Following mini-case scenarios involve ethical dilemmas associated with project management. How would you respond to each situation, and why? Cape Town Bio-Tech You are responsible for installing the new Double E production line. Your team has collected estimates and used the WBS to generate a project schedule. You have confidence in the schedule and the work your team has done. You report to top management that you believe that the project will take 110 days and be completed by March 5. The news is greeted positively. In fact, the project sponsor confides that orders do not have to be shipped until April 1. You leave the meeting wondering whether you should share this information with the project team or not.

Following mini-case scenarios involve ethical dilemmas associated with project management. How would you respond to each situation, and why? Cape Town Bio-Tech You are responsible for installing the new Double E production line. Your team has collected estimates and used the WBS to generate a project schedule. You have confidence in the schedule and the work your team has done. You report to top management that you believe that the project will take 110 days and be completed by March 5. The news is greeted positively. In fact, the project sponsor confides that orders do not have to be shipped until April 1. You leave the meeting wondering whether you should share this information with the project team or not.

Principles of Management

OER 2019th Edition

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Author:OpenStax

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Chapter17: Organizational Planning And Controlling

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