Allen is the project manager for his organization. He is reviewing the resource requirements for his organization. He has discovered that his project needs Henry, the application developer, for two…

The correct answer is D. Resource constraint. Because this project needs the specific resource of Henry, the application developer, and Henry is not available, it is considered as a resource constraint. Recall that a constraint is anything that limits the project manager's option. Answer option C is incorrect. A resource…

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Allen is the project manager for his organization. He is reviewing the resource requirements for his organization. He has discovered that his project needs Henry, the application developer, for two months, but Henry has a conflict and is already scheduled with another project manager in the organization. This is an example of which of the following?

Options

AResource competition
BMatrix organization
CResource requirement
DResource constraint

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(45 responses)

B
2% (1)
C
4% (2)
D
93% (42)

Explanation

Because this project needs the specific resource of Henry, the application developer, and Henry is not available, it is considered as a resource constraint. Recall that a constraint is anything that limits the project manager's option. Answer option C is incorrect. A resource requirement is simply the need for an application Answer option B is incorrect. This is likely a matrix organization, but it is not the best answer for Answer option A is incorrect. While there may be some competition for skilled resources, such as Henry, the application developer, it is not the best answer for this question.

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