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    Dr Anna Michalska

    Associate Professor (Teaching Focused)

    Lecture 5: Project
    Ethics and Governance
    Learning outcomes

    Understand the importance of social responsibility


    in the context of project management
    Discuss ethics as part of the Project Manager’s role

    Consider the Project Management ‘code of conduct’

    Understand the role of project governance


    in relation to managing projects
    Social Responsibility
    Socially-oriented projects

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8unx8-pZxg

    The Eden Project is more than just


    botanical garden, says its creator.
    It is a place where people are encouraged
    to think differently. Tim Smit now hopes
    to use his inspirational vision to effect wider
    social and environmental change.
    Ethics as part of the Project Manager role

    Project Managers face ethical dilemmas


    • …when there are two or more options, but
    neither of them are the best ethical or moral
    decision

    • Imagine that whatever decisions you make


    were going to make the national news.
    Would you be comfortable?
    “ What is ethics?

    “Set of recognised
    standards of conducts
    and behaviour within
    the profession”.
    (APM, 2012)
    Legal issues vs ethical issues

    Bribery is illegal, but…

    • Low balling
    • Bid rigging
    • Compromising health and safety
    • Withholding important information
    • Exaggerating state of the project

    … are unethical
    The relationship between ethics and the law

    Ethics

    “Grey
    area”

    Law

    (Crane and Matten 2004)


    Code of Conduct
    APM / PMI Code of Ethical Behaviour

    Covers:
    • Honesty
    • Confidentiality
    • Accepting responsibility
    • Not accepting gifts / bribes
    • Upholding the value and mission of the profession
    • Working transparently
    • Accurate reporting
    What next?

    We know how we should act as project


    managers, but what measures should be
    built into the project to encourage
    transparency and clear decision making?
    The role of project governance
    “The process of project decision making and the framework,
    models or structures that are established to enable this. It is
    recognised as a critical success factor for the delivery of projects.”
    Garland (2009)

    “The function of governance is to ensure that an organisation or


    partnership fulfils it’s overall purpose, achieves it’s intended
    outcomes for citizens and service users, and operates in an
    effective, efficient and ethical manner.”
    OPM (2004)
    Project Governance: Origin

    • The word governance derives from the Greek verb


    kubernaein [kubernáo] (meaning to steer)

    Kubernates

    Steersman of a Trireme
    Three roles of a steersman

    1. Set Direction
    2. Make Decisions
    3. Oversight

    (Adapted from Clayton 2018)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoro7iML1DA
    What's wrong with this structure?

    (Garland 2009)
    PRINCE2 team
    structure
    Project assurance
    • Aims to ensure a project is delivering what is expected by providing
    an independent assessment of how the project is progressing
    • Reports to the project board
    • Can be as extensive as the project itself, particularly where safety is a
    concern, or the project is publically funded
    (Maylor and Turner, 2022)
    Can the Project Manager conduct
    the Project Assurance role?
    Four principles of effective governance

    • Ensure a single point of accountability for the success of the project


    • Ensure project governance is service delivery focussed (customer-led)
    • Ensure separation of stakeholder management and project decision
    making activities
    • Ensure separation of project governance and organisational governance

    (Garland 2009)
    SADBET

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9z9pIhDYNY
    SADBET

    • The project needs to be strategically aligned with the goals of the organisation
    • Accountability needs to be defined for governance.
    • Disclosure of information about the project must be open and honest
    • Business case must be in place and align with the corporate strategy
    for every project
    • Evaluation of project by external peer groups is a required to ensure
    it remains in control
    • Termination of projects that do not have a viable business case must be done.
    Golden
    thread of
    delegated
    authority

    Essential elements
    of good project
    governance
    Alignment to
    Decision
    Reporting organisational
    (Murray 2009) objectives
    gates

    Independent
    assurance
    Gateway reviews

    • Peer experts outside


    the project

    • Gate or end of stage


    assessment
    Governing project life cycle

    (Garland 2009)
    Learning outcomes - checklist

    Understand the importance of social responsibility


    in the context of project management
    Discuss ethics as part of the Project Manager’s role

    Consider the Project Management ‘code of conduct’

    Understand the role of project governance


    in relation to managing projects
    References and further reading
    • Andersen, E. (2008) Rethinking Project Management. An organisational perspective. Gosport,
    Prentice Hall

    • Garland, R. (2009) A Practical Guide to Effective Project Decision Making. London: Kogan Page

    • Maylor, H. and Turner, N. (2022) Project Management 5th ed., Harlow: Pearson

    • Murray, A. (2011) PRINCE2 & Governance. Available https://www.educore.com.tr/wp-


    content/uploads/2014/08/PRINCE2_and_Governance_White_Paper_Nov2011.pdf

    • Office of Government Commerce (2009) Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2: 2009
    Edition. Norwich: TSO

    • OPM (2005) The Independent Commission on Good Governance in Public Services. Available
    http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/good-governance-standard-public-services
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