Treptron Inc., a software company, has a standing plan that details the specific set of steps to be undertaken when an employee delivers consistently poor performance during his or her probation period. Given this information, the standing plan in this scenario can be referred to as a(n) _____.
A) artifact
B) prototype
C) procedure
D) heuristic

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A standing plan that outlines specific steps to address poor performance during an employee's probation period is a procedure. A procedure lays out a predetermined course of action to follow, in order to achieve a specific outcome or address a particular issue. It may be used repeatedly, in response to similar situations, making it a standing plan. An artifact is a term used to describe a physical object that is created by humans as a result of some purposeful activity. A prototype is an early version or model of a product, used to test and refine it before the final version is produced. A heuristic is a general problem-solving strategy that may not have a specific set of steps or rules to follow.