A company sales manager received a memo from the company’s financial department which stated that the
company would not be putting its software products through the same security testing as previous years to
reduce the research and development cost by 20 percent for the upcoming year. The memo also stated that the
marketing material and service level agreement for each product would remain unchanged. The sales manager
has reviewed the sales goals for the upcoming year and identified an increased target across the software
products that will be affected by the financial department’s change. All software products will continue to go
through new development in the coming year. Which of the following should the sales manager do to ensure
the company stays out of trouble?

A.
Discuss the issue with the software product’s user groups

B.
Consult the company’s legal department on practices and law

C.
Contact senior finance management and provide background information

D.
Seek industry outreach for software practices and law