4. PMI-isms in Professional and
Social Responsibility
1. You will not get involved with PMI to promote
your own business
2. You have a duty of loyalty to PMI
3. Give equal access for all to submit a proposal
when handling PMI chapter work
4. Don’t allow anyone to cheat on PMP exam
5. No one will copy PMP exam prep materials
6. No telling questions on the PMP exam
7. Promote PMI and PMP exam in your
organization
6. • Ownership of Decision & Actions
• Decisions based on best interest of
company not your own
• Only accept assignments you’re qualified for
• Protect proprietary information
8. • The Appropriate Treatment of People
and Resources
1. Maintain an attitude of mutual cooperation
2. Respect Cultural differences
3. Engage in good faith negotiations
4. Be direct in dealing with conflict
9. Fairness – Being Objective and
Making Impartial Decisions
• Act impartially without bribery
• Do not discriminate against others
• Do not use your position for gain
at others expense
• Disclose conflict of interest
• Apply the rules of the organization
without favoritism
• Do not award contracts based on
personal interest
10. • Understanding the Truth and Taking Action Based on
Truth
1. Try to understand the truth
2. Be truthful in all communications, and create an environment
where others tell the truth
3. Provide accurate information in a timely manner
4. Act in good faith
5. Do not engage in dishonest behavior
11. • Hurts the project
• Hurts the organization
• Hurts the profession
• Hurts your reputation
A project manager who fails to uphold the standards of the profession can have damaging impacts to the project and the organization, as well as to the profession as a whole. If someone with a PMP certification does not act professionally and ethically, it diminishes the credibility of the certification and the practice of project management
Have you agreed to start a project without being sure the end date could be met? Have you given an inaccurate project schedule? Have you started a project without the Project Charter or WBS? Do you have the authority necessary to manage the project?
Assertive – Confidently aggressive or self-assured; confident and direct in claiming one’s rights or putting forward one’s views. Control – to exercise restraint or direction over; to hold in check; curb. Domination or command. Do you have such an attitude? Being assertive and in control as a project manager is required. In every country and every culture!!!
For the exam, maintain a PMI focus
Let’s look at the four categories in PMI’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Now let’s take a more detailed look at some of the points in each category.
What about when it makes you look bad? Put the project’s needs before your own. This can be difficult to apply. Do you make copies of music or a book? Are they violations of copyright law?
International copyright laws give the owner of the copyright the exclusive rights to make copies of the work and to prepare derivative works based on the work. It is illegal to infringe upon these rights – that is, to use the copyrighted work in certain ways without the owner’s permission. For example, without the copyright owner’s permission, no one may copy or reproduce any part of a book, create new material based on or incorporating any part of a book, or sell or distribute copies of a book except in limited instances covered by the Fair Use Doctrine.
Do you provide your resource managers with advance notice? Do you provide a realistic schedule? Do you back your team member’s reputation? Do you look at the world from just your own perspective or culture? You should uncover cultural differences. Do you get people to do what you want or what is right?
What is bribery? Can you receive gifts? Disclose conflict of interest. Do you promote PMI or yourself?
Can I trust you? What are the consequences?
As PMP certification holders, we have a responsibility to uphold the standards of the profession and prove the value project management brings to all who benefit from successful project results.