Making Decisions Dynamically

Course 4 of the Decision-making and Problem-solving for Business Program
What you'll learn
recognize the value of understanding the factors that influence decision making
select descriptions of sound decision-making principles
match decision-making styles to their corresponding descriptions
recognize benefits of skillfully using decision-making techniques
analyze the effectiveness of a PMI analysis used to evaluate a business decision
analyze the effectiveness of an ease-and-effect matrix used to prioritize potential business decisions
analyze the effectiveness of a team using the nominal group technique to make a business decision
identify steps of using a return-on-investment measure to evaluate a business decision
analyze the effectiveness of a devil's advocacy technique used to evaluate a proposed business decision
recognize benefits of effectively discussing potential business decisions with uneasy or competitive parties
identify effective strategies for making compromises and managing trade-offs
apply techniques to conduct a genuine dialogue about a business decision with another party
Requirements
No special requirements or prerequisites
Description
The Making Decisions Dynamically course is the fourth course of the Decision-making and Problem-solving for Business.Business writer Christopher M. Knight took a fatalistic view of decision making when he wrote: "Welcome to Earth. You are doomed to make choices." Why do you think many people would prefer to do 100 or so push-ups rather than make a single business decision?Understanding and mastering the various factors that influence decision making is both valuable and crucial. You're about to focus on the ingredients that comprise skillful decision making. Before you even begin a decision-making effort, know the fundamentals involved in this business activity.No matter how you feel at this time about making business decisions, you have a lot to gain by using the ideas and techniques in this course. To receive the full benefit, however, you have to turn effective decision making into a habit.In this course, you'll discover a wealth of decision-making principles and techniques:the foundational thinking behind wise decision makingdecision-making techniques to use by yourselfdecision-making strategies to employ with othersways to build productive and dynamic relationships with decision-making counterparts.That's it! Now, go ahead and push that "Take this course" button and see you on the inside!
Overview
Section 1: Making Decisions Dynamically
Lecture 1 Course Overview
Lecture 2 Decision Making is Hard Work
Lecture 3 Principles of Sound Decision Making
Lecture 4 Decision-making Styles
Lecture 5 Decision Making in Action
Lecture 6 PMI Analysis
Lecture 7 The Ease-and-Effect Matrix
Lecture 8 The Nominal Group Technique
Lecture 9 Return-on-Investment Measure
Lecture 10 The Devil's Advocacy Technique
Lecture 11 Decision Making with Uneasy Partners
Lecture 12 Compromises and Trade-offs
Lecture 13 Real Dialogue 1
Lecture 14 Real Dialogue 2
Lecture 15 Job Aid - PMI Analysis
Lecture 16 Job Aid - The Devil's Advocacy Technique
Lecture 17 Job Aid - Real Dialogue
Lecture 18 Making Sound Decisions
Lecture 19 Decision-making Styles
Lecture 20 Performing PMI Analyses
Lecture 21 Prioritizing Solutions
Lecture 22 The Nominal Group Technique
Lecture 23 Return-on-Investment Analysis
Lecture 24 Using the Devil's Advocate Technique
Lecture 25 Making Compromises and Trade-offs
Lecture 26 Conducting Real Dialogue
Lecture 27 Learning Aid - Ease-and-Effect Matrix
Lecture 28 Making Decisions Dynamically
Executives, managers, supervisors, team leaders, and other business professionals who want to enhance their ability to solve business problems and make effective personal and organizational decisions
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