Assembling the right quantity and variety of skills and experience for the project team can be quite challenging. One strategy is to staff the project with a combination of experienced and less experienced workers. All of the following are benefits associated with this approach EXCEPT:
A) It often costs less to use an inexperienced person.
B) The project manager can dominate the more junior team members
C) It helps to achieve organizational learning.
D) The more experienced person can mentor the inexperienced person.

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The statement "The project manager can dominate the more junior team members" is not a benefit of staffing a project with a combination of experienced and less experienced workers. Rather, it is a potential downside or risk of this approach. The other three choices are benefits that are commonly associated with using a mix of experienced and less experienced workers.

Assembling the Right Quantity and Variety of Skills and Experience