Professional Responsibility

•          6th Process area added
–        Insuring Integrity and professionalism
–        Contributing to the project management knowledge base
–        Enhancing individual competence
–        Balancing Stakeholders’ interests
–        Interacting with team and stakeholders in a professional and cooperative manner


•          Could be approx. 30 questions in this area
•          Understand Project Management Professional Code of Conduct
–        Ethics
–        Legal Issues
–        Cultural Sensitivity
–        Managing conflicts of interest
•          Integrity and Professionalism
–        Understand the legal requirements surrounding the practice of projects
–        Know ethical standards that should govern the behavior of project managers
–        Comprehend the values of the community and the various project stakeholders
–        Practice proper judgment in the pursuit of successful project work
–        Compliance with all organizational rules and policies
•          Upon a reasonable and clear factual basis report violations
•          Responsibility to disclose circumstances that could be construed as a conflict of interest or appearance of impropriety
–        Provide accurate and truthful representation to the public
–        Maintain and satisfy the scope and objectives of professional services
–        Maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information
–        Ensure a conflict of interest does not compromise legitimate interests of client/customer or interfere with professional judgment
–        Refrain from accepting gifts, inappropriate payments, compensation for personal gain unless in conformity with applicable laws or customs
•          Contribute to advancing the project management profession
–        Overall understanding of project management principles
–        Understand the community and media surrounding projects
–        Knowledge of research strategies available and proper communication techniques
–        Learn to communicate and transfer knowledge effectively as a coach and mentor and to use available research strategies
–        Respect and recognize intellectual property
•          Enhance Individual Competence
–        Understand the project manager’s strengths and weaknesses and learning style – become aware of instructional processes and tools
–        Know the useful competencies for project managers and possible training
–        Be able to perform self-assessment and competencies development plan
–        Ability to apply lessons learned
•          Balance Stakeholder’s Objectives
–        Understand the various competing stakeholders’ interests and needs
–        Comprehend the conflict resolution techniques useful in handling differing objectives
–        Be able to resolve conflicts in a fair manner
–        Exercise negotiation skills based on proper information
•          Interact with team and stakeholders in a professional and cooperative manner
–        Understand cultural diversity, norms and stakeholders’ communication styles
–        Show flexibility towards diversity, tolerance and self control
–        Becoming empathetic to differences