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  • jad73 replied to the topic Manager Vs Engineering in the forum Intro to Project Management 7 years, 6 months ago

    Managers and engineers play completely different roles in projects, which can cause ethical dilemmas that has no clear answer(s). Managers are mostly concerned with the end results where they must meet certain deadlines, budget and etc. to make a profit for the company. Engineers, on the other hand, are the mind behind these projects where their specialties are tailored to make these projects/devices into reality that will ensure that the device is safe for public use.The engineers will be running all stages of the project up to completion with supervision by the managers to make sure that the project is running on time and will be delivered. Here is where I believe the problem starts; Problems are rarely absent in projects which causes a delay or the need for more funding arises which are two setbacks a manager avoids. With different views in the project, managers and engineers might not be on the same page when it comes to solving such problems. A manager may overlook the engineers’ concerns just to meet deadlines and budget then where does the engineer go to to voice their concerns? Do they whistleblow? or Should they stay quiet and let it pass?