Comments on: BI Ethics http://www.made2mentor.com/2009/12/bi_ethics/ Data Warehousing, Microsoft Business Intelligence, and Other Cool Stuff Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:10:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan Vogan http://www.made2mentor.com/2009/12/bi_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-44232 Alan Vogan Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:20:20 +0000 http://www.made2mentor.com/?p=2401#comment-44232 I answered with 'go to the CFO' but it would actually be a lot easier for me. We actually have an internal auditor responsible for the SOX audit. He's been the controller, the CFO. He knows what kind of shananigans go down and know how to stop it. I answered with ‘go to the CFO’ but it would actually be a lot easier for me. We actually have an internal auditor responsible for the SOX audit. He’s been the controller, the CFO. He knows what kind of shananigans go down and know how to stop it.

]]> By: scott http://www.made2mentor.com/2009/12/bi_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-7265 scott Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:15:10 +0000 http://www.made2mentor.com/?p=2401#comment-7265 I think I would make the report leaving out the data. However I would make a note on the report clearly stating what I left out and why. If there is truely nothing wrong with leaving out the data then the report requester should not have a problem with his boss knowing it was left out. I think I would make the report leaving out the data. However I would make a note on the report clearly stating what I left out and why. If there is truely nothing wrong with leaving out the data then the report requester should not have a problem with his boss knowing it was left out.

]]> By: rk http://www.made2mentor.com/2009/12/bi_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-6586 rk Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:18:47 +0000 http://www.made2mentor.com/?p=2401#comment-6586 I'm curious what justification that either iteration of "Go along..." has behind it. Ask anyone who got porked by Delphi, they'll tell you that notorious slow-pays should be on the radar at all times. If the number for ACME is significant enough to affect the reporting officer's bonus/job, it's something that should be highlighted - not buried - and the absence of their numbers should immediately be noticed by the executive committee, anyway. When that's discovered, whose backside is in the crosshairs... the person who asked for the special filter, or the person who was trusted enough to NOT do such things? And say you go along with it, and everyone is fat & happy for a few weeks... next thing you know, you're getting asked to bury two more slow pays. Then the number balloons to five... to eight... where does it stop? Are you really doing your company a favor by covering up for a lazy salesperson or a squishy A/R person? I’m curious what justification that either iteration of “Go along…” has behind it. Ask anyone who got porked by Delphi, they’ll tell you that notorious slow-pays should be on the radar at all times. If the number for ACME is significant enough to affect the reporting officer’s bonus/job, it’s something that should be highlighted – not buried – and the absence of their numbers should immediately be noticed by the executive committee, anyway. When that’s discovered, whose backside is in the crosshairs… the person who asked for the special filter, or the person who was trusted enough to NOT do such things?

And say you go along with it, and everyone is fat & happy for a few weeks… next thing you know, you’re getting asked to bury two more slow pays. Then the number balloons to five… to eight… where does it stop? Are you really doing your company a favor by covering up for a lazy salesperson or a squishy A/R person?

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]]> By: Jason Griffith http://www.made2mentor.com/2009/12/bi_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-6581 Jason Griffith Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:11 +0000 http://www.made2mentor.com/?p=2401#comment-6581 Hmm, do I like my direct supervisor in this situation? ;) Hmm, do I like my direct supervisor in this situation? ;)

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