All of the following are common characteristics of project life cycle descriptions except:

a. Cost and staffing levels are low at the start, higher towards the end and drop rapidly as the project ends

b. Risk and uncertainty are highest at the end of the project

c. The probability of successfully completing the project is low at the start and gets progressively higher as the project continues

d. The ability of stakeholders to influence the final characteristics of the project product is highest at the start of the project