ethics and it project management
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Computer Ethics and IT Project Management
IT Project Management
Project Management
Application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
IT Project Management
IT project management is a sub-discipline of project management in which information technology projects are planned, monitored and controlled
Some ITPM Statistics
Total global spending on technology goods, services, and staff in 2007 was projected to have an 8% increase in 2008.
In the US, unemployment rates in many information technology occupations were among the lowest in the labor force at only 2.3 percent in 2008.
Some ITPM Statistics
In 2007, the total compensation for the average senior project manager in US dollars was $104,776/year in the US, $111,412 in Australia, and $120,364 in the UK. The average total compensation of a program manager was $122,825 in the US, $133,718 in Australia, and $165,489 in the UK. The average total compensation for a Project Management Office (PMO) Director was $134,422 in the US, $125,197 in Australia, and $210,392 in the UK.
Some ITPM Statistics
The number of people earning their Project Management Professional (PMP) certification continues to increase each year.
More than 16 million people regard project management as their profession.
Project
A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result
IT Projects
IT projects involve using hardware, software, and/or networks to create a product, service, or result.
Top Strategic Technologies Green IT Unified Communications Business Process Modeling Virtualization Social Software
Triple Constraint
New Constraints
Project Manager
Person assigned by the organization to achieve the project objectives
Must strive to meet and balance the specific goals and constraints of the project
Must facilitate the entire process to meet the needs and expectations of the people involved in or affected by project activities
Stakeholders
Anyone positively or negatively impacted by the project
people involved in or affected by project activities and include the project sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers, and even opponents of the project.
Knowledge Areas
Scope management Time management Cost management Quality management Human resource management Communication management Risk management Procurement management
Process
Advantages
Better control of financial, physical and human resources
Improved customer relations Shorter development times Lower costs and improved
productivity Higher quality and increased
reliability
Advantages
Higher profit margins Better internal coordination Positive impact on meeting strategic
goals Higher working morale
Ethical issues and dilemmas
Ethics in Project Management
Ethical Issues and Dilemmas Favoritism between subordinates. The company is asking the problem
manager and his/her team to do something unethical.
Use of position to slack off in their work.
Use of position to put the blame to subordinates.
Use of position to acquire sensitive material or work of other teams.
Ethical Issues and Dilemmas Hard choices regarding contracts
between parties. Doing business in a different country
is ambiguous and may contradict practices done at home.
Other people are trying to influence the PM’s behavior toward them.
“Treat every project as if it will end up in court.” – Morley Selver
Guidelines for Ethical Practices
Solutions to Ethical Problems PMs should make sure that their
team members are all equally supported and their opinions heard.
If PM is at fault for an the unsuccessful venture of project completion, he/she must admit this wrong.
PMs should have a strong sense of ethics and lead his/her subordinates by example.
Solutions to Ethical Problems There is no “I” in the team. If a
project is unsuccessful, the most ethical outcome is that the whole team failed.
Before signing a contract, the company should make sure to ask questions and make sure they are willing to cut ties with certain people in the project team to replace them with others given based on the contract.
Solutions to Ethical Problems Distinguish between what is
acceptable and unacceptable when doing business abroad by noting the various laws of both your own country and those in your host country.
Do not be influenced by anyone. Make decisions that give you a clear
conscience. You should be reliable, fair, honest
and ethical.
The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 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.
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.
Be honest in communications and conduct.
Guiding Principles
Are you following rules that are generally understood and accepted for the task taking place? For example, in poker, bluffing is accepted as part of the game.
Are you comfortable publicly discussing and defending your action? Would you be comfortable if your friends were aware of it? Your family? On the front page of a newspaper?
Would you want someone to do it to you? To your family?
What if everyone acted that way? Would the resulting society be desirable?
Are their alternatives that rest on firmer ground?
•http://personal.cityu.edu.hk/~dcivan/303KM/0-619-15984-7_02_op.pdf
•http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/it-project-management.html
•http://www.pmi.org/en/About-Us/Ethics/~/media/PDF/Ethics/ap_pmicodeofethics.ashx
•http://www.brighthubpm.com/project-planning/53025-ethical-issues-in-project-management/
•http://www.helium.com/items/1824060-profession-ethic-value-business-relations-employe-leader-moral-workplace-development
•http://www.pmhut.com/the-project-managers-ethical-dilemma
•http://fearnoproject.com/2010/04/18/the-ethical-project-manager/
•http://projectmanagement.atwork-network.com/2010/10/29/weekly-project-management-news-roundup-the-project-managers-ethical-dilemma-integrity-in-project-management-dealing-with-corruption-and-other-interesting-posts/
•http://www.augsburg.edu/ppages/~schwalbe/C6919_ch01.pdf
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