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Decisions

Decisions
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Who is it for?

This course is for managers at all levels who would like to be able to make and communicate better, faster decisions to support the organisation's objectives

Why you should attend

By attending this course you will be able to:

Make good decisions and increase people's willingness to make decisions
Use techniques for generating more ideas and better ideas and select the best option
Link decisions to money e.g. costs and profit

What you will learn

Objectives and causes

Multiple causes, common causes, assumed causes, causal direction
Reliability of information - data versus information
Generation of options
Costing of current and proposed solutions
Can a financial cost be put to everything?

Generation of options

Brainstorming and involvement
Mind maps
Six thinking hats
The Kepner-Tregoe process
Evidence-based decision-making

Selecting between the options

Decision trees with probabilities
Rating charts
Teams make better choices than individuals
How to avoid Risky Shift
Numbers vs. gut feel - which is best?
If close, maybe it doesn't matter? Occams Razor
When none of the options are good enough

Implementation

Who When Where How
Presenting conclusions and communicating decisions
Putting a financial case
Payback periods
Risk assessment
Sensitivity analysis

Do I need to bring anything with me?

Ideally come with one or two current decisions in mind. These might be yours or those of others in your organisation that are currently giving difficulties. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided.