Fixed-price contracts, where the contractor bids a fixed price to complete a system development, may be used to move project risk from dient to contractor. If anything goes wrong, the contractor has to pay. Suggest how the use of such contracts may increase the likelihood that product risks will arise.

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4. Fixed-price contracts, where the contractor bids a fixed price to complete a system development, may be used
to move project risk from client to contractor. If anything goes wrong, the contractor has to pay. Suggest how
the use of such contracts may increase the likelihood that product risks will arise.
Transcribed Image Text:4. Fixed-price contracts, where the contractor bids a fixed price to complete a system development, may be used to move project risk from client to contractor. If anything goes wrong, the contractor has to pay. Suggest how the use of such contracts may increase the likelihood that product risks will arise.
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