You have been assigned as Project Manager for a power company which is carrying out work

on a sub$-$station, which serves an area with a large hospital. The work is likely to take longer

than the $12$ hours for which the hospital has back$-$up generating capacity. You feel that

there is a strong reason to perform intensive working, including overtime, on the overhaul of

the sub$-$station to protect the hospital from the risk of a power cut. However, there is no

specific financial penalty associated with disrupting power to the hospital.

How are you going to communicate your judgement to your manager? Should you argue for

it in terms of responsibilities to the community; argue that it is in the commercial interests of

the company to protect the hospital; or pass the decision on to a senior manager?