You work for a large consulting firm and were assigned to theGold Star LAN project. Work on the project is nearly completed andyour clients at Gold Star appear to be pleased with yourperformance. During the course of the project, changes in theoriginal scope had to be made to accommodate specific needs ofmanagers at Gold Star. The costs of these changes were documentedas well as overhead and submitted to the centralized accountingdepartment. They processed the information and submitted a changeorder bill for your signature. You are surprised to see the bill is10 percent higher than what you submitted. You contact Jim Messinain the accounting office and ask if a mistake has been made. Hecurtly replies that no mistake was made and that managementadjusted the bill. He recommends that you sign the document. Youtalk to another project manager about this and she tells you offthe record that overcharging clients on change orders is commonpractice in your firm. Would you sign the document? Why? Whynot?
