A project team has worked for six months on a solar power project that will involve an entirely new technology. Early in the project, they chose a very specific approach from among several available, and they have continued pursuing this approach in spite of repeated failures. The project sponsor has warned them the project will be cancelled if they do not achieve success within one month. The team decides to stick with the current approach and work harder rather than experimenting with an alternative technology option. Which phenomenon best describes what has influenced the team's decision?
A) Murphy's Law
B) Parkinson's Law
C) Student Syndrome
D) Scope Creep
E) Escalation of Commitment
F) Pareto's Law

Question

A project team has worked for six months on a solar power project that will involve an entirely new technology. Early in the project, they chose a very specific approach from among several available, and they have continued pursuing this approach in spite of repeated failures. The project sponsor has warned them the project will be cancelled if they do not achieve success within one month. The team decides to stick with the current approach and work harder rather than experimenting with an alternative technology option. Which phenomenon best describes what has influenced the team's decision? 
A) Murphy's Law
B) Parkinson's Law
C) Student Syndrome
D) Scope Creep
E) Escalation of Commitment
F) Pareto's Law

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The team's decision to stick with the current approach despite repeated failures and warnings of cancellation is best described by Escalation of Commitment. This phenomenon occurs when individuals or teams continue to invest time, money, or effort into a failing course of action due to the substantial resources already committed.

A Project Team Has Worked for Six Months on a Solar