Questions to Consider
3. Do research on the Web to find out the current status of the lawsuits between WMI and SAP. Write a brief report summarizing your findings?
As details of the lawsuit trickled out, it became apparent that the sales people had used a number of well known ‘industry tricks’ to entice Waste Management into buying what they saw as software unfit for their purpose and at a cost of more than $100 million. In this defense, SAP claimed :
Waste Management didn’t “timely and accurately define its business requirements” nor provide “sufficient, knowledgeable, decision-empowered users and managers” to work on the project.
In April 2010, we settled the lawsuit, receiving a one-time cash payment, and all parties dismissed their claims with prejudice.
So it’s not quite all over but you can be reasonably certain this one has been put to bed. The burning question is how much did SAP fork over? We may never know. SAP did not make an official announcement which would have been required if the amount in question was significant. More important, this is one more piece of SAP’s recent legacy past that it can put to bed in advance of its upcoming annual customer conference which starts May 16th.
Much of SAP’s credibility going forward depends on how good a show co-CEO’s Jim Snabe and Bill McDermott put on, how convincing they are and whether the product roadmap looks sufficiently solid for buyers to continue SAP investments. Taking this problem off the table will be a relief and another example of the company clearing the decks
Discussion Questions
1. How can organizations and vendors change their certification programs to test for skills as well as core knowledge? What issues might this introduce?
The organization create a project management certification that give training to the employee and IT workers to gain the certificate needed for the job they are in. It gives chances to them to show not just the core knowledge but also to know how to use the knowledge.
2. What are the primary arguments against certifications, and how can certifying programs need to change in their programs to overcome these shortcomings?
They argued that testable IT knowledge does not necessarily translate into quality IT work. They said that the IT worker needs to have a good communication skills and they suspected that the workers paid for their certificate. Later, they decided to built a training for them to gain the said certificate and be able to use it in their work.
3. What are the benefits of certifications? How might certification program need to change in the future to better serve the needs of the IT community?
The benefits of this certificates are the employee can easily find a job and they are well recognized as an IT expert through this certificate. This certificate might be use to have a best IT workers and to create a best IT community.
1. What message is sent to
IT workers by the actions of New York Law School and Colleges even if unrelated
job-performance issues justified their actions in firing Gross and Perry?
Be a professional in doing your jobs and do not makes with joke actions.
2. Since the incident, a
number of states have enacted laws that require workers to report immediately
any child pornography found while servicing equipment. Most of the laws state
that worker who reports such a discovery is immune from any criminal, civil or
administrative liability. Failure to report the discovery can result to a fine,
imprisonment or both, do you think such laws will encourage reporting? Why or
why not?
Critics charge that this type of law unfairly
transfers law enforcement duties to individuals who may not be qualified to
handle evidence or determine what constitutes child pornography. Supporters say
reporting mandates for photo labs have proven effective and that similar laws
for IT workers will help combat child pornography on the Internet.
Discussion Questions
1. How to distinguish
between a gift and a bribe? Provide an example of a "gift" that falls
in the gray area between a gift and a bribe.
Bribe is any inducement given
either in appreciation of a past favor or in anticipation of a future one.
Gift is an item given
voluntarily to somebody out of love or compassion, without expecting the
recipient to be in a position to reciprocate the gesture later or in
future.
2. Discuss the following
topic: law does not provide a complete guide to ethical behavior. An activity
can be legal or not ethical.
There are scenarios like
that; for Example Company’s has laws but sometimes do not provide a complete
guide to ethical behavior. And some companies can be legal but no ethical,
because there are legal doings that is against the laws and ethical values, if
a company follows the ethical way and law regarding with ethics it is a formal
and well processed company.
3. What is a professional
malpractice? Can an IT worker ever be sued for professional malpractice? Why or
why not?
Yes, IT worker can be sued
for his or her professional malpractice, because for me professional
malpractice is a failure to exercise an ordinary degree of professional
skills, because for me companies lately chooses a professional IT worker to
work for them and well lead them to the top to be the best companies worldwide.
4. Review the PMI member
code of ethics in appendix E. for each point in the code, provide an example of
a project manager action that would break the code.
5. What must IT
professionals do to ensure that the project they lead meet the clients
expectations and do not lead the charges of fraud, fraudulent
misrepresentation, or breach of contact.
6. Should all IT
professionals be either is licensed or certified? Why or why not?
On my own observation both
licensed or certified are best for an IT professional because it depends on the
skill and also it depends on the professionalism and ethical behavior or the
person if he wants to be a licensed such as a licensed programmer or a way that
he only wants to be a IT Professional only it depends on the persons' knowledge
and skills.
7. What commonalities you
find among the IT professionals codes of ethics discussed in this chapter? What
differences are there? Do you think there are any important issues not
addressed by these codes of ethics?
Discussion Questions
1. This incident
illustrates some of the potential problems for small software developers
working with giant software manufacturers to extend or enhance their products.
Provide two good reasons why small developers should still consider working
closely with large software firms?
To be able to advertise their software and check out
the trends in the software business. So that they can gather information
because large software firms has the connections.
2. What measures could
Limit None have taken to better protect itself from Google's alleged actions?
What measures could Google have taken to protect itself from this lawsuit?
* Limit None, they should
have never give the detailed information of their product. They
should have kept the confidential information to avoid copycats.
* Google, they should have give
Limit None shares on their sales or bought the software itself.
3. Do research on the Web
to find out how this case is proceeding in the courts. Write a short summary of
your findings.
A large company like Google
will not admit any accusations. I believe that is how they operate. To take
advantage of small business firms for their own profits. I think this is a
victory for Google.
Discussion Questions
1. What actions should WMI
have taken to lessen the risk of this project and avoid these problems?
At first while there was no
signing of contract happened yet, WMI should know better SAP if this company
really had an ability to create a mature software. They investigate first to
avoid this problem. Now, that the problem exist they must talked with open mind
for them to understand each other.
2. What sort of losses has
WMI incurred from the delay of this project? How has the lack of success on
this project affected SAP?
They losses enough time to make their work
more faster.. Further more there is really no specific or big loss of WMI.
Where as SAP, they losses so much trust and their company come to an ease that
they are not as good as other. They will also loss their clients and
their jobs.
3. Do research on the Web
to find out the current status of the lawsuits between WMI and SAP. Write a
brief report summarizing your findings?
As details of the lawsuit trickled
out, it became apparent that the sales people had used a number of well known
‘industry tricks’ to entice Waste Management into buying what they saw as
software unfit for their purpose and at a cost of more than $100 million. In
this defense, SAP claimed:
Waste Management didn’t
“timely and accurately define its business requirements” nor provide
“sufficient, knowledgeable, decision-empowered users and managers” to work on
the project. In April 2010, we settled the lawsuit, receiving a one-time cash
payment, and all parties dismissed their claims with prejudice. So it’s not
quite all over but you can be reasonably certain this one has been put to bed.
The burning question is how much did SAP fork over? We may never know. SAP did
not make an official announcement which would have been required if the amount
in question was significant. More important, this is one more piece of SAP’s
recent legacy past that it can put to bed in advance of its upcoming annual
customer conference which starts May 16th. Much of SAP’s credibility going
forward depends on how good a show co-CEO’s Jim Snabe and Bill McDermott put
on, how convincing they are and whether the product roadmap looks sufficiently
solid for buyers to continue SAP investments. Taking this problem off the table
will be a relief and another example of the company clearing the decks
Discussion Questions
1. How can organizations
and vendors change their certification programs to test for skills as well as
core knowledge? What issues might this introduce?
The organization create a
project management certification that give training to the employee and IT
workers to gain the certificate needed for the job they are in. It gives
chances to them to show not just the core knowledge but also to know how to use
the knowledge.
2. What are the primary
arguments against certifications, and how can certifying programs
need to change in their programs to overcome these shortcomings?
They argued that testable
IT knowledge does not necessarily translate into quality IT work. They said
that the IT worker needs to have good communication skills and they suspected
that the workers paid for their certificate. Later, they decided to build training
for them to gain the said certificate and be able to use it in their work.
3. What are the benefits
of certifications? How might certification program need to change in the future
to better serve the needs of the IT community?
The benefits of these
certificates are the employee can easily find a job and they are well
recognized as an IT expert through this certificate. This certificate might be
use to have a best IT workers and to create a best IT community.
Discussion Questions
1. What actions should WMI
have taken to lessen the risk of this project and avoid these problems?
At first while there was no
signing of contract happened yet, WMI should know better SAP if this company
really had an ability to create a mature software. They investigate first to
avoid this problem. Now, that the problem exist they must talked with open mind
for them to understand each other.
2. What sort of losses has
WMI incurred from the delay of this project? How has the lack of success on
this project affected SAP?
They losses enough time to make their work
more faster.. Further more there is really no specific or big loss of WMI.
Where as SAP, they losses so much trust and their company come to an ease that
they are not as good as other. They will also loss their clients and
their jobs.
3. Do research on the Web to find out the current status of the lawsuits between WMI and SAP. Write a brief report summarizing your findings?
As details of the lawsuit trickled out, it became apparent that the sales people had used a number of well known ‘industry tricks’ to entice Waste Management into buying what they saw as software unfit for their purpose and at a cost of more than $100 million. In this defense, SAP claimed :
Waste Management didn’t “timely and accurately define its business requirements” nor provide “sufficient, knowledgeable, decision-empowered users and managers” to work on the project.
In April 2010, we settled the lawsuit, receiving a one-time cash payment, and all parties dismissed their claims with prejudice.
So it’s not quite all over but you can be reasonably certain this one has been put to bed. The burning question is how much did SAP fork over? We may never know. SAP did not make an official announcement which would have been required if the amount in question was significant. More important, this is one more piece of SAP’s recent legacy past that it can put to bed in advance of its upcoming annual customer conference which starts May 16th.
Much of SAP’s credibility going forward depends on how good a show co-CEO’s Jim Snabe and Bill McDermott put on, how convincing they are and whether the product roadmap looks sufficiently solid for buyers to continue SAP investments. Taking this problem off the table will be a relief and another example of the company clearing the decks
Discussion Questions
1. How can organizations and vendors change their certification programs to test for skills as well as core knowledge? What issues might this introduce?
The organization create a project management certification that give training to the employee and IT workers to gain the certificate needed for the job they are in. It gives chances to them to show not just the core knowledge but also to know how to use the knowledge.
2. What are the primary arguments against certifications, and how can certifying programs need to change in their programs to overcome these shortcomings?
They argued that testable IT knowledge does not necessarily translate into quality IT work. They said that the IT worker needs to have a good communication skills and they suspected that the workers paid for their certificate. Later, they decided to built a training for them to gain the said certificate and be able to use it in their work.
3. What are the benefits of certifications? How might certification program need to change in the future to better serve the needs of the IT community?
The benefits of this certificates are the employee can easily find a job and they are well recognized as an IT expert through this certificate. This certificate might be use to have a best IT workers and to create a best IT community.
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