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Prioritization’s Toughest Challenge: Human Nature

How our inherent biases work against strategic prioritization and what you can do about it.

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Human Nature Bias is the Biggest Obstacle Facing Strategic Prioritization

It’s hard to argue against the power of prioritization. If you really need to get something done, you focus your efforts and resources on that objective. Focus produces results.

Yet few organizations prioritize well. Why? Strategic prioritization requires comparing apples to oranges and making decisions with imperfect data. It requires you to set aside your own pet projects for the benefit of the whole. And there are human nature biases that actually work against prioritization.

Research shows organizations that invest in strategic prioritization deliver 40 percent more value. To tap the power of prioritization, download the complete white paper for:

  • Traditional approaches to prioritization and why they may not work
  • The often-overlooked forces of human nature that lead to prioritization struggles and failures
  • Solutions that include advanced approaches and ways to overcome the human nature elements that make prioritization so challenging

Authors:
Greg Kain, Managing Director – Healthcare
Tanya Roberts, Senior Director, Project and Portfolio Management Services
Scott Grzesiak, Executive Vice President of Strategic Growth
Integrated Project Management Company, Inc.

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