This document outlines a code of ethics and professional conduct for project managers. It includes 4 core values: responsibility, respect, fairness, and honesty. For each value, it lists mandatory standards that are firm requirements and aspirational standards that project managers should strive to uphold. The mandatory standards establish rules around issues like reporting unethical conduct, avoiding conflicts of interest and discrimination. The aspirational standards encourage behaviors like keeping promises, treating people with respect, and making decisions transparently and impartially.

1. Code of Ethics
and Professional
Conduct
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2. Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
Code includes 4 values that are core to the ethics and
standard for project manager
1. Responsibility
2. Respect
3. Fairness
4. Honesty

3. Cont.………
– 2 types of standards for behavior
• Mandatory (Firm requirement)
• Aspirational (Strive to uphold)

4. Responsibility
Project manager’s duty to:
 Take ownership for the decisions he
makes or fail to make
 Take ownership of his actions or lack
of actions
 Take ownership of the result of those decisions and actions

5. Responsibility
– Mandatory standards
• Report unethical or illegal conduct
• Pursue disciplinary action
• Uphold policies, regulatory and
legal requirement
– Aspirational standards
• PM’s keep their promises
• Accept assignments that mesh
with his background,
experience, skills and
qualifications
• Protect proprietary and
confidential information

6. Respect
 Respect in project management is aimed towards our respect for the
environment we operate within
 Respect is not only we may deserve as PMs,
but also on respect that others are due through
their work and contributions to our protect

7. Respect
– Mandatory standards
• Negotiate in good faith
• Do not take personal benefits at the
expense of others
• Do not act in an abusive manner
• Respect the property rights of
others
– Aspirational standards
• Learn about the norms and customs
of others
• Avoid behavior that others may find
disrespectful
• Listen to others and seek to
understand their point of view and
opinions
• Do not avoid people who have
conflicts or disagreement with,
approach them and resolve our
differences

8. Fairness
 PM’s duty to make decisions and act impartially and objectively
 PM’s behavior is to be void competing self-interest, prejudice and
favoritism
 Treat people equally

9. Fairness
– Mandatory standards
• Potential conflict of interest
• Favoritism
• Do not discriminate against
others
– Aspirational standards
• Transparency in decision
making
• Take corrective actions when
appropriate
• PMs make opportunities equally
available all qualified
candidates

10. Honesty
 PMs duty to understand the truth
 Being truthful in conversation and actions

11. Honesty
– Mandatory standards
• Do not engage in or support
behavior that is designed to
deceive others
• Do not engage in dishonest
behavior at expense of others or
for personal gain
– Aspirational standards
• Be truthful in communication and
conduct
• Provide accurate and timely
information
• Provide commitments and
promises in good faith
• Create an environment where
others feel safe to tell the truth

12. Thank You
For
Listening