It is now time to review a case study that focuses on ethical behavior.
Access the Open APM’s ethics case study resource provided below to read a scenario concerning ethics in projects.
Can you pinpoint a few instances of professional conduct highlighted in this scenario? Reflect on the skills employed to integrate ethical considerations into the decisions made by the individuals involved. Can you recognize them?
Share your responses in the discussion section below.
After posting your comment, proceed to the next step, where you will find some potential answers provided by APM for these questions.
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Acting ethically is essential for project managers to build trust, promote fairness, and enhance their professional reputation. By establishing clear ethics guidelines, leading by example, and encouraging open communication, project managers can ensure ethical behavior and avoid the consequences of unethical behavior
Issues of professional conduct identified are:
Lack of integrity
Lack of attention to details
Lack of proper communication
Lack of teamwork
Lack of excellence and professionalism
Decision made to restore ethics include:
Critical thinking
Problem solving skills
Research
Openess and transparency
Teamwork and collaboration
Integrity and honesty
Some of the issues of professional conduct identified includes;
1Lack of teamwork
2 Lack of excellence and professionalism
3 Lack of integrity
While the decision made to restore Ethics are;
1 Critical thinking
2 Teamwork and collaboration
3 Openness and transparency
4 Further Research
Issues of professional conduct identified includes;
* Lack of teamwork
* Lack of excellence and professionalism
* Lack of integrity
Skills used to restore Ethics are;
* Critical thinking
* Openness and transparency
* Teamwork and collaboration
* Research
* Integrity and honesty
* Problem solving skills
* Proactive communication.
William was not a good team member, John and Karen acted like a team by brainstorming and looking for solutions.
In the professional conduct they lacked
1.Team work
2.communication
3.The lacked attention to details
Personally I would say they should follow the following steps in other to come out with a good result. They are ;
critical thinking, team work and communication etc.
Issues of professional conduct
1. Lack of attention to detail
2. Lack team work
Steps taken
1. Teamwork
2. Brainstorming
3. Proper research
From my point of view and everything I have been learning so far on project manager,John lack one of the principles of a project manager which is to carry the team along.
From the scenarios John was able to humble himself and admit his mistake which paid off for the team to come up with a way to tackle the issues and find solutions as everyone is now on the same page.
There was lack of integrity from William when he carried out the engagement program without the knowledge of John. He also assumed that the report would please John even though John didn’t play any part in the planning or decision making.
There was lack of communication from Karen because she was afraid to seem like she was criticizing John and was also worried about her probation period.
In the end, they demonstrated critical thinking and collaboration to come up with a solution for the next stage of the project.
In the case stud, I can pinpoint the following values: Determination, achievement of goals, Team work.
John was so determined on getting the work done in as much as his report wasn’t that good enough.
karen display the value of team work knowing John’s personality but she couldn’t back down because of the long term goal and company’s reputation, she surmone courage to identify the mistakes in the the report and suggest the possible way out. This also shows great interest in the project they were up to.
William also shows passion in his specialty by trying to engage with the stakeholders which is very important and the first step to take before starting a project.