You are a project manager at for an information technology division of a large financial brokerage in the United States. Due to new regulatory requirements enacted by Sarbanes-Oxley you have been assigned to audit all I.T. systems to ensure compliance. You need to ensure that all data in the data base in encrypted to ensure confidentially. You need to ensure that all users are properly authenticated. You also need to verify that authorization to confidential financial information follows the least-privilege principle.
The deadline to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations is within 180 days. Failing to complete the result in 180 days will result in the significant fines to your organization. You have been given a budget of $2 million dollars. Due to the overall budget cuts this year, you have been told that budget is fixed and cannot be increased by $1000 dollars. Which is the primary constraint for this project?