Assignment 1: IT Project Management Assessment.

Introduction: Before we discuss about the role of project manager or team in a project concerning the ethical project management practice, it is important to understand the concept of project. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

1. Summarizes how the project manager or team exhibited exceptional and ethical project management practices. Ethics, loosely defined, is a set of principles that guide our decision making based on personal values of what is right and wrong. The PMI Board of Directors approved this Code of Ethics and Professional Development in October 2006 which said: i) Be responsible take ownership of decisions including their consequences. This includes knowing and meeting all legal requirements, reporting unethical or illegal conduct to appropriate management, fulfilling commitments and protecting proprietary and confidential information. ii) iii) Be respectful of yourself, listen to others and protect resources entrusted to us. Be fair and transparent in decisions including disclosing conflicts of interest to appropriate stakeholders.

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Be honest in communications and conduct.

The PMI approved a new Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct effective January 1, 2007. These Code includes short chapters addressing vision and applicability, responsibility, respect, fairness, and honestly. Few of the documents are followings: 2.2.1 We make decisions and take actions based on the best interests of society, public safety, and the environment. 2.2.3 5.2.1 5.2.2 we fulfill the commitments that we undertake-we do what we say we will do. We earnestly seek to understand the truth. We are truthful in our communications and in our conduct. Etc.

It is vital for project management practitioners to conduct their work in an ethical manner.

2. Discusses the role of the project manager or team, the organizational setting, the recipients approach to project integration management, and obstacles that had the potential of adversely impacting the triple constraints. Project managers play a key role in helping projects and organization succeed. They must perform various job duties, possess many skills, and continue to develop skills, and continue to develop skills in project management general management, and their application area, such as information technology. Soft skills, especially leadership, are particularly important for project manager. Project manager responsibilities vary from organization to organization. It also carrys some considerably more responsibilities, while others manage portions of a larger project. Project management approach to project integration management in the beginning, there is a Project Manager before the project charter is developed, the project leader or manager must be

appointed and included in its draft. The project charter is the document that authorizes the project, details its resources and outlines the expected outcome. Having the project manager involved early means they can provide valuable insights on the various factors that will be working together. His/her experience can foresee potential shortages in time and resources. For example, if the project is producing a catalog, a knowledgeable project manager would know the turnaround time for each department---from photography to printing. Additionally, he/she would also be able to create a more accurate budget, one that takes into account the normal risks and financial issues that can often arise when producing a catalog.

References Schwalbe, K. (2011). Information technology project management. (6th revised ed.). Boston: Course Technology-Cengage.
Project Management Institute. (2011). PMBOK Guide and standard. Retrieved October 12, 2011, from http://www.pmi.org/PMBOK-Guide-and-Standards/Standards-Overview.aspx