Ethics and Project Management

Calling ethics in project management a "positive negative," i.e., an issue that gets little to no attention until negative consequences arise from lack of ethical behavior, Kliem (City U. of Seattle) insists that ethics must be at the center of professional project management at both the strategic and operational levels. He offers a discussion of how ethics can be incorporated into every stage of the project and the numerous ethical challenges that arise in the project life cycle, while also relating ethics to issues of project governance, law, and globalization. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ralph L. Kliem has more than 25 years of experience with Fortune 500 firms in the financial and aerospace industries. His wide, varied experience in project and program management includes managing compliance and information technology projects and programs.

He is the author of more than 15 books that have been translated in several languages. He has also published more than 200 articles in leading business and information systems publications.

Mr. Kliem is an adjunct faculty member of City University in Seattle and a former member of the Seattle Pacific University faculty. He is an instructor with Bellevue College and Cascadia Community College and a frequent presenter to the Puget Sound chapter of the Project Management Institute and other professional organizations. He also teaches Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and other project management seminars and workshops in the United States and Canada.