There is a major bug with my company’s software product and my team leader does not wish to fix it while I believe it is important to fix before shipping the product.
B: Ensure our clients have a quality product
D: Report this bug to the Senior VP to get it fixed
A: Allow my team to function at its fullest capacity
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C: Keep my job and maintain work relationships
D': Deliver the team's project on time
In order to Allow my team to function at its fullest capacity I must Ensure our clients have a quality product and in order to Ensure our clients have a quality product I must Report this bug to the Senior VP to get it fixed. But, in order to Allow my team to function at its fullest capacity I must also Keep my job and maintain work relationships and in order to Keep my job and maintain work relationships I must Deliver the team's project on time. I can't both Report this bug to the Senior VP to get it fixed and Deliver the team's project on time.
| Relation | Assumption(s) | Injection(s) |
| D-D' | Reporting the bug will bring negative repercussions to my team leader | |
| B-D | The bug will cause major service interruptions for the client | The bug would have to be shown to not impact the reputation of SSC |
| C-D' | Team members on delayed projects are often punished | The bug would have to be proven to not be the result of my team's actions |
| A-B | Client satisfaction is integral to the company's success | The company's success is shown not to be affected by the flaws of this product |
| A-C | My team will work more effectively together if we can trust one another | My team is assured that they will not suffer any negative repercussions |