You were assigned a twelve-person team on your project so you decide to bring a RAM to your kick-off meeting. When asked by an intern how the RAM would help, you explain that it:

A. Provides a diagram that decomposes all work.
B. Reduces overall project costs by eliminating all outsourcing.
C. Minimizes delays to the schedule by overlapping tasks.
D. Ensures that there is only one person who is ultimately responsible for a task.

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