Ethics and Project Management


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description
Do the right thing but make sure you do it on time, under budget, and within scope, all the while maintaining your professional integrity in a constantly evolving global business environment. How do project managers do it, given that most ethical dilemmas are not black and white and usually require diligent deliberation? This course provides an introduction to how the project management community and the Project Management Institute (PMI®) have established standards of ethics to help members navigate the sometimes murky waters of ethical issues, keeping with the vision of establishing project management as a professional industry.

Target Audience
Existing project managers pursuing certification in recognition of their skills and experience, or others training to become accredited project managers

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.9

Lesson Objectives

Ethics and Project Management

  • recognize key concepts related to business ethics
  • identify examples of ethical dilemmas in project management
  • recognize the benefits of managing ethics in your business
  • identify the purpose of the PMI® Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
  • recognize some of the values described in the PMI® Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
  • distinguish between the values of responsibility and respect
  • distinguish between the values of fairness and honesty
  • match examples of standards to the types of inappropriate behavior they address
  • identify the aims of the PMI ethics complaints review process
  • Course Number:
    apj_12_a01_bs_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate