The Emerging Common Professional and
Ethical Responsibilities of Project
Managers and Management Consultants.
PMI Montgomery County MD
Mallory Starr CMC and Mark Haas CMC, FIMC
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
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Prototype Launch
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Reactions to Implementation Often
Occurs in Stages or Phases
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Impact of Stress and Stress Vents
Hydraulic Model of Corporate Functioning
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Corporate
Engagement
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R. Mallory Starr, CMC
Director, Sequoia Presidential Yacht Group LL
and President, US Asian Cultural Academy
1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Ste. 405
Washington, DC 20037
202-333-0011
mstarr703@comcast.net
www.sequoiayacht.com
www.usasianculturalacademy.org
It’s Not What We Know That’s the Problem
It’s What We Know That Just Ain’t So
What Do We Know That’s Not So?
VUCA
Free
Agency
Intangibles
There’s No Return To a Pre-VUCA World
We’ll All be Free Agents Someday
1. Trend toward independence
2. Experts and seasoned workers
3. Self-assembling teams
4. Less misclassification
5. Changing culture
The majority of the US workforce
will be independent by 2020
Intangible Assets Dominate Enterprise Value
So, How Does That Affect Me?
VUCA compromises planning, predictability
Free Agency compromises development
Intangibles compromise control
It Gets Worse!
We are increasingly seen as third party risks
Incompetence
Malfeasance
Ineffective systems
Advisor ethical lapses have big impact
SAIC
Enron
We Can Play Offense as Well as Defense
Defense
Pay more attention
Uphold ethics standards
“Sink to level of training”
Offense
Look ahead
Know your strengths
Actively work with clients
But It Can Get Even Better
Work together as individuals and disciplines:
 Efficiency & control have their limits
 Managing VUCA and ethics are critical
 Build on respective BOKs and common practices
Leave With Four Questions
1. How will these trends affect me/my profession?
2. What third party risks am I unaware of ?
3. How much offense can we play on ethics/risk?
4. How can MC and PM help each other?
We Now Have the Concepts
It’s Up to Us to Decide How to Use Them
Mark Haas CMC, FIMC
President, Research and Organization Management
Gaithersburg, MD
(301) 869-5889
www.rominc.com
mhaas@rominc.com