6.3 Ethics, Compliance, and Professionalism Flashcards
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Definition of professionalism
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Displaying competence, reliability, and respect in all interactions
2
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Definition and features of continuing professional development
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- Requirement for any professional to continually develop their competence
- Understand personal objectives
- Setting goals to expand knowledge, skills, and behaviours
- Personal responsibility
- Identify your own competence gaps and undertaken learning to fill
- CPD Cycle
3
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Stages of CPD Cycle
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- Reflective practitioner (identify skill gaps, reflect on experiences, asking for feedback, structured, formal)
- Planning (how / what to learn)
- Action (actual learning)
- Evaluation (reflection)
4
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Cornerstones of CPD
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- Knowledge
- Skills
- Behaviours
5
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Importance of CPD
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- Demonstrate competence and capability
- Keeps individual performance in line with industry standards
- Keeps stakeholders perception and trust required to lead to effectively
6
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Considerations of CPD
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- Impact of ethics on change
- Keeping within limits of competence and authority
- Professional codes of conduct
- When to seek advice
- Professional bodies (APM)
- Organisational cultures, values, and priorities
- Impact of regulation on project governance
7
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Definition and features of ethics
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- Making morally sound decisions, ensuring transparency and maintaining integrity
- Rules and regulations
- Values
- Code of practice
- Moral priniciples
- Ethical practices
- Rules of conduct
8
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Five dimensions of professional
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- Breadth - APM Body of Knowledge
- Depth - APM Competence Framework
- Achievement - recognised qualifications
- Commitment - CPD to develop knowledge, skills, behaviours
- Accountability - APM Code of Conduct
9
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Types of Accountability
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- Personal
- Reputational
- Legal
10
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Definition and features of compliance
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- Adherence to laws and regulations and mitigating legal risks
- Guidance on internationally recognised best practice
- Organisational governance
- International standards
- Regulations
- Specific instructions which must be followed (directives, acts, laws)
11
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Examples of acts / laws for compliance
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- Health and Safety at Work Act
- PUWER
- CE Markings
- Equality Act
- GDPR
12
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What does compliance have an impact on?
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- Assurance
- Change control
- Integrated planning
- Risk and issue management
- Quality planning
- Requirements capture