In an IT project, the task 'Configure Servers' must begin before the task 'Deploy Applications' can start. However, 'Deploy Applications' can also start as soon as 'Configure Servers' has started; it does not have to wait for 'Configure Servers' to finish. What type of dependency best describes the relationship between these two tasks?
In a Start-to-start (SS) dependency, the successor task ('Deploy Applications') cannot start until the predecessor task ('Configure Servers') has started. This fits the scenario where 'Deploy Applications' can begin as soon as 'Configure Servers' begins. Finish-to-start (FS) requires the predecessor to finish before the successor starts, which is not the case here. Finish-to-finish (FF) requires both tasks to finish together, and Start-to-finish (SF) requires the predecessor to start before the successor can finish, neither of which match the scenario.
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