The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of an engineering corporation, who is a P.E. noted that one of their projects was extremely ov
er-budget. The CFO, in a memo to the project manager, stated that "necessary steps be taken to complete the project in a timely manner and bring it back within budgetary limitations." As a result of the memo: A. The corporation assumed "responsible charge for the project.
B. The CFO became the engineer in "responsible charge.
C. There was no change in the person in responsible charge.
D. Responsible charge was shared equally by the CFO and the project manager.
The CFO has only sounded the alarm about an over-budgeted project. He brought the fact to the attention of the project manager. The memo does not make any change in responsibilities, it only calls for keeping the project performance within planned limits. In principle, it´s safe to assume that the project manager will continue to be in charge.
The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy applied by the British East India Company in India until 1859. ... The policy is most commonly associated with Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
