CAPM CAPM Ethics & Professional Conduct 3

Question 1

A project manager discovers a team member has been padding time estimates to reduce personal workload pressure. This violates which ethical value?

Accepted Answer

Honesty

Answer

Deliberately inflating estimates to reduce personal pressure is a form of deception that violates PMI's Honesty value.

Question 2

Which PMI concept best describes the obligation to act in the best interest of society and the profession, not just one's employer?

Accepted Answer

Professional responsibility

Answer

PMI defines professional responsibility as including obligations to society, the profession, and the environment, beyond employer-only loyalty.

Question 3

During a negotiation, a project manager deliberately withholds information that would favor the other party. This is a violation of:

Accepted Answer

The Honesty value in PMI's Code of Ethics

Answer

Withholding information to gain an unfair advantage in negotiations violates PMI's Honesty value.

Question 4

What is the correct action when a CAPM practitioner is unsure whether a specific action is ethical?

Accepted Answer

Apply the PMI Code of Ethics principles to evaluate the action before proceeding

Answer

PMI's Code of Ethics is designed as a decision-making framework; practitioners should apply its principles whenever facing ethical uncertainty.

Question 5

A CAPM candidate misrepresents their project experience on the PMI certification application. This is best classified as a violation of:

Accepted Answer

PMI's Honesty value and potentially the credential revocation policy

Answer

Misrepresenting credentials on a PMI application violates the Honesty value and can result in credential revocation under PMI's ethics enforcement process.

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CAPM CAPM Ethics & Professional Conduct 3