Problem set:
10.6) A multimedia virtual museum system offering virtual experiences of ancient Greece is to be developed for a consortium of European museums. The system should provide users with the facility to view 3-D models of ancient Greece through a standard web browser and should also support an immersive virtual reality experience. What political and organizational difficulties might arise when the system is installed in the museums that make up the consortium?
The fact that the system would be used across multiple countries in Europe brings up several problems. The system would have to comply to several different governmental regulations and standards. Where would the data be hosted? Which country should have the database of the models? Which country should pay to develop the system? Who should be in charge of maintenance? Should the responsibility be divided across multiple countries? Would it make intercommunication more difficult? It would need to support multiple languages. The list could go on...
10.10) You are an engineer involved in the development of a financial system. During installation, you discover that this system will make a significant number of people redundant. The people in the environment deny you access to essential information to complete the system installation. To what extent should you, as a systems engineer, become involved in this situation? Is it your professional responsibility to complete the installation as contracted? Should you simply abandon the work until the procuring organization has sorted out the problem?
I would advise my managers of the situation as needed, but otherwise, stay out of it. Sure, it is my professional responsibility to complete the installation, but if someone is denying me essential information, I obviously cannot continue, and I obviously am not going to escalate things by attempting to force it from them.
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