My team and I are about to launch a new product. Of course, we want to launch an excellent product with as little bugs as possible. My team and I recently discovered a bug in the product that can be taken care of now, but my teammates feel as if we should not report the bug to our supervisor. However, I feel as if we should report the issue to our supervisor. On the other hand, I do not want to overstep my bounds and upset a lot of people in my organization.
B: be blamed for the malfunctions in our customer's business operations, loss of business because of our mistake, and have the blame placed on me for ignoring an issue that should have been addressed.
D: report the bug in our product that could potentially cause major issues after the official launch of the product.
A: make the right decision regarding reporting the bug in our product.
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C: have good relations within the company and potentially lose my job.
D': not report the bug to my supervisor because my teammates feel we should not and I do not want to overstep my authority and upset people.
In order to make the right decision regarding reporting the bug in our product. I must be blamed for the malfunctions in our customer's business operations, loss of business because of our mistake, and have the blame placed on me for ignoring an issue that should have been addressed. and in order to be blamed for the malfunctions in our customer's business operations, loss of business because of our mistake, and have the blame placed on me for ignoring an issue that should have been addressed. I must report the bug in our product that could potentially cause major issues after the official launch of the product.. But, in order to make the right decision regarding reporting the bug in our product. I must also have good relations within the company and potentially lose my job. and in order to have good relations within the company and potentially lose my job. I must not report the bug to my supervisor because my teammates feel we should not and I do not want to overstep my authority and upset people. . I can't both report the bug in our product that could potentially cause major issues after the official launch of the product. and not report the bug to my supervisor because my teammates feel we should not and I do not want to overstep my authority and upset people. .
| Relation | Assumption(s) | Injection(s) |
| D-D' | I can either report the bug or ignore it. I can't do both. | Making a decision is necessary to invalidate the assumption listed above. |
| B-D | I want to keep our business operating as well as our customers satisfied with our product. | My job is more important than reporting a potential issue. |
| C-D' | I do not want to overstep my authority, and my team may know more than I do. | My supervisor would want to know about the bug, even if it causes bad blood within the company. |
| A-B | it is morally wrong to ignore an issue that can cause harm to our customers | the bug might not actually cause any issues and everything could work out just fine |
| A-C | if my boss criticizes my teammates, they will not work in harmony with me. | if my boss does not know about the issue until after it has negatively affected our customers, he will criticize my teammates and myself. |