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1 day course

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Day 1

Analysis Techniques

  • Identifying concerns and issues, causes and effects
  • Devising a decision-making framework
  • Listing considerations, alternatives, weighting

Approach Identification and Modification

  • Understanding the thinking process
  • Conceptual reflective and visual thinking
  • Avoiding the entrapment bias
  • Disciplines in seeking contrary evidence to ensure accurate information-gathering techniques

Day 2

Decision Analysis

  • Agreeing practical objectives
  • Grading options, risks and issues
  • Over-viewing evaluation techniques
  • Swot analysis, decision trees, force field analysis pmi
  • Impact analysis

Problem and Solutions Strategy

  • Cause and effect
  • Process steps
  • Preventative and contingent actions
  • Separating and prioritising issues
  • Evaluating choices and the consequences
  • Hindsight evaluation and benefits analysis

Practical Session

Summary

Objective

This course is intended to provide the delegate with an effective and reliable decision-making framework, and to identify appropriate methods of solving problems in complex environments.

Skills Gained:

  • Effectiveness in identifying problems
  • Analysis and utilisation of thinking styles
  • Knowing how and why to seek disconfirming evidence
  • Appreciating benefits and risks in decision making
  • Pre-empting and preventing problems with a “solutions” strategy

Private Training Courses

We offer private training courses which may be delivered at our training centre or at your premises on dates to suit you and your delegates. Course content can follow the standard course material as listed in the course outline, or can be tailored to your specific requirements at no extra cost.

For a single company private course we normally recommend that any class does not exceed 8 delegates in order to ensure that the learning objectives are met.

Total price per day (ex-Vat)
Number of delegates 1 2 3 4 5 6 Extra Person
At our Reading Training Centre £595 £665 £735 £805 £875 £945 £70
On your premises £595 £665 £735 £805 £875 £945 £70

 

For on-site courses only:

  • Trainer travel and accomodation is charged at cost and we can give you a fixed price quote for this prior to booking.

Course fees are payable in advance and are listed exclusive of VAT.