BCS Northampton: All Quiet on the Ethical Front: Behaviour and Professionalism in Project Management

Northampton BCS Group

Thursday 10th November 2016 7:00pm

10th November 2016 - All Quiet on the Ethical Front: Behaviour and Professionalism in Project Management

Room NW205 Newton Building, Northampton University

Speaker: Brendan D'Cruz

Alistair Godbold stated in an article entitled Are You an Ethically Mature Project Manager? (APM Blog, July 2014): As our projects become more complicated and complex, and our activities span many countries and cultures through the supply chain or during roll out, the potential for conflict and differences on ethical views increases. The range of stakeholders we deal with is becoming wider; project initiators, investors, policy makers, sponsors, project leaders, members of project teams - all of whom are likely to face a broad range of issues. In many instances the managerial problems we used to face as technical challenges now often have an ethical dimension requiring reflection on individual or communal values. There is also the increasing importance of the long-term reputation of the business to consider which is becoming increasingly important.

This interactive session will explore how the issues of ethics, professionalism and compliance are being dealt with by professional bodies, and what this means for individuals operating at the front when delivering projects, programmes and business solutions. In particular, the session will consider:

* Codes of conduct - do they really mean anything?

* Competence standards - are they appropriate, and how can you evidence them?

* Project corruption - what is it and why does it matter?

* Professional behaviour - what are they, and how can they be enhanced?

* IT-enabled change initiatives - are we doing the right things right?

* A series of ethical dilemmas will be presented to participants during the session, and there may be occasional context and imagery derived from the First World War.

Arrive 7pm for drinks and biscuits, with 7:30pm start

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BCS Event (update): Stakeholder Management: Hard tools and soft skills

Date: Wednesday, 12th December 2012

Title: ‘Stakeholder Management: Hard tools and soft skills’

Time: Evening session with networking opportunities and drinks

- Registration: 19:00

- Presentation: 19:30

- Q and A: 20:45

- End: 21:00

Presenter: Dr Peter Parkes FAPM CITP FBCS (Director, Peak Performance)

Venue: University of Northampton Park Campus , (Room C101), Cottesbrooke Building, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL

Register here:

- Open to both BCS and non-BCS members, no cost.

- Students and young professionals are encouraged to attend

- To enable us to accurately monitor numbers can we ask that you please register for this event here: https://events.bcs.org/book/328/  

Synopsis: 
We want stakeholders to believe their project to be a success. Hence, a good understanding of stakeholder groups and networks is essential, not only to delivery of your project, but also in how it is perceived in terms of success, on delivery and afterwards during benefits realisation. But understanding who your key stakeholders are and what they expect is only half of the story. What is the best way to communicate with them in terms of not only channels but also style and language, and how do you find out? In this interactive talk Peter will describe some of the conventional stakeholder management tools that he has found effective and then go on to discuss some methods for determining communication preferences and developing flexibility in style.

Presenter Profile:

Peter has held project leadership roles in the private sector, public sector, PPPs and Big 4 management consultancies, usually leading technology enabled transformation or recovery of major projects. He has successfully engaged a range of stakeholders including; regulatory bodies, trade unions, government departments, MPs, investors, international JV partners, suppliers, CXOs, Sponsors / SROs, and of course customers and end users. He is an established platform speaker and regular contributor of articles to trade journals. His book, NLP for Project Managers, was published by the BCS in 2011 and he is currently delivering soft skills based training for PMs as a Director of Peak Performance - see www.NLP4PM.com. He is also a director and trustee with the Association for Project Management, being board champion for best practice groups (SIGs).