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* 1. You are working for a project-based organization. The organization has a procedure to report minor ethical issues, and the ethics committee reviews them at month’s end. Only major violations are escalated for in-depth scrutiny. This month, a project team member reported a minor violation of PMI’s code of ethics. The project manager, who’s a also a member of PMI, has taken on some of the project‘s activities for which he wasn’t qualified. The project manager was offered an opportunity to receive training, which he refused. When the project manager is called for his comments, he says that this rule comes under “aspirational standards” of PMI’s code of ethics and is not covered under “mandatory standards.” Has he violated the code?

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* 2. Your company took over the management of a project from another company that went out of business. To minimize disruptions related to the transition, your company hired a number of the employees from the other company. One of these employees has delivered a 300-page document a week ahead of schedule. However, while walking past his desk, you notice that his computer is displaying a document with the logo of his former employer. You suspect that some of his work may have been based on documentation that is the property of the other company. What do you do?

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* 3. You have managed a project to write and publish seven books. A team of contributing writers from your client’s organization wrote the books’ content. Six of the seven books are printed and distributed, the seventh was just sent to the printer, and the project closeout work has begun. While walking through the office, you overhear one of the writers mentioning that she made extensive use of an online source of information for the sections she wrote. When you get back to your desk, you do some spot checking of this writer’s work and discover that quite a bit her text was copied word for word from this information source. You are unaware of any existing agreement authorizing the use of this material on your project. What do you do?

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* 4. The management of a retail business unit has just assigned Mario to compare multiple projects and select the best project that will produce the most value for the unit. Although Mario has worked as a project manager for a long time, he has only a limited understanding of project selection methods. What should be the first course of action from Mario in this scenario?

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* 5. You are managing a project with a large multinational staff. Susan, one of the engineers, was originally asked to deliver her part of the work on October 19. Due to a change in the critical path, her deliverable will be needed two days sooner. However, as the new deadline is still two weeks away and she is ahead of schedule, you are confident her delivery will be on time. During a staff meeting, you learn from John, her functional manager, that Susan celebrates a religious holiday on October 17. However, he also tells you that Susan is not particularly religious; if pushed a bit and offered some incentive, she may forego celebrating this holiday and come to work. What should you do?

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