Mark is developing the marketing strategy for his business, which is a retail store. He knows that situation characteristics will interact with his marketing activity. Which of the following is a situation characteristic he needs to consider?

The correct answer is task definition.

Explanation:

A task describes a unit of work. Each task is carried out by specific roles. The granularity of a task normally ranges from a few hours to a few days. It usually affects a work product or a small number of them. Tasks do not necessarily have to be used as a basis for planning and monitoring progress. They are often too granulated for such a task; the groupings of activities of the tasks tend to be preferable units for planning and monitoring.

A task has a clear objective, usually expressed in terms of creating or updating some work products, such as models, classes or plans. In a task, each realization role achieves a well defined objective. A task provides complete step-by-step explanations of the work that must be done to achieve that goal. This description is complete, regardless of the time in the life cycle of a process in which the work should be performed. Therefore, it does not describe each task at all times, but describes all the work that is carried out throughout the life cycle of development that contributes to achieving the objective of the task.