PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility Terms

Question 1

Abusive manner

Answer 1

Treating others with conduct that may result in harm, fear, humiliation, manipulation, or exploitation.
For example, berating a project team member because they’ve taken longer than expected to complete a project assignment may be considered humiliation.

Question 2

Conflict of interest

Answer 2

A situation where a project manager may have two competing duties of loyalty.
For example, purchasing software from a relative may benefit the relative, but it may do harm to the performing organization.

Question 3

Duty of loyalty

Answer 3

A project manager’s responsibility to be loyal to another person, organization, or vendor.
For example, a project manager has a duty of loyalty to promote the best interests of an employer rather than the best interests of a vendor.

Question 4

PMI member

Answer 4

Anyone, whether certified as a project manager or not, who has joined the Project Management Institute.

Question 5

Practitioner

Answer 5

A person who is serving in the capacity of a project manager or contributing to the management of a project, portfolio of projects, or program.
For example, a program manager is considered to be a project practitioner under this definition.