Certification Summary

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The PMP Code of Professional Conduct and the professional conduct of a project manager accounts for 29 questions on the PMP examination. To answer these questions correctly the PMP candidate should always take the “ethical high road.” The questions concerning ethics, conflict of interest, and personal gain are representative of the types of situations project managers can find themselves in on a regular basis. For the PMP exam—and in daily practice—follow the code of professional conduct and you’ll do fine.

A project manager must follow the laws he is governed by. This means knowing the difference between optional standards and the required regulations. Next, the project manager must follow the policies of the organization he is employed by. This means any if the project manager’s company has a policy against a certain condition—no matter how small or innocent it may seem—the policy must be followed first. Finally, the project manager must avoid conflict of interests and appearances of impropriety.

When a project manager is completing projects in another country the project manager must be respectful of the laws, people, culture, and values of the country the work is taking place in. Project managers must not succumb to ethnocentrism—the act of believing their own culture is better than anyone else’s culture. The project manager must work to understand the culture, traditions, and expectations of the people he is working with in the foreign countries—while still complying with the policies of his organization.



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PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide
PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, Third Edition (Certification Press)
ISBN: 0071626735
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 209

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