7. You are managing a project to develop an organization's new website. 1he site will be highly complex and mteractive, and neither your project team nor the client has much experience with this type of website development.

The timeline is extremely aggressive. Any delay will be costly for b oth your finn and the client. You and the project sponsor have achieved agreement a.nd sign-off on both the project charter and the project managemenl plan. Client personnel have been kept fully informed of the project's progress through s tatus reports and regular meetings. 1l1e project is on schedule and within budget, and a final perfunctory review has been scheduled.

Suddenly you hear that the entire effort may be cancelled because the product being developed is totally unacceptable. What is the most likely cause of this situation?

A. A key stakeholder was not adequately engaged in the project.

B. 1l1e project charter and project management plan were not tl1oroughly explained to or adequately reviewed by the client.

C. Communications arrangements were inadequate and did not provide the required information to interested parties.

D. 'The project sponsor failed to provide adequate support for the project.