CAPM CAPM Ethics & Professional Conduct 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which behavior best demonstrates the PMI value of 'Fairness' on a project?
- Assigning the easiest tasks to your closest colleagues
- Making decisions impartially and without favoritism (Correct answer)
- Giving performance bonuses only to high-visibility team members
- Prioritizing sponsor requests over all other stakeholder needs
Correct answer: Making decisions impartially and without favoritism
Fairness requires making decisions based on objective criteria, free from favoritism or discrimination.
Question 2: A CAPM practitioner takes credit for a team member's idea in a presentation. This violates which PMI ethical value?
- Responsibility
- Efficiency
- Honesty (Correct answer)
- Agility
Correct answer: Honesty
Claiming credit for others' work violates PMI's Honesty value, which requires truthfulness in all professional interactions.
Question 3: When should a CAPM practitioner report another professional for unethical conduct?
- Only after obtaining written evidence
- Whenever there is credible information of a violation of PMI's Code (Correct answer)
- Only when personally harmed by the conduct
- After all internal options have been exhausted over six months
Correct answer: Whenever there is credible information of a violation of PMI's Code
PMI's Responsibility value calls for reporting credible violations of the Code of Ethics to the appropriate authority without requiring personal harm.
Question 4: Which scenario is an example of fulfilling PMI's 'Responsibility' value?
- Completing only the tasks explicitly listed in your job description
- Acknowledging mistakes, correcting them, and learning from them (Correct answer)
- Delegating all risky decisions to the project sponsor
- Prioritizing personal career advancement above project goals
Correct answer: Acknowledging mistakes, correcting them, and learning from them
PMI's Responsibility value includes owning one's actions, acknowledging errors, and taking corrective steps.
Question 5: A vendor offers a project manager a gift worth $200 before a contract award decision. What is the ethical response?
- Accept it since it is below the $500 threshold
- Decline the gift to avoid any appearance of impropriety (Correct answer)
- Accept and disclose it after the contract is awarded
- Ask a team member to accept it instead
Correct answer: Decline the gift to avoid any appearance of impropriety
Accepting gifts from vendors during a procurement decision creates a conflict of interest; PMI's Fairness and Honesty values require declining such offers.
Question 6: How does the PMI Code of Ethics apply to CAPM candidates who are not yet full PMI members?
- It does not apply until they earn the PMP credential
- It applies only during the exam itself
- It applies to all individuals who agree to the PMI policies as part of certification (Correct answer)
- It applies only in a professional work setting, not academic projects
Correct answer: It applies to all individuals who agree to the PMI policies as part of certification
All individuals who apply for and hold PMI certifications, including CAPM, agree to abide by the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
CAPM CAPM Ethics & Professional Conduct 2
Which behavior best demonstrates the PMI value of 'Fairness' on a project?