Association for Project Management

MEMBER
CODE OF CONDUCT

Association for Project Management

150 West Wycombe Road
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3AE

Telephone: 01494 440090 Fax: 01494 528937

E Mail: secretariat@apm-uk.demon.co.uk
Web site: http://www.apm.org.uk
 ASSOCIATION FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Association for Project Management (APM) is a professional body which

aims to foster the efficiency of project management and the professional and
ethical standards of its members.

It provides an environment in which project management techniques and

experience can be developed, expressed and shared. It also seeks to improve the
standards of project management theory and practice by providing and
encouraging the training and professional development of its members.

1. What is Project Management ? 2. What is a Project Manager ?

Project management is the management A project manager is the person

of change. It has its own disciplinary responsible for the process and the
principles and practices and is product. A project manager has the
applicable to all industries, businesses technical and personal competence
and professions. It is the discipline of needed to manage a project. These are
managing a number of related activities obtained from a blend of professional
involving integration of resources to training and practical experience and
achieve an objective. The objective encompass the following:
should be defined in terms of
performance or quality, time and cost. Personal Skills - the interpersonal skills
required to organise and lead a project
A project has a beginning and an end team.
and normally passes through a number
of phases. Resources may be introduced Tools and Techniques - The numerate
to a project serially (as in design, skills needed to plan, monitor and
procurement, production/construction control the project.
and commissioning) or in parallel (as in
the integration of labour, machinery/ Business Sector - Knowledge of the
plant and material(s)). It is distinct business sector in which the project
from general management which is manager operates.
usually more directed towards running
and improving a continuing process. Integrative Skills - the ability to integrate
all the foregoing - ie. the art of project
management.
3. Code of Conduct t A Member of the Association shall:

i A member of the Association shall i Accept responsibility for hidher

discharge h i d h e r duties with actions.
integrity.
ii Act honestly and in such a manner
ii A member of the Association shall to ensure that hidher client is not
conduct him/herself in such a way misled.
as to uphold the standing and
reputation of the profession. iii Ensure that hidher professional
skills are kept up to date by
iii A member of the Association in continuing personal professional
discharging hidher responsibilities development and education.
to the profession shall have full
regard to the interest of hidher iv Not give nor accept any gifts,
client, employer, colleagues and payment or inducement of more
the general public. than nominal value to or from
people with a business relationship
iv A member of the Association shall with employers or clients.
not act in any manner which may
directly or indirectly affect the v Declare all matters which could be
professional reputation of another construed as a conflict of interest.
member of the Association.
vi Respect the confidentiality of
v A member of the Association shall his/her clientis information.
not act in any manner which may
reflect adversely on the Act in the best interests of hidher
vii
Association.
clients in all business and
professional matters.

4. Guidance Notes viii Not replace another Project

Manager without a clear written
4.1 Personal Responsibilities instruction from hidher client and
prior notification to the other
The following items are included for Project Manager.
the guidance and advice of practising
Project Managers and are supplementary ix Be realistic in reporting and
explanations to the basic code set out forecasting project progress,
in section 3 above. quality, cost and time.
 4.2 Professional Responsibilities vii Not subcontract any work without
prior consent of hidher client.
A Member of the Association shall:
viii Endeavour to ensure that
i Only accept responsibility for and resources are available when
undertake projects for which required and are properly and
he/she believes himself/herself to efficiently used.
be competent.
ix In appropriate circumstances
ii Not act in a manner that would provide and maintain adequate
injure the professional reputation, professional indemnity, employers
prospects or business of others and and third party liability insurances.
be ethical in all methods of
x Accept that in the event of a
seeking to secure and develop
complaint regarding professional
business.
activities, against any member, this
... Encourage will be investigated by a panel
. ,. ui and assist the
appointed by the Council to
professional development of staff establish if there is a case to
and colleagues. answer. If so the findings of the
panel will be presented to the
iv Before undertaking an assignment, Council for its decision and
ensure the terms of engagement, action.
including the scope of the service,
limits of responsibilities and xi Accept that any member found to
liabilities, terms of remuneration be in breach of this code may be
and provision for termination are disciplined by the Council by
agreed and understood by both means of reprimand or termination
parties. of membership.

v Ensure that all delegated tasks are

Note:
satisfactorily monitored and
controlled. All project managers are expected to
be active members of the Association
vi Take all possible steps to for Project Management and to maintain
anticipate and prevent contractual and improve their knowledge and level
disputes and, when called upon to of competence by regular attendance at
resolve any such disputes, act meetings, seminars and similar project
equitably. management training courses. 6/99