While working with the company ITC on a project, we have discovered a issue with one of their modules for the project. Part of our team feels that we need to report the issue to the senior VP. The other side feels that we need to report the issue to the project manager.
B: present this issue to the project manager so that we can fix the module and avoid repercussions for reporting the issue to higher management
D: not report the module bug to the senior VP
A: to fix ITC’s module
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C: Present to VP, solving the issue and preventing further project delay
D': report the module bug to the senior VP
In order to to fix ITC’s module I must present this issue to the project manager so that we can fix the module and avoid repercussions for reporting the issue to higher management and in order to present this issue to the project manager so that we can fix the module and avoid repercussions for reporting the issue to higher management I must not report the module bug to the senior VP. But, in order to to fix ITC’s module I must also Present to VP, solving the issue and preventing further project delay and in order to Present to VP, solving the issue and preventing further project delay I must report the module bug to the senior VP. I can't both not report the module bug to the senior VP and report the module bug to the senior VP.
| Relation | Assumption(s) | Injection(s) |
| D-D' | I must choose to present the issue to the senior VP or the project manager | I could report the action to the project manager. He can then report the issue to the senior VP. |
| B-D | There may be repercussions for reporting that we have failed to solve the issue | If the project manager reports the issue, then we are less likely to face any repercussions. |
| C-D' | other projects will be delayed if this issue is not fixed | By reporting the issue to the project manager, the senior VP will also be informed. |
| A-B | we need to get the module up and running | The project manager may not be needed to get the module up and running |
| A-C | we need to get the module up and running | The project manager may have a better chance at explaining the issue to the senior VP |