Lunch with vendors
You distributed your RFP to your list of qualified vendors and with only a few days before the deadline, one of them reaches out to you with some questions. However, you are extremely busy finishing up another project and your time is limited. The vendor offers to take you out to a lunch meeting to discuss their concerns on the RFP since you will have to eat at some point anyway. What is the best thing for you to do in this situation?
A. Accept since this really the best way to work them into your busy schedule
B. Accept but offer to pay for your own meal
C. Decline and propose another time for the meeting that is not during lunch
D. Ask your manager what your company policy is on outside meetings with vendors
Answer: C. Decline and propose another time for the meeting that is not during lunch
Having lunch with a potential vendor is a conflict of interest. There are no exceptions to this.
False information on the PMP® application
George, one of your co-workers, is applying to take the PMP® exam. When you ask him about the process, he tells you that although he does not have enough experience to qualify, he is simply increasing his actual project hours to fill any gaps. You know this is wrong and the best thing for you to do is:
A. Tell his manager that he is being unethical
B. Confront him and recommend that he apply for the CAPM® exam instead
C. Notify PMI® directly
D. Do nothing
Answer: C. Notify PMI® directly
Although confronting him or telling his manager seem appropriate, the best thing for you to do is to contact PMI®. As a general rule, the safest bet is to report unethical behavior directly to the governing body, and in this case, it happens to be PMI®.
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