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SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND MATHS, CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITYEarly Launch/Scenario 3Assignment 1: Doing Ethics TechniqueYour NameStudent NumberWord Count: 1000
Early launch/Scenario 3Q1. What's going on?The Scenario “Early Launch” brings forward a situation where a program director of thecompany is putting forward a situation towards the project manager delivering a project amonth early as there have been pressures from the CEO of the company. The project manageris reluctant to do that as the situation would result in release of the software withoutencryption (Scenario 3: Early Launch, 2018). According him this situation is quite risky.However, the program manager suggests that they could incorporate the feature of encryptionin the subsequent updates. The project manger further attempts to make the program directorunderstand about the possible risk of data breach and software crash due to the early launch.However, the program director is reluctant to listen to him as there are pressures from thehigher authority on launching the software early (Homburg, Stierl & Bornemann, 2013). Healso offers the project manager substantial amount of money for managing the early launch.Q2. What are the facts?There are certain associated facts about the scenario. Firstly, the program director wants theproject manager to launch the software one month early much ahead of the set deadline forthe project. Secondly, he asks the project manager to launch the software without the featureof encryption in order to meet the new deadline. Thirdly, the project manager is reluctant tocompromise with the software quality for launching the software prior to the deadline. Theprogram manager further offers the project manager a certain sum of money in order toconvince him in releasing the software. The project manager however it not at all convincedwith the idea and does not want to take the risk of early delivery of the project. The programdirector in response threats the project manager in complaining about him in to the CEO.Q3. What are the issues?The issues associated with the case study are quite unethical. The program director wants tolaunch the software one month prior to its schedule due to certain unethical befits of thecompany. In order to deliver the project prior to the launch one of the major securityessential, which is encryption, is to be compromised and this is ethically wrong. The programdirector furthermore tries to bribe the project manager for early delivery of the project as thehe refused the early launch. This is an unethical attempt as well. Therefore, it can be aid thatthere are number of unethical issues associated with the scenario including the threateningfrom the program director to the project manager when he denied the unethical release of thesoftware. When the project manager was firm with his decision of not compromising withthe early release, the program director threatened him of removing him from the project(Crane, Matten & Spence, 2013). Even after that when the project manager refuses thisunethical task, the program director removes him from the project, which is a major issue.Q4. Who is affected?In this situation, the person who is majorly affected is the project manager of the company.He lost his job and the project in which he has been working for months. There was no faultYour Name
Early launch/Scenario 3of his in the entire scenario and he had been trying to save the company from risk thecompany might later if any data breach occurs in the software (Tai & Chuang, 2014). Thesecond one to the affected due to the issues is the client who wants an early delivery.Delivery of a project of improper quality will ultimately affect the client as withoutencryption, there is a high chance of data breach. Thirdly, if the software launched early failsto perform appropriately, there is a huge possibility of reputational risk for the company aswell. The company will be ruined as it will be difficult for the company to receive futureprojects if the current project fails.Q5. What are the ethical issues and their implications?The ethical issues and implications associated with the scenario is that the program directorwants the project manager to launch a product prior to the schedule without proper testingbug fixing. The project manager however is firm on following an ethical approach of notreleasing the product without encryption. He does not want the company or the client tosuffer the risks of data breach or software crashes. The second ethical issue is that theprogram director tried to force and bribe the project manager in early launching of thesoftware. Third ethical issue is that the project manager loses his job as h denied to follow anunethical approach of project delivery (Charter & Tischner, 2017).The project manager was right in his demand of not releasing the software prior to theschedule as it will create a huge issue in future. The program director could have listened tothe project manger, which could have saved the company from suffering a huge reputationalrisk in the later stages. It was unethical to sack someone from his position only because hedenied following a shortcut route to project delivery. Q6. What could have been done about it?The issues identified would not have been huge if the program director tried to understand theconcern of the project manager. He should have understood that the project manager’sconcern is for the client and the company as the company should not risk a release withoutencryption just for some higher profits (Crane & Matten, 2016). The project manger on theother hand could have taken his concern to the higher authority as well.Q7. What are the options? In this scenario, there were three options (Scenario 3: Early Launch, 2018) -1. First one being the project manager accepting the program director’s offer 2. Second being the project manager refusing to abide by the program director3. Thirdly the program director listening to his team membersYour Name
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