Harper Grace is a consulting project manager temporarily assigned to the Axis Nuclear Power project. She is a subject matter expert on water treatment in a nuclear power plant. During the execution phase, she discovers that the water from the reactor is being filtered once, not three times, as stated in the project management plan. Harper Grace checked the risk management plan, and there is nothing in the risk register about “water treatment.” She fears a catastrophic effect on the local drinking water. The steering committee says it is nothing to worry about because they are using special carbon filters—one filtering is enough. What should Harper Grace do?

Honesty, responsibility, respect, and fairness are the four values that drive ethical conduct for the project management profession.