PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PMI APPROACH (PMP)PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PROJECT MANAGERS

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References: Book: PMP in Depth by P. Sanghera Book: The PMP Exam, How to Pass on Your First Try Project Management Lessons in Undergraduate Study

REFERENCES & SOURCES

Book: PMP in Depth by P. Sanghera Read on 2007

Book: The PMP Exam, How to Pass on Your First Try Read on 2007

Project Management Lessons in Undergraduate Study Articles from the Internet Originally created these notes back on 2007

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROJECT MANAGERS

Simply: Handle any issues

directly, ethically, and legally

Be open and upfront Solve issues quickly, openly, and fairly Be direct to solve an issue rather than

ignoring it

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROJECT MANAGERS

Professional responsibility deals with Responsibilities to the profession Responsibilities to the customers and the public

Responsibilities to the profession Compliance with all organizational rules Advancement of the profession

RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC

Responsibilities to the customers and the public Responsibility to provide accurate and truthful

information/representation to the public Maintain and satisfy the responsibilities of

professional services Maintain and respect the confidentiality and

sensitivity of information Conflict of interest should not affect customers

badly Do not take bribes

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Professional Responsibility can be categorized in five areas such as

Integrity and professionalism Contribute to knowledgebase Improve individual competence Balance stakeholders interest Interact with Team and stakeholders

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AREAS Integrity and professionalism

shortly: Always do the right thing Comply with Laws

Comply with all rules Comply with the rules of the city/state/country where the project is taking

place If the project deals with any other country - it may be needed to comply with

the rules of that country [before that knowing the legal rules of the other country is important]

Policies Comply with organizational policies

Integrity Stick with high moral principles

Professionalism Processes

Maintain and execute the processes required for the project PMI suggests 44 processes Following these processes reduces risk and improves time, cost, efficiency Carry out the processes required accordingly even the customers want a

shortcut way.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Professionalism Respect

show respect to others PMI strongly advocates multiculturalism

and encourages to be respectful to other cultures Maintaining confidentiality of client information is also

important

Contribute to knowledgebase Share the experience with PMI and with other

professionals in the field PMI encourages to teach, publish, write,

disseminate the PMI aspect of Project Management

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Improve individual competence PMI encourages all professionals(PMPs) in this

field to improve themselves and to gain more knowledge continuously

Know your professional weaknesses and try to improve them

Balance Stakeholder Interests Interests of stakeholders may collide Be fair, open, direct, ethical in solving the

conflicts Resolve conflicts in favor of the customer

interest[benefit]

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Interact with Team and stakeholders Communication should be open Cultural differences should be respected Laziness and negligence should not be tolerated

Social-Economic-Environmental-Sustainability If a project makes the society suffer, creates an

environmental problem the project manager should disclose the information

and should try to avoid such situations If needed the project manager should resign the

project