Early Launch Assignment 1: Doing Ethics Technique Your Name Student Number Word Count: 1000 Q1 Early Launch
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EARLY LAUNCHQ1. What's going on?In the video titled, Early Launch, it is shown that a software developer company is todeliver a project, named Willis Project, a month early before the deadline. The programdirector asks the project manager to work on it and deliver the project without encryption(Youtube.com. 2017). This is because there is a lot of pressure from the CEO of the companyas the project worth three million dollars. The program director thinks if the project isdelivered early, Willis may sign the next contract with them. In reply to that, the projectmanager said that he spoke to the senior developer of the company, Jason, regarding theencryption, who thinks it is vital to encrypt the project in order to prevent unauthorizedaccessibility. The program director rejects the proposal of encryption and said that if theydeliver the project before deadline then Willis may show up with their new contract, whichhe thinks is very beneficial for their company and its associates. He further added thatencryption can also be done after the delivery of the project which won’t create muchproblem (Borowski 2013).Q2. What are the facts?The software developer company wishes to deliver the Willis Project, a month beforethe deadline, in order to gain more contracts from the company. The program directorsuggested the project manager to deliver the project without encryption. The projectmanager insisted on encryption as he spoke to the senior developer of the company, Jason,who thinks it is vital to encrypt in order to prevent unauthorized accessibility. The programdirector instantly rejects the idea of encryption, in the hope of getting more contracts fromthe Willis Group, which he thinks is advantageous for the company as well as the associates,as they would get lucrative bonuses. He also added encryption won’t create much problemas it can be done later also after the delivery of the project (Vasant Raval 2017).Q3. What are the issues(non-ethical)?The fundamental issues are delivering the Willis project without encryption in orderto gain more contracts from them but at the same time it will harm the company’s security.The early delivery of the project may be beneficial for the company as they may get moreprofitable projects as well as the associates will receive bonuses and incentives(Youtube.com. 2017).Your Name
EARLY LAUNCHMoreover, the project manager insists on encrypting the project, as it preventsunauthorized accessibility. Encryption is basically a process of encoding the project in a wayso that only the authorized people would be able to access it. It not only preventsunauthorized interference but also helps maintaining the secrecy of customers’ personalinformation. Therefore, delivering project without encryption is risky and company may facesevere consequences which include security issues (Bose 2012).Q4. Who is affected?A project without encryption is risky for the company, its associates and also thecustomers who will use the software. It will question their security issues. Encryption needsto be done for any project in order to prevent unauthorized accessibility (Markham &Buchanan 2012). The program director insisted to submit the project beforehand in order toreceive more contracts from the company. This idea backfired, as the company got affected.The company and its associates’ personal information got leaked, along with severalcustomers who used the software as encryption was not done. This drew the attention ofmedia, questioning the Willis Group (Ciulla 2014).In order to gain more contracts, companies may undertake certain wrong policies,which causes harm to a huge number of people. Companies may suffer severe losses astheir reputation gets marred and they may end up getting no contracts at all (Schwalbe2015).Q5. What are the ethical issues and their implications?The main issue is delivering the Willis project early, without encryption, in order to get more contracts from the group. According to the program director, the project’s net worth is three million dollars, which would bring in huge profit for the company. Along with that the company’s associates would also get lucrative bonuses, which is advantageous for the company itself (Bose 2012). At the same time, it has a dark side also. Early delivery of the project will lack encryption and can cause great damage to the company, its associates as well as the users. Therefore, here lies the ethical dilemma, whether to think about the company’s and its associates’ benefits or the security at large. Moreover, it will hamper the company’s image as it may end up suffering severe consequences (Markham & Buchanan 2012).Your Name
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