As a software engineer, you might often faces challenges pertaining to the application of technical skills. But there are instances when you might find yourself in a situation where your moral views or opinions might differ from those of the people around you resulting in an ethical dilemma. However, to be a successful software engineer, it is your professional responsibility to be honest and restrain form behaving in an unethical way that might cause any disgrace to you organization as well as your profession.
Example of Ethical Dilemma:
Let us assume that I am working for a software company, ABC.Ltd, as a software developer. And my manager informs me today about a group of college students from a remote locality that had created
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Discuss the differences between Barry Boehm’s spiral model and the traditional Waterfall model of software engineering. Research two other models we haven’t discussed in class and list them with a short description of each.
The Waterfall Model
Traditional Waterfall Model Barry Boehm’s Spiral Model
1. It is a plan - driven process. All the process activities are planned and scheduled before starting to work on them. 1. It is a risk – driven software process. It assumes that changes are a result of project risks and includes explicit risk management activities to reduce risks.
2. It is a cascade from one phase to another. 2. It is a spiral mode rather than a sequence of phases with some backtracking from one phase to another
3. The result of each phase is one or more documents that are approved and the next phase doesn’t begin without the completion of the first phase. 3. Each loop in the spiral represents a phase of the software process.
4. This model is not linear; feedback from one phase is fed to another. Documents produced in each phase might have to be modified to reflect the changes made which often requires repeating previous processes. Hence, after a few iterations it is normal to freeze parts of development. 4. This model follows phase-wise linear approach. When the first iteration ends, the software is evaluated by the customer and the feedback is
linear approach but the linear approach demands for appropriate requirements and analysis at the very start of the project, and the A/P system project clearly demanded an iterative approach as described in the case, the fluctuating requirements made it impractical to have been completed in the decided time, also waterfall method leads to increasing cost and time, and thus is not appropriate under the fixed price contract because there are no adjustments for any scope change, so, here because of wrong contract agreement, incorrect methodology, directly constituted to high governance costs for Tegan.
II. Planning Stage - PM meets with VP of Tech to go over spec. The two collaborate to create a Project Plan including a Gant Chart or equivalent to determine team member deadlines (individual initiatives) four launch.
The third phase will be sustainment and process improvement to ensure that the planning process runs at its optimal capability. This phase is critical to ensure that the new process is fully adapted and not reversed into conducting business as we always
This makes the spiral development model extra translucent. Risk management is another of the features included in the model, which means it is extra fascinating to weigh against other models ("Spiral," n.d.). Moreover, any alterations could be made later in the life cycle the project manger can copy these changes whenever necessary. The spiral development method is great for high risk projects were the business needs are improper.
At the same time staff meets with staff where goals and priorities are communicated. The second stage in the cycle relates to preparation where revenue estimates and possible available resources are determined (Florida Finance Officers Association, 2011). Departments equally prepare expenditure requests as well as forecasts. Once that is done, the chief administrator presents a proposed budget that serves as a reflection of the needs and desires of the community to the local governing body to undertake a review. The third stage of the cycle relates to adoption where a review is made by the governing body and recommendations made. Changes then follow, approval is done by the governing body and adoption of the budget takes place. The next step relates to an implementation where revenue collection and incurring expenditures occur according to the budget. Modification or amendment may equally take place in this stage depending on procedures that state laws establish. The last stage of the cycle relates to evaluation where performance measurement and internal reports preparation takes
Discuss the ethical dilemmas PMHNPs sometimes find themselves in and name the opposing ethical principles
The boundless potential of tomorrow's artificial intelligence is plighted by the hurdle of ethical conundrums. While robot weapons allow for countries to extirpate the security threats which produce the daily fear that dictates many lives, the use of these tools has to follow a legal precedent. What is the value of life? Further, what constitutes the characteristics of a target? Although, even after such a ruling the use of said weapons should be discouraged given the implications that such strikes will bring about.
To better illustrate this concept figure 2 depicts the subtasks identified as Milestones. The project management has estimated the time required to complete the 1st phase of the project (Project Preparation) would require 10 days. Completion of the phase is signaled by the development of the Statement Of Works. The project management team could measure the performance of the project resources or team members by comparing the actual time required to complete the Milestone against the estimated time to complete the Milestone.
In the last phase, the verify phase, the team validates the design, implements a pilot to confirm expected results, and verifies that the process output meets the expectations of all stakeholders (Bozarth & Handfield, 2008).
Risk management is an ongoing process that must continue through the life of a project. It includes processes for risk management planning, identification, analysis, monitoring, and control. These processes need to be reviewed throughout the project’s lifecycle as new risks arise throughout the implementation of the project. It is the objective of risk management to decrease the probability and impact of events adverse to the project. On the other hand, any event that could have a positive impact should be exploited.
Feedback Phase. Once an adjustment to the structure and process is implemented, an organization must regulate whether it accomplished the envisioned outcome and, if not, what other variations could be considered. If the outcome is accomplished, the organization could regulate how to yield an even superior outcome or attain it more proficiently and with a reduced cost.
Ethical dilemmas are particularly sensitive issues in the workplace because the well-being of the individuals and the organization as a whole are at stake. Employees must feel as though they are being supported and not punished, and should not feel as though they were being put on display; their dignity should always remain intact. This paper examines how, as a high school principle, I would address the issue of one of the high school teachers becoming addicted to prescription drugs.
In the define phase proposals are formulated, estimated and tested for feasibility. The results will be presented to the senior management in order to receive a "go" for the project which often is in the form of a contract.
There are many ethical dilemmas that an industrial engineer may face throughout their career. One major dilemma would be having to lay someone off because of a change you may have made to a process to make it more efficient. Industrial engineers are always trying to find a more efficient way of doing something, whether it’s in a factory, in an office, or the route of a delivery driver. Sometimes these things aren’t always as simple as they may seem. There are often consequences to these seemingly simple changes. People can and do get laid off because of a change to a process.
This is the phase where the requirements are noted, feedback regarding requirements are obtained from users