Our updated Code applies to all PMI members, certification holders, applicants, and volunteers. It promotes consistent, responsible decision-making and makes it easier to apply ethical principles in real-world situations.
To mark Global Ethics Day, we’re celebrating with a curation of ProjectManagement.com content that speaks to the heart of ethical project management, created by our community and members of PMI’s Ethics Advisory Team.
Acting as a project sponsor in a municipal environment means carrying not only technical and managerial risk, but reputational risk. Ethics is not optional in that role; it is central. And the lessons learned apply to all of us.
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The Agile Enterprise: From Good Intentions to Good Governance – Ethics in Volunteer Leadership” explores how agile ways of working can strengthen ethical behavior and governance in organizations that rely on volunteers. Agile Enterprises value adaptability, transparency, and collaboration, but these strengths only translate into real benefits when guided by ethical principles and clear accountability.
The Agile Enterprise: Measuring Agile Value through Lean Six Sigma and the Code of Ethics” introduces a practical framework for ethical, data-driven value assessment in Agile organizations. It integrates three perspectives—Agile, Lean Six Sigma, and the PMI Code of Ethics—around a unified goal: measuring what truly matters in delivery.
Undoubtedly, AI is transforming project management. Research, including Gartner’s prediction that 80% of PM tasks will be AI-driven by 2030. Some organizations are already talking about AI as a replacement for project managers.
This webinar is an analysis of the Manifesto for Enterprise Agility from the perspective of PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
We all tackle ethical dilemmas. Wrong decisions can break careers. Which are the key challenges faced? What are some likely solutions? Where can we find effective tools? Who can apply these and why? Dry, theoretical discussions don't help. Join us for lively, light conversations to learn, share and grow!
Are companies encouraging the right behaviors? Ethical ways of working should be the norm, but that isn’t always the case. And sometimes, organizations don’t want to know that.
Ethical conflicts are inevitable in any project. Addressing them head-on can transform challenges into opportunities for growth. Here we explore common ethical conflicts—and what PMs can do to face them with integrity.
When decisions move from human loops to machine-learning models, the feedback loop breaks. That’s the quiet risk of AI delegation. Not that machines will decide badly—but that humans will forget how to decide at all.
Through the development of an AI tool, this practitioner shares a reflection-driven, experience-backed guide for project managers looking to lead AI initiatives with clarity, ethics, and executional rigor.
As AI technologies become increasingly integrated into project management practices, organizations must develop a robust ethical framework. It requires aligning AI use with organizational values, regulatory obligations, and standards of fairness.
Project managers are expected to deliver miracles, which they often do fast and under budget. AI can help with that, but it can also push you into ethically uncomfortable territory if you’re not paying attention.
Ethical choices diminish risk, advance positive results, increase trust, determine long term success and build reputations. But there is a glitch in our decision system—self-interest. Thankfully, PMI provides a glitch code to help us navigate ethically sticky situations.
What steps are you taking to future-proof your career and your projects? Let's dive into seven bold, unconventional trends redefining project management. These will equip PMs for a future shaped by innovation, complexity and opportunity.
It is crucial to prioritize ethics and compliance with regulations when implementing AI applications. Several key activities and actions can be added to project plans to ensure that AI projects adhere to ethical standards and regulations.
The ethical perspective of artificial intelligence and how to ensure it follows human ethical norms is becoming increasingly important. To address this complex question, we first need to understand our current challenges with AI.
When layoffs occur, leaders need to look out for the wellbeing of the people who remain — the “survivors” who might be expected to be grateful but are probably equally stressed and upset. Here are five ways to help them process the turmoil and refocus on the work at hand.
The rapid growth and interest in artificial intelligence by organizations worldwide has created legal headaches for companies on how AI should be used, especially in project management practices. Is a Project Officer for Ethical AI the solution?
As companies increasingly develop and adopt AI technologies to gain competitive advantage, the need to assure absolute trustworthiness in their products and services becomes paramount. What actions are organizations taking to make ethical artificial intelligence a reality?
Organizations make all the right noises about trying to build ethics into their solutions, but for most companies and industries, let’s be honest—it’s an afterthought. And because of that, it’s also not a primary concern for project managers and teams, and that should be a concern.
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