Assume you work in new product development, and you believe you have identified a component that will be a breakthrough for the company. However, you performed a capacity analysis with the help of you

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Options

• AResource smoothing
• BBusiness value analysis
• CMarket analysis
• DOptions analysis

• A
  71% (32)
• B
  9% (4)
• C
  16% (7)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Resource smoothing is a scheduling technique that adjusts when activities occur-within their available float-so that resource demand does not exceed defined limits at any given time. By applying resource smoothing, the portfolio manager can demonstrate to the Portfolio Review Board that, through careful scheduling and redistribution of the scarce computer scientists across the timeline, the component can be accommodated without exceeding capacity. This makes a concrete, data-driven case for inclusion despite the resource constraint. Option B (business value analysis) argues why the component is worth pursuing but does not address the resource limitation concern. Option C (market analysis) supports strategic justification but not the resource feasibility question. Option D (options analysis) evaluates alternative approaches but is broader and less targeted to the specific resource scheduling concern raised in the capacity analysis.

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