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Chapter 22, Problem 22.6E
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Fixed-price contracts:
- Fixed-price contracts will increase the likelihood of product risks as they remove options from the development process.
- The contractor is naturally reluctant to increase the effort or time expended on the project as it will reduce their profits on the work because the contract is fixed-price...
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