"Better blow the whistle," says Roy, your friend and project teammate at Final Four Industries. "The project is out of control, and you know it!" "Maybe so," you respond, "But that's not my call I'm not the project manager." What you don't say is that Stephanie, the project manager, feels like her career is on the line and she is reluctant to bring bad news to management at this time. She honestly believes that the project can catch up, and says that a bad report on a major project could result in bad publicity for the firm and frighten potential customers.

 

To be fair, the next management progress report is scheduled in three weeks. It is possible that the team could catch up, but you doubt it. Even though the report isn't due yet, should a significant problem be reported to management as soon as possible? Do you think, ethically speaking, it matters whether Stephanie's job is truly on the line or not? Explain.