Evidence Activity

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Activity $3\mathrm{.}1$

Read the following scene. In the scene, Caroline $($project manager$)$ and Nicholas $($project team member$)$ are talking to each other.

Caroline: Nicholas, I just finished reading through the McGregor project file, and it didn't sound like a success.

Nicholas: Believe me$,$ it wasn't. The McGregor project was a disaster from day one. We never had the resources to make that project a success.

Caroline: Why$\text{'}$s that?

Nicholas: Our project manager didn't budget the resources correctly. Although he based his estimates on a past project, he underestimated labour costs, material costs, and he didn't consider inflation at all. The project was scheduled to take five years, and by the fourth year, we were broke.

Caroline: If that's the case, I think my project team needs to meet immediately. The Pearson project, which is what I$\text{'}$m planning right now, is similar to the McGregor project, and I don't want us to run into those same problems.

Now, answer the following:

What was not properly estimated in the McGregor project?

$(15)$