A project running late
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What is delaying the finished design?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Missing photographs
The design is mostly ready, but the photographs have not arrived.
What concern does the designer have about stock images?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: They would make the design less distinctive
Stock images are a possible temporary solution, but would reduce originality.
Why is one extra day not a guaranteed solution?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Delivery has not been confirmed
The photographer has not confirmed delivery tomorrow.
What does the manager propose?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Present the structure first and final images later
The plan separates the structural presentation from the final images.
What is the manager's main concern?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Setting realistic expectations
The manager explicitly wants to avoid a promise they cannot keep.
What is delaying the finished design?
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Missing photographs
The design is mostly ready, but the photographs have not arrived.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: They would make the design less distinctive
Stock images are a possible temporary solution, but would reduce originality.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Delivery has not been confirmed
The photographer has not confirmed delivery tomorrow.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Present the structure first and final images later
The plan separates the structural presentation from the final images.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Setting realistic expectations
The manager explicitly wants to avoid a promise they cannot keep.
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