A project manager working under contract for an enterprise PMO contributes to the creation of a project management handbook as part of his assignment. At the conclusion of the project, he decides to sell and market the handbook under his consulting group’s brand, even though he was one of many contributors acting as agents of the organization.

He reasoned that his contribution to the creation of the handbook afforded him this right.

How are his actions likely to be viewed by the contracting organization?

A. As acting on his rights as a content contributor B. As a violation of intellectual property C. As a collaborator, given his contributions to the work D. As operating against his agreement