The contractor’s project office is often structured to be compatible with the customer’s project office, sometimes on a one-to-one basis. Some customers view the contractor’s project organization merely as an extension of their own company. Below are three statements concerning this relationship. Are these statements true or false? Defend your answers.

1) There must exist mutual trust between the customer and contractor together with a close day to day working relationship.

2) The project manager and the customer must agree on the hierarchy of decision that each must make, either independently or jointly. (Which decisions can each make independently or jointly?)

3) Both the customer and contractor’s project personnel must be willing to make decisions as fast as possible.