Top Ten Behavioral Biases in Project Management

An Overview

Article Decision Making, PM in Academia 1 December 2021

Project Management Journal

Flyvbjerg, Bent

How to cite this article:

Flyvbjerg, B. (2021). Top Ten Behavioral Biases in Project Management: An Overview. Project Management Journal, 52(6), 531–546. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/87569728211049046
This article identifies the 10 most important behavioral biases for project management.
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