Project Science and Behavioral Project Management

Project Science and Behavioral Project Management

Did you know that many of our project management methods are not based in science, which causes huge inefficiencies in our projects? The way to fix it is adopting a new philosophical approach: Project Science through Neuro and Behavioral Project Management. Project Management is a problem-solving discipline which relies on the brain making reliable decisions. Pilot studies have already started showing promise for using evidencebased methods designed around the brain. The future of project management is designing PM methodologies around the beings that predict and deliver projects: humans. The institute (www.behavioralpm.com) is using neuroscience, behavioral, and cognitive science to do just that. And this isn’t just soft skills; it’s actually ‘designing’ project methodologies and processes around the brain. This emerging discipline is called Behavioral Project Management (BehavioralPM). If you’ve heard of the book Freakonomics or the disciplines of Behavioral Economics or Decision Science, this is similar to those fields. See what the University of Maryland has to say about this emerging field: https://pm.umd. edu/2021/07/07/combining-behavioral-science-withproject-management/.