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CAPM 14
Chapter 14 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Abusive manner | Treating others with conduct that may result in harm, fear, humiliation, manipulation, or exploitation. For example, berating a project team member because they’ve taken longer than expected to complete a project assignment may be considered humiliation. |
Conflict of interest | A situation where a project manager may have two competing duties of loyalty. For example, purchasing software from a relative may benefit the relative, but it may do harm to the performing organization. |
Duty of loyalty | A project manager’s responsibility to be loyal to another person, organization, or vendor. For example, a project manager has a duty of loyalty to promote the best interests of an employer rather than the best interests of a vendor. |
PMI member | Anyone, whether certified as a project manager or not, who has joined the Project Management Institute. |
Practitioner | A person who is serving in the capacity of a project manager or contributing to the management of a project, portfolio of projects, or program. For example, a program manager is considered to be a project practitioner under this definition. |