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PMI® Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
Presented by Dipo Tepede, PMP, SSBB, MBA
PM tutorEmpowering Excellence
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• Be able to describe the 4 values from the code • Be able to explain aspirational and mandatory
standards for each value • Be able to describe relationship that is Ok/
Not Ok • Be able to know what gifts you can accept
• Be able to answer sample questions with the code in mind
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At the end of this training, our goal is for you to:
Ethics and Professional Conduct
• Find it on the PMI® website
• New code since January 2007
• 6 pages long - Consensus
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PMP® Aspirants
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• As a PMP® Aspirant, you will be required to sign the PMP® Candidate Agreement and Release form.
• Do not abuse the intellectual property of others
• Do not cheat on the PMP exam
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PMP® Values Exercise Responsibility
Show Respect
Employ Honesty
Apply Fairness
• Take ownership of the decisions
• To yourself, others and the resources
• Act impartially and objectively
• In communication and conduct
Culture shock vs. Ethnocentrism
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Culture Shock
• Initial disorientation when you visit another country or culture
Ethnocentrism
• Belief that our own culture is superior to others
Sections of the code
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• Responsibility • Respect • Fairness • Honesty
Each of these values has aspirational and mandatory standards
Responsibility
Responsibility is defined as our duty to take ownership for the decisions we make or fail to make, the actions we take or fail to
take and the consequences that result
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Responsibility - Standards
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Aspirational Mandatory
• Efficient decision-making
• Accept assignments within your capability
• Commitments towards tasks assigned
• Adherence to the policies, rules, regulations and laws
• Report unethical conduct to appropriate management • Violations of code is not accepted
Responsibility - Standards
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Aspirational Mandatory
• Take ownership of the errors
• Protect confidential information
• Code of ethics and accountability
• File ethics complaints when they are substantiated by facts
Responsibility - Behaviour
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OK Not OK
• Accepting stretch assignments and informing stakeholder
• Report unethical conduct
• Disciplinary action against individuals who knowingly make false statements
• Bidding on contracts for which company is not qualified
• Engaging in illegal activities • Abusing intellectual property rights
Respect
Showing a high regard for ourselves, others and the resources entrusted in us
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Respect - Standards
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Aspirational Standard Mandatory Standard
• Adherence to norms and customs of others
• Listen to other’s point of view
• Amicable conflict resolution
• Adhere to professional code of conduct
• Fair negotiation
• No abusive acts toward others • Respect property rights
Respect - Behaviour
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OK Not OK
• Confront those who do not show respect
• Inform yourself about other customs
• Stay professional even if others don’t
• Misusing our position
• Negative undermining remarks • Use abusive language or actions • Acting in bad faith • Gossip
Fairness
Fairness is our duty to make decisions and act impartially and objectively
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Fairness - Standards
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Aspirational Standard Mandatory Standard
• Transparency in decision making
• Practice impartiality and objectivity
• Equal access to information
• Fair availability of opportunities
• Avoid influencing decisions in conflict of interest • Proactive communication • No favoritism or discrimination
Fairness - Behaviour
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OK Not OK
• Recognise and disclose your own conflicts of interest • Be open and transparent • Apply and follow organisational rules • Granting equal opportunities
• Not acting upon potential conflicts of interest • Giving more info to one vendor • Discriminate
• Nepotism
• Accepting bribes
Gifts • A vendor invites you to dinner – Accept? – Decline?
• Accept! – This is normal social behaviour
• Accepting small tokens is OK – Items with company logo – Chocolate
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• What about when the gift gets really expensive,
– Accept/Decline?
• Treat it as a case of conflict of interest – Walk up to your boss and disclose the
situation to him or her
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Expensive Gifts
Honesty
Honesty is our duty to act to understand the truth and act in a truthful manner both in our communications and in our conduct
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Honesty - Standards
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Aspirational Standard Mandatory Standard
• Seek truth
• Truthful in communication and behaviour
• Provide accurate information
• Truthful environment
• Never gain at the expense of others
• Never provide misleading or incomplete info
Honesty - Behaviour
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OK Not OK
• Information used for decision making must be accurate and reliable • Accepting blame
• Provide complete and accurate information
• Misleading stakeholders
• Conceal bad news
• Taking credit for someone else’s work • Burying information
• Lying and half-truths
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Be Truthful
The confidentiality of intellectual property that you have access to, must
be maintained
As a PMP®, you should provide accurate and
truthful information in status reports and press
releases
Code of Ethics
• Look at the Code of Ethics as:
– A Lifestyle
– The ideal approach for all of us to work in
– The context of your professional responsibility as a PMP®
Remember to answer ethical questions based on the code of ethics during the
PMP exam®.
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Case Scenario
• You notify the stakeholders and provide the correct information
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Scenario 1
You are brought unto an ongoing project and you see that project status
information has not been correctly communicated to the stakeholders.
What do you do?
• Remove yourself from the selection process and disclose it to stakeholders
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Scenario 2
What should you do if your best friend owns a company that bids for
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Scenario 3 Your company’s product might
under particular circumstances, lead to serious health issues. The
analysis also shows that the cost of a recall, would be greater than the financial risk of keeping it in the
market. What should you do
• That is OK. • Routine government action often require that
you pay a fee
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Scenario 4
Pay a fee to a foreign government for a routine action, like obtaining a
registration certificate
• No, it isn’t, because that is considered a bribe
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Scenario 5
Is it OK to pay a fee to a government official, to ensure that your application will be approved
and processed in a speedy fashion?
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