ADAPT · OPEN COHORT · ADVANCED

Judgment Under Pressure

How to make sound decisions when information is incomplete, time is short, and the stakes are real.

AI can process data faster than any manager. What AI cannot do is make judgment calls in ambiguous situations, where values conflict, where data is incomplete, where the right answer depends on context that cannot be encoded. This workshop develops that capability directly. It is INSTAR's most senior open workshop.

WHO IT’S FOR

For leaders whose decisions actually carry weight

  • Senior project managers and program managers who face high-stakes decisions regularly
  • Department heads and team leads in fast-moving or high-uncertainty environments
  • Leaders preparing for PgMP or PfMP who want to develop the judgment those certifications assess
  • Anyone who has ever regretted a decision made too fast - or too slow
PROGRAM STRUCTURE

3 hours. Decision frameworks. Real dilemmas.

01
How Judgment Fails Under Pressure

The cognitive biases that distort judgment under time and stakes pressure. Why experienced managers fail in predictable ways. How to recognize when your judgment is being compromised in real time.

02
Decision Frameworks for Incomplete Information

When to decide fast vs. when to delay - the framework. How to decide with incomplete information without pretending you have more. The role of values in judgment: what happens when data doesn't give you the answer.

03
Live Dilemmas

Three unresolvable dilemmas from real project situations. Group discussion, individual positions, debrief. Your personal decision protocol: how you will approach the next high-stakes decision.

OUTCOMES

What you will get:

  • Recognize the cognitive biases most likely to distort your judgment in project situations
  • Apply a structured approach to decisions made with incomplete information
  • Develop and articulate your personal decision protocol
  • Make faster, more confident decisions without sacrificing quality of judgment
FORMAT & LOGISTICS

The details

Duration
3 hours · 1 session
Format
Online · Live · Ukrainian
Size
Max 10 participants · Discussion-based, small group
Instructor
Alina Piddubna, PfMP, PgMP, PMI-CPMAI, PMI-ACP, PhD
Corporate
Available for leadership teams - contact us
Price
UAH 5,500 · Instalment available
PDUs
3 PDUs (Power Skills + Business Acumen)

Upcoming cohort

No upcoming cohort scheduled
Open date - we are collecting a group.

Reserve your spot and we will contact you with the start date as soon as the cohort is formed.

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INSTRUCTORS

Who leads this program

AP

Alina Piddubna

PfMP, PgMP, PMI-CPMAI, PMI-ACP, PhD

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