In this assignment you will draft an investigative plan, using what you have learned in the following modules:$$

Module $5$: Assessing Pitfalls of the Investigation, Choosing an Investigator

Module $6$: Confidentiality; Timing for Commencing an Investigation

Module $7$: Timing, Documents, and Participants in an Investigation

Fact Pattern

Recall:

You are the HR Director for Large Software Manufacturer.$$ You are located at the main office in Dallas, Texas. $$

The main office consists of Sales$/$Marketing$,$ the CEO, CFO, HR$-$Recruiting, Engineering, and a small team of in$-$house counsel.$$

There are $9$ other offices located throughout the US$.$

Large Software Manufacturer creates and augments software that is used by consumers in the insurance industry $($health$,$ automobile, home, and life$).$

There are federal and state regulations that guide that industry along with requirements for reporting certain data.$$

Stakeholders are regulators, investors, and consumers.

Large Software Manufacturer is governed by a Board of Directors.

You have received complaints from two employees through the on$-$line human resource portal.

Both employees have provided their names and contact information.

Key scenario individuals include:$$

Simone Turner, a university student completing an internship with Large Software Manufacturer$$

Kay Parsons, Regional Manager of Large Software Manufacturer in the Iowa Regional Office; supervisor $("$field instructor"$)$ for Simone Turner's internship$$Ben Highline, Compliance Manager, and a licensed attorney, in the Iowa regional office$$Michael Macoliver, Regional Director, to whom Kay Parsons reports.$$

Update and Next Steps: After analyzing the employee complaints and considering the pros and cons, you have decided to proceed with an investigation.$$ Before commencing, you need to develop an investigative plan.$$

Questions

Please draft a $4-5$ page plan that includes the following:$$

Your rationale for commencing this investigation, the timing of your investigation and the elements you are using as a basis for your rationale

Potential pitfalls that you might encounter in this investigation

Who will be part of your investigative team

Characteristics you think are the most important in the investigator$($s$)$

What steps are you going to take in maintaining confidentially about the allegations and those involved?

Where could you conduct interviews?

How are you going to contact individuals to be interviewed?

Additionally, specify the type of information that you are going to collect at the commencement of your investigation.

What are all of the sources of this information and what can this information provide for you?Are there any protections that you will need to preserve with respect to the information that you are using?$$ Explain why or why not.$$NO AI or Plaigiarism