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The document discusses stress, health and safety, and ethical concerns for project managers. It outlines common causes of stress like unrealistic timelines and lack of resources. It emphasizes the importance of clearly defining health and safety responsibilities and having an adequate safety budget. Finally, it discusses key ethical issues such as accountability, conflicts of interest, workplace culture, and health and safety concerns, and the project manager's role in addressing them.

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Software Project Management Unit-5 - 4 PDF

The document discusses stress, health and safety, and ethical concerns for project managers. It outlines common causes of stress like unrealistic timelines and lack of resources. It emphasizes the importance of clearly defining health and safety responsibilities and having an adequate safety budget. Finally, it discusses key ethical issues such as accountability, conflicts of interest, workplace culture, and health and safety concerns, and the project manager's role in addressing them.

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Software Project Management (KOE-068)

UNIT-5 (Lecture-4)
Stress, Health and Safety, Ethical and Professional concerns

Stress
Stress is nothing but a condition where people get excited emotionally or in other words ” a
disturbed mental state” affecting their well-being.
The causal agents may be physiological which can be medically treated or emotional which we
are more worried about as emotionally unstable individuals cannot think properly which again
leads to physical distress.
Project Manager (PM) is no doubt one of the most stressful jobs out there as the PM is directly
responsible and accountable for the success or failure of a project. Some PMs believe that they
can handle and cope with the high level of stress but there are some who are ignoring or refusing
to recognize that they are under stress. The experience of stress is not only impacting cognitive
and behavioral performance, it can also have a negative impact on your personal health,
wellbeing, and family life.
Causes of Stress :

1. Unrealistic timeline
2. Working in a matrix system which PM does not have the full control of the resources
3. Lack of resources – human and/or equipment
4. Proliferation of virtual teams and cross cultural influences
5. Inter-group conflict in organization
6. Project environment

Health and Safety

Health and safety issues that relate to the conduct of a project is considered here
Responsibility for safety must be clearly defined at all levels. Top management must be
committed to the safety policy
The delegation of responsibility for safety must be clear
Those to whom responsibilities are delegated must understand the responsibilities and
agree to them
Job description should include definitions of duties related to safety

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Software Project Management (KOE-068)

Deployment of a safety officer and the support of experts in particular technical areas
Consultation on safety
An adequate budgeting for safety costs

Ethical and Professional concerns


Ethics relates to the moral obligation to respect the rights and interests of others – goes beyond
strictly legal responsibilities
Three groups of responsibilities:

Responsibilities that everyone has


Responsibilities that people in organizations have
Responsibilities relating to your profession or calling
Ethical Issues in Project Management (& How to Deal with Them)
Accountability
When things go wrong, it's human nature to try to avoid the consequences and place the
blame somewhere else.
Conflicts of Interest
As a project manager, you should make sure that all parties involved in a project
understand your company’s standards for bidding and vendor selection, and that the
definition of a conflict of interest is clear to everyone.
Workplace Culture
Project managers should be very familiar with their company’s code of conduct and
should ensure that all employees, contractors and business partners understand what is
expected of them.
Health and Safety Concerns
On large enterprise projects, the stakes are high, and so is the pressure to get the job done.
Unfortunately, this pressure sometimes leads stakeholders to ignore or even conceal
issues that might jeopardize the health and safety of project team members or the public.

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