The VP of marketing approaches you and requests that you change the visitor logon screen on the company’s website to include a username with at least six characters. This is considered:
A. Project initiation
B. Ongoing operations
C. A project
D. Project execution
Answer Posted / hafiz muhammad zeeshan
B. Ongoing operations
Explanation: Projects exist to create a unique product or service. The logon screen in this question is not a unique product. A minor change has been requested, indicating this is an ongoing operation function. Some of the criteria for projects are that they are unique, temporary with definitive start and end dates, and considered complete when the project goals are achieved.
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