Ganesh has been asked to create a project team for a major web development effort. He and the project sponsor have discussed team size and they are debating two options:
-Perform the project in 12 months with a team of 15 people
-Crash the project and complete it in 6 months with a team of 34 people
Which of the following will be true about the contrast between these two options?
A) Option II is likely to require more coordination than Option I.
B) Option I is likely to be more expensive than Option II.
C) Option II will require more than five times as many communication channels as Option I.
D) a and c only.
E) b and c only.

Question

Ganesh has been asked to create a project team for a major web development effort. He and the project sponsor have discussed team size and they are debating two options:
-Perform the project in 12 months with a team of 15 people
-Crash the project and complete it in 6 months with a team of 34 people
Which of the following will be true about the contrast between these two options? 
A) Option II is likely to require more coordination than Option I.
B) Option I is likely to be more expensive than Option II.
C) Option II will require more than five times as many communication channels as Option I.
D) a and c only.
E) b and c only.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Option II will indeed require more coordination due to the larger team size, and the number of communication channels increases with the number of team members, following the formula n(n-1)/2, where n is the number of team members. This means Option II will have significantly more communication channels than Option I, but not more than five times as many.

Ganesh Has Been Asked to Create a Project Team for a Major