Homework: Project Management
Read the Ethical Scenario (Task Force on PM Curricula, 2017b) assigned for this week and answer the following questions about the case. Your submission should be written in a professional business format that you could share in an organizational setting (i.e. a white paper: 3 to 5 pages in length).
Task
o What is your assessment of how Anna handled this situation, based on your understanding of best practices in communication and stakeholder management?
o What is your assessment of the ethical issues that Anna faced as a project manager, and her ability to balance her commitment to professional ethics with the needs of her employer?
o What are some of the strategies Anna might have employed to voice her concerns to senior management regarding ethical and legal ramifications?
o Reflect on the role of Volkswagen in the case as an organization - commenting on the corporate culture that allowed these events to take place and the corporation's responsibility to establish and maintain a code of ethical conduct.
o Reflect on the role of project management as a profession in this case, including consideration of the PM standards for disclosure, ethics, and communication that might have mitigated this catastrophe.
o Close with your recommendations for how project managers might use their professional association to maintain ethical principles and standards.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.