Assignment:
Section 1:
You have been provided a sample project proposal in the website below titled ‘Taxi Service Project Plan'.
Please read this proposal and answer the following questions
1) If you intend to write scope statement for this project what details would you include in such a statement?
2) Section 7 includes risks associated with the project and preventive action. Comment on what technique/approach authors have used to identify the risks associated with this project?
3) Who are the key stakeholders who will benefit from this project?
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Section 2:
Purpose of the assessment:
As a project manager, your career will be driven by decisions. Some decisions are small and barely noticed while others are more prominent and could have serious ramifications on yourself, you organisation and your stakeholders. Decisions like this will most likely require deep thought as they involve people, resources and the environment. Sometimes these factors are in conflict, creating a dilemma and significant risks where your awareness of Ethical issues in a professional setting will be vital. To guide ethical behaviour and assist with decisions, the Project Management Institute (PMI) has developed a Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and an Ethical Decision-Making Framework.
This part of assessment will require you to use your knowledge of the PMI code of ethics and ethical framework and apply it to a real life case study.
"You are a trainee accountant in your second year of training within a small practice. A more senior trainee has been on sick leave, and you are due to go on study leave. You have been told by your manager that, before you go on leave, you must complete some complicated reconciliation work. The deadline suggested appears unrealistic, given the complexity of the work".
"You feel that you are not sufficiently experienced to complete the work alone. You would need additional supervision to complete it to the required standard, and your manager appears unable to offer the necessary support. If you try to complete the work within the proposed timeframe but fail to meet the expected quality, you could face repercussions on your return from study leave. You feel slightly intimidated by your manager, and also feel pressure to do what you can for the practice in what are challenging times".
Prepared by: DR Karthik Nagarajan Moderated by: DR Sue Zhou November, 2018
Task
Prepare a 1000 words report that conducts ethical analysis of the issues raised in the case study. Please include the following sections in your Report:
1) Executive summary that provides a brief summary of the report and the key findings that emerged from your analysis
2) Introduction that introduces the case study being analysed and how you intend to go about the analysis
3) Ethical analysis of the case: In this section you are expected to apply the PMI values to case study and analyse them. Your analysis should explicitly include the following:
-Overview of the ethical issues
-What would be the consequences for you and other stakeholders if the quality of the work is not up to the standard?
-What are your key duties towards this company?
-What actions could potentially lead to breach of PMI code of ethics?
-What are your recommendations?