If you suspect ethics concerns within a project, to whom should you report?

• A. Sponsor
• B. Quality Assurance Lead
• C. Project Manager
• D. Customer

Answer: (C)

Ethics issues in a project are governance and risk concerns, so they should be raised through the project’s internal reporting chain, starting with the Project Manager. The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring compliance with policies and standards, investigating concerns, taking corrective actions, and escalating to the sponsor or PMO if needed. This keeps the issue within the project’s formal oversight structure and ensures proper documentation and accountability. The sponsor has high-level oversight but isn’t the usual first contact for day-to-day ethics matters; the Quality Assurance Lead focuses on process quality rather than governance of ethics; the customer lives outside the internal reporting chain, which can complicate resolution and confidentiality. If the PM cannot address the issue, escalation through the appropriate governance channels is the next step.