost analysis for two proposed projects. Project A costs $2.4 million with potential benefits of $12 million and future operating cost of $3 million. Project B costs $2.8 million with potential benefits of $14 million and future operating costs of $2 million. Which project should you recommend? A. Project A because the cost to implement is cheaper than Project B B. Project A because the potential benefits plus the future operating costs are less in value than the same calculation for Project B C. Project B because the potential benefits minus the implementation and future operating costs are greater in value than the same calculation for Project A D. Project B because the potential benefits minus the costs to implement are greater in value than the same calculation for Project A
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You are a project manager for a growing dairy farm. They offer their organic dairy products regionally and are expanding their operations to the West Coast. They're in the process of purchasing and leasing dairy farms to get operations under way. You are in charge of the network operations part of this project. An important deadline is approaching that depends on the successful completion of the testing phase. You've detected some problems with your hardware in the testing phase and discover that the hardware is not compatible with other network equipment. You take corrective action and exchange the hardware for more compatible equipment. Which of the following is true? A. This is not a corrective action involves human resources, not project resources. B. Corrective action is taken here to make sure the future project outcomes are aligned with the project plan. C. Corrective action is not necessary in this case as the future project outcomes aren't affected. D. Corrective action serves as the change request to authorize exchanging the equipment.
Theory Y managers believe which of the following? A. That people are motivated only by money, power, or position B. That people will perform their best if they're given proper motivation and expectations C. That people are motivated to achieve a high level of competency D. That people are motivated by expectation of good outcomes
