JOMO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
KIGALI CAMPUS COURSE: Masters of Science in Project Management UNIT: Project Management Information Systems NAME: Peter John Mwangi.

LECTURER: Jubilee Kakwezi

DATE: 14/08/2015

PROJECT TITLE: Creating a database for Registration of Project Management Professionals in Rwanda.
LOCATION: Kigali, Rwanda.
BENEFICIARIES: All Project Managers.
PROJECT DURATION: 13 Months.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In the recent past, there have been increased cases of professional malpractice. There have been increased cases of scandals in the business world. The scandals of WorldCom, Enron, Tyco, Merck, Bristol, Kenya Airways, Haco Industries and many others across the world have shaken the public confidence. A study by an American accounting firm revealed that large American corporations each lost on average $1.3 million from fraud in 2012. Similar studies in the Canada have revealed that white-collar crime may cost the private sector as much as $100 billion (US) each year. These developments have stimulated a growing realization that ethics and business are closely connected to each other. This has led to developing better and more robust understanding of the role of ethics in leadership and corporate culture. The result is that the issue of ethics in organizations is getting lot of attention from public to senior management and government.

NEED FOR ETHICS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
Is ethical conduct especially important in the management of projects? Ethics in project management is important for several reasons. First, projects are often high risk, high reward, high visibility ventures; when the stakes are high, the pressure to is high as well. Second, the long project lifecycle in many