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A Client's Request for Some Changes in Software

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This particular scenario describes regarding one technological project of any specific organization, where the client has asked for some of the alterations in software. The outline of this case study involves the state of any type of alteration within the resultant software as demanded by their client ("Scenario 2: Development Methodology", 2018). The summary of the scenario discusses about the urgency in making all the changes as per client requirements within the final software and also the reason behind the junior software developer being agreeing for making those changes, within the given

A Client's Request for Some Changes in Software

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Development Methodology/Scenario2Assignment 1: Doing Ethics TechniqueYour NameStudent NumberSCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND MATHS, CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITYWord Count:1000Q1. What's going on?
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Development Methodology/Scenario 2This particular scenario describes regarding one technological project of any specificorganization, where the client has asked for some of the alterations in software. He has askedthese changes from the junior software developer. The manager of the project then enters intothat room and questions regarding the project progress. The outline of this case study involvesthe state of any type of alteration within the resultant software as demanded by their client("Scenario 2: Development Methodology", 2018). The summary of the scenario discusses aboutthe urgency in making all the changes as per client requirements within the final software andalso the reason behind the junior software developer being agreeing for making those changes,within the given time frame. The manager of the project is questioning the junior softwaredeveloper whether he contents to make all those changes within the provided time frame.Q2. What are the facts?There are some of the significant facts in this scenario (Coghlan & Brannick, 2014). Thescenario is solely related to the technological problem that is arising within this project of aparticular company. The client of the project has demanded for making several alterations withinthe software. This organization is IT based and is undergoing IT projects. This project is forbuilding software according to the client requirements. The client is detecting some of the majorproblems or issues present within the software and he wants to change all of those (Mannay &Morgan, 2015). He wants the junior developer to make the software perfect. Q3. What are the issues (non-ethical)?In this scenario, there are few issues that are non ethical in nature. These issues orproblems could be of several types (Black, 2013). The manager of the project might question thejunior software developer the exact reason for accepting the phone call from their client andtaking the decision to make changes as per the client. The manager of the project suggests thejunior software developer to forward these types of phone calls directly to the project managerand also notifies him on an immediate note. There is a high scope that the manager of the projectwould yell at the junior software developer for uncomplaining such changes demanded by theparticular client (Slade & Prinsloo, 2013). The manager of the project even behaves rudely withthe junior software developer for accepting the fact of doing alterations within the software.These are the few issues that are non ethical in this particular scenario. The manager of theproject should not have behaved rudely with the junior software developer and the entire act isYour Name
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Development Methodology/Scenario 2extremely non ethical in nature. The junior software developer did not comprise of any personalobjective for these changes and he was only doing his work (Coghlan & Brannick, 2014). Thisnon ethical act of the project manager could even cause of the loss of his employee. Q4. Who is affected?The most affected person in this entire scenario is the junior software developer.Moreover, the various stakeholders of this organization are affected in the case as they are losingone of their best employees (Gray, 2016). These stakeholders of this organization mainly involveboard of directors, manager of the project, employees, and the clients. The employees are thebest assets of any organization and if any one of them leaves the organization, the most affectedpersons would be anyone associated with the company. Moreover, the client is also affected hereas he would be receiving erroneous software. He is giving money to the organization and henceit is his right to get perfect result (Mannay & Morgan, 2015). The goodwill of the company isalso affected in this scenario. Moreover, the company is also losing time, as the project is notbeing completed within time. Q5. What are the ethical issues and their implications?In spite of having several non ethical issues, there are some of the significant ethicalissues in this particular scenario (Mintz, 2016). The first and the foremost ethical issue in thisscenario are the accepting of all client requirements and thus satisfying the client. The majorimplication of this ethical issue is that the client would again come back to the company andmake further deals. The impolite behavior of manager of the project can have two implications.The first implication is positive, where the junior software developer might learn from hismistakes and would not take any more wrong decisions. For this implication, the scenario isethical (Slade & Prinsloo, 2013). However, if the implication is negative and the juniordeveloper leaves the company and is de motivated, it is termed as a non ethical issue. Q6. What can be done about it?Various probabilities are present for solving all the above mentioned problems that hadbeen raised for the alterations in the software demanded by their client (Black, 2013). The mostimportant role in the case study is its factor of trust. The manager of the project should trust thejunior software developer for completing his work. The manager of the project should motivatehis subordinate for completing the work within time frame. Moreover, he should appreciate theYour Name
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