Following mini-case scenarios involve ethical dilemmas associated with project management. How would you respond to each situation, and why?  Jack Nietzche You returned from a project staffing meeting in which future project assignments were finalized. Despite your best efforts, you were unable to persuade the director of project management to promote one of your best assistants, Jack Nietzche, to a project manager position. You feel a bit guilty because you dangled the prospect of this promotion to motivate Jack. Jack responded by putting in extra hours to ensure that his segments of the project were completed on time. You wonder how Jack will react to this disappointment. More importantly, you wonder how his reaction might affect your project. You have five days remaining to meet a critical deadline for a very important customer. While it won’t be easy, you believed you would be able to complete the project on time. Now you’re not so sure. Jack is half- way through completing the documentation phase, which is the last critical activity. Jack can be pretty emotional at times, and you are worried that he will blow up once he finds he didn’t get the promotion. As you return to your office, you wonder what you should do. Should you tell Jack that he isn’t going to be promoted? What should you say if he asks about whether the new assignments were made?

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Following mini-case scenarios involve ethical dilemmas associated with project
management. How would you respond to each situation, and why? 

Jack Nietzche
You returned from a project staffing meeting in which future project assignments were finalized. Despite
your best efforts, you were unable to persuade the director of project management to promote one of
your best assistants, Jack Nietzche, to a project manager position. You feel a bit guilty because you
dangled the prospect of this promotion to motivate Jack. Jack responded by putting in extra hours to
ensure that his segments of the project were completed on time. You wonder how Jack will react to this
disappointment. More importantly, you wonder how his reaction might affect your project. You have five
days remaining to meet a critical deadline for a very important customer. While it won’t be easy, you
believed you would be able to complete the project on time. Now you’re not so sure. Jack is half- way
through completing the documentation phase, which is the last critical activity. Jack can be pretty
emotional at times, and you are worried that he will blow up once he finds he didn’t get the promotion. As
you return to your office, you wonder what you should do. Should you tell Jack that he isn’t going to be
promoted? What should you say if he asks about whether the new assignments were made? 

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