056 Don't buy the bias! Managing bias in project management

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether we realize it or not,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"> we all have bias in the way we think about things. Maybe you have a bias to be overly optimistic in your estimates, or under estimate the impact of risks. Planning fallacy, illusion of control, confirmation bias - the list goes on of different ways bias can mis-shape our perceptions and our decisions</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week’s amazing guest, Jennifer Chandler, brings her depth of experience as a project manager and expertise in organizational leadership to help us understand bias and how to manage it</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">OUR AMAZING GUEST!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week’s guest, Jennifer Chandler, received her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute in 2008, even though she had been managing projects for decades before that.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She managed information technology projects for federal agencies (e.g., the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the U. S. Secret Service; the U. S. Navy; and the U. S. Army), international corporations (e.g., Motorola), and for national not-for-profit professional associations (e.g., the Association of American Medical Colleges).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She has also managed and mentored teams of project managers as well as one-on-one mentoring of project managers.  She has also conducted assessments of other organizations' project management practices and developed curriculum and taught project management in organizations.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>JOIN THE HAPPY HOUR!</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get access to all podcasts, PDU certificates, bonus content, exclusive member Q&A webinars and more from our membership!</span> <a href= "https://pmhappyhour.com/membership"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://pmhappyho