- To provide advice to our clients focused solely on the client’s best interests
- To avoid any real or perceived conflicts of interest
- To disclose any and all influences that may affect our recommendations
- To voluntarily withdraw when objectivity or integrity may be compromised
- Integration with long term vision and goals
- To never accept compensation from vendors for recommending products
- To serve our clients with honesty, competence and objectivity at all times
- To place the best interests of our client above all others
- To treat all client information as confidential
- To be forthright with our clients by establishing realistic expectations regarding the claims, estimates, benefits and results of our services
- To ensure that our clients understand the goals, scope, project hour estimates and fees prior to engaging in work
- To accept only those engagements we are qualified by our experience, knowledge and expertise to perform
- To only assign staff with the requisite expertise to fulfill the engagement with the highest levels of quality and expediency
- To only recommend, design and implement practical solutions that fulfill the business needs of our clients
- To charge reasonable fees
- To refrain from inviting an employee of an active or inactive client to consider alternative employment without express, written permission
- To never deceive, misrepresent or intentionally mislead our clients regarding the capabilities, estimates, benefits and results of our services and products
- To be fair and accurate when resolving disputes, problems or issues
- To accept full responsibility for the success or failure of an engagement, whether delivered by ourselves or through one of our partners
- To accept responsibility in making recommendations and decisions consistent with the safety, health and welfare of our clients and the public and to immediately disclose factors that might endanger ourselves, our clients, the public or the environment
- To avoid injuring others, their property, reputation or employment by false, negligent or malicious action
- To voluntarily withdraw when objectivity or integrity may be compromised
- To always perform our services to the best of our abilities and to never stop seeking the root source and solution to a problem or issue
- To properly communicate any and all risks involved with all engagements
- To conduct ourselves in a professional manner at all times
- To treat all persons fairly regardless of race, religion, gender, disability, age or national origin
- To seek, accept and offer honest criticism of technical work, to acknowledge and correct errors and to properly credit the contributions of others
- To maintain a program of self development, keeping abreast of changes and developments in technology, its appropriate application and potential consequences
- To only associate with honest and reputable persons and organizations
- To assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional development and to support them in following this code of ethics
- To stringently administer and respond to any and all potential violations of this Code of Ethics
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