The Project Management Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is attributed to the Project Management Institute (PMI). It is based on the four values that were identified as the most important by the project management global community: responsibility, respect, fairness, and honesty. This code can be adopted by an individual or an entire profession to establish the expectations for moral conduct. Specific to PMI, it is expected that all members, volunteers, certification holders and applicants comply with the code.
Here is the code in detail:
- Responsibility is our duty to take ownership for the decisions we make or fail to make, the actions we take or fail to take, and the consequences that result.
- Respect is our duty to show a high regard for ourselves, others, and the resources entrusted to us. Resources entrusted to us may include people, money, reputation, the safety of others, and natural or environmental resources.
- Fairness is our duty to make decisions and act impartially and objectively. Our conduct must be free from competing self interest, prejudice, and favoritism.
- Honesty is our duty to understand the truth and act in a truthful manner both in our communications and in our conduct.
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