Conflict of interest situations can be commonplace, and have been regarded as one the biggest problems in the field of project management. The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct contains comments on some standards, and the second aspirational Fairness standard includes the comment “the subject of conflicts of interest is one… [Read more…]
February 25, 2010 by tapuniversity
Transparency—the light shines through so that everything is revealed and nothing is hidden. The first aspirational Fairness standard from the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is “4.2.1 We demonstrate transparency in our decision-making process.” In our TAPUniversity Values, which is prominently displayed at our headquarters, our first value is that… [Read more…]
February 24, 2010 by tapuniversity
“Isn’t it enough that I don’t do anything unethical or illegal at work?” In a word—no. An earlier posting described how we are also to make it easier for others to behave ethically (standard 5.2.5 “We strive to create an environment in which others feel safe to tell the truth”). Now we go even beyond… [Read more…]
February 23, 2010 by tapuniversity
In the course of your work, you may deal with proprietary or confidential information. This could be your organization’s information or that of a client or business partner. We are now living in the Information Age and certain knowledge can be extremely valuable. A small bit of knowledge may be all that separates one organization… [Read more…]
February 22, 2010 by tapuniversity
Happy birthday to George Washington! One of the most enduring folklore stories about the first President of the United States is that as a boy he chopped down his father’s cherry tree, and when his father discovered the ruined tree, George said that he could not tell a lie and so confessed his misdeed. “5.2.2… [Read more…]
February 19, 2010 by tapuniversity
Thirty-seven percent of workers have been bullied, 45% of targets suffer stress-related health problems, and 62% of employers ignore the problem (Workplace Bullying Institute survey at Workplace Bullying). The poor psychological treatment of workers is a prevalent and serious problem. The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct contains four mandatory Respect… [Read more…]
February 18, 2010 by tapuniversity
It’s not all about money. An organization could select projects primarily based on financial selection techniques (which indicate the projects with the highest ROI), but there is more that should be considered by those who are responsible. The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct contains six aspirational Responsibility standards, with the… [Read more…]
February 17, 2010 by tapuniversity
“I wish I could, but you need someone better qualified than I for the job.” Sometimes we are asked to do things that we simply are not qualified to do. This could be for many reasons. In my case, sometimes people have misunderstood my background. I am not a clinical psychologist, yet people have asked… [Read more…]
February 16, 2010 by tapuniversity
Responsibility is one of the four major values in the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. There are six aspirational Responsibility standards, with the third one being: “2.2.3 We fulfill the commitments that we undertake – we do what we say we will do.” Although this is categorized as a Responsibility… [Read more…]
February 15, 2010 by tapuniversity
This last week we’ve discussed much on the Honesty section of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct but now we switch attention to the Respect section. The Respect standards are divided into aspirational and mandatory standards. The fourth aspirational Respect standard is: “3.2.4 We conduct ourselves in a professional manner,… [Read more…]
February 12, 2010 by tapuniversity
We’re continuing our discussion on Honesty in Project Management, which is one of the four major values of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Just like the other values of Responsibility, Respect, and Fairness, the Honesty standards are divided into aspirational and mandatory standards. The third out of five aspirational… [Read more…]
February 11, 2010 by tapuniversity
Honesty is one of the four major values of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Like all four values, the honesty standards are divided into aspirational and mandatory standards. The third out of five aspirational honesty standards is “5.2.3 We provide accurate information in a timely manner.” In order to… [Read more…]
February 10, 2010 by tapuniversity
Honesty is one of the four major values of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The honesty standards are divided into aspirational and mandatory standards, and there are five aspirational honesty standards. The first standard is “5.2.1 We earnestly seek to understand the truth.” At first blush, this seems like… [Read more…]
February 9, 2010 by tapuniversity
Responsibility, Respect, Fairness, and Honesty are the four pillars of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Each of these four pillars contains both aspirational and mandatory standards. There are two mandatory standards for honesty in the Code of Ethics. The first statement is: “5.3.1 We do not engage in or… [Read more…]
February 8, 2010 by tapuniversity
As stated in the last posting, even though 9% of the PMP exam is based upon the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct it is often not given enough attention. A question I often hear about the Code of Ethics concerns when it is appropriate to report ethics violations to PMI.… [Read more…]
February 5, 2010 by tapuniversity
As project managers study for their PMP exam, they often read their PMBOK® repeatedly and memorize key aspects of it. However, too often people pay little or no attention to PMI’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct upon which 9% of their exam questions will be based. This is unfortunate as the Code of Ethics… [Read more…]
February 4, 2010 by tapuniversity
One of the most key project management documents is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which is a deliverable-oriented hierarchy of the work to be done on a project. In fact, there is an entire standard from the Project Management Institute devoted to this document (Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures). This standard contains some useful… [Read more…]
February 3, 2010 by tapuniversity
A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which is a deliverable-oriented hierarchy of the work to be done on a project, can be created through several methods. According to the Project Management Institute’s Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures, common methods include: Top-Down, Bottom-Up, WBS Standards, and WBS Templates. The WBS Template method begins with a generic… [Read more…]
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February 26, 2010 by tapuniversity
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