Professional IT Culture: Ethical Decision Making and SFIA Framework

Running head: PROFESSIONAL IT CULTURE
PROFESSIONAL IT CULTURE
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Table of Contents
Subtask 1..............................................................................................................................2
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Discussion............................................................................................................................2
List of stakeholders..........................................................................................................2
Use of ethical dilemma....................................................................................................2
Ethical response to dilemma............................................................................................3
Codes and requirement related to case study...................................................................3
Theories of ethical philosophy.........................................................................................4
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................5
Subtask 2..............................................................................................................................5
Introduction..........................................................................................................................5
Discussion............................................................................................................................6
Reflective interpretation of SFIA 6.................................................................................6
Selection and justification of level in SFIA 6..................................................................6
Justification of each skill set............................................................................................7
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................8
References............................................................................................................................9

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Subtask 1
Introduction
Mr. McBright is an employee of an organization named NewAge Pty Ltd. It mainly
develops an operating system for an organization named XYZ Pty Ltd (Baji et al. 2018). Mr.
Mcbright has a job role to test the functioning of testing the functionality of the operating
system.
In the coming pages of the report, an idea has been provided regarding various
stakeholders of the case study. After that, the ethical dilemma has been discussed which comforts
the stakeholders.
Discussion
List of stakeholders
The various stakeholders of the given case study are Mr. Mcbright, Mrs. McDonald,
NewAge Pty Ltd and XYZ Pty Ltd (von Konsky, Miller and Jones 2016). In the given scenario
Mr. Mcbright reports to Mrs. Macdonald regarding the complacent of his position. Apart from
this, NewAge Pty Ltd makes every effort to protect it from any kind of damage. One of the major
way in earlier experiences is about ethical behavior (Hesse et al. 2015). One of the best way is to
gather carrier experience is all about influencing the decision making of the people of this
organization. Five major factors for environmental analysis is professional leadership, coping up
in a poor way and lastly lack of rewards.

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Use of ethical dilemma
In the given case study, Mrs. Mc Donald does not employ anyone who appears to be
contempt more than himself (Gretter and Yadav 2016). Apart from this, Mrs. McDonald, the
most vital aspect was to hire new employees was totally based on the college from which they
graduate. XYZ Pty Ltd has contracted NewAge Pty Ltd for developing a software at a given cost
of 2 million dollars. Just before handling the website to XYZ Pty Ltd, the tester that is Mr.
McBright found outs a bug in it. Although it can easily provide some of the basic function in it.
Both the vital members of the two organization have concluded to keep the whole thing secret.
Ethical response to dilemma
NewAge Pty Ltd comes up with four branches in four locations of countries. The
employee at each branch comes up with different kinds of skills. Mrs. McDonald does not have
any kind of skill from the colleagues who tend to work from other working branches (Raish and
Rimland 2016). The ultimate reason for bug in the given operating system was due to lack of
best kind of practices which are involved in software development NewAge Pty Ltd. Mrs.
McDonald is not often mentored by different kinds of staff for career development for a long
period of time. Both the employees of the organization that is Mrs. McDonald and Mr. Bright
should have stopped the software to various users when they have discovered a bug in it.
Codes and requirement related to the case study
ACS code of conduct mainly comes up with six ethical values that are primacy interest in
the public, improving the Quality of life, honestly, competence, enhancement of profession and
lastly professionalism.