Jon is gearing up for his upcoming project, which involves programming a complex system that will allow two programs to talk to each other. The project kicks off in one week, and he had been specifically requested by the customer. As a software architect, this will be his most challenging project yet, and he has been looking forward to the assignment for months. Jon’s upcoming project role can best be described as:

A. A staff assignment B. A preassignment C. A project team member D. An acquisition