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Decision Quality: Make the Right Choice Every Time
SchoolUniversity of Texas at Austin, Texas Executive Education
All dates April 19-20, 2021
LocationTexas Executive Education, Austin, US
You make decisions every day that affect your success. Leveraging an appropriate framework allows you to define the requirements of a quality decision and embrace uncertainty to your advantage. Collaborate in an interactive team environment on a complex decision, applying tools and techniques to a practical situation.
Learn a powerful collaborative Dialogue Decision Process to address complex issues
Frame your decisions to establish a solid foundation for your process
Leverage creative methods and analytic thinking to identify alternatives
Identify decision criteria with a clear line of sight to your corporate values
Utilize sensitivity analysis to identify key risk factors
Overcome motivational and cognitive biases to assess probabilities
Structure and evaluate decision trees to reduce uncertainty
Draw insights from your analysis and communicate results that produce action
Discover what it takes to transform decision-making into a core competency of your organization
Course information from University of Texas at Austin, Texas Executive Education
Eric Bickel
Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Program in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering
PhD, Engineering-Economic Systems, Stanford University, 1999
MS, Engineering-Economic Systems, Stanford University, 1994
BS, Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University, 1992
Dr. Eric Bickel is Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition, Dr. Bickel holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Dr. Bickel's research interests include the theory and practice of decision making under uncertainty and its application to business strategy and public policy. His research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Bloomberg, National Public Radio and in dozens of local and regional media sources.
Dr. Bickel has been a strategy consultant for 20 years, five of which were full time before returning to academia. He has applied the concepts and methods taught in his courses to major strategic decisions in the following industries: oil & gas (upstream, midstream and downstream), electric power, metals and mining, high tech, life sciences, financial services, packaging and chemicals (commodity and specialty). Dr. Bickel is continuously engaged in major projects, advising top executives. This real-world experience is infused throughout the courses that he teaches.
Dr. Bickel is a Director at Strategic Decisions Group, a leading strategy consulting firm. He is also President of the Decision Analysis Society.
Bruce Judd
Partner and Managing Director, Executive Education Practice, Strategic Decisions Group
BS, Science Engineering, Northwestern University, 1968
Dr. Bruce Judd is Partner and Managing Director at Strategic Decisions Group. He helps clients develop internal capabilities to enhance the quality of their decision-making through a combination of on-the-job coaching, professional development and classroom work. In addition, he develops courses and is a lead instructor for the Strategic Decision and Risk Management certificate program.
A consultant and educator in strategic decision-making for more than 40 years, Dr. Judd's consulting engagements have included transforming the decision-making culture in a Fortune 50 company; developing strategies to revitalize telecommunications, medical devices, automotive, office products, and printing and publishing companies; evaluating capital investment decisions in the energy industry; determining foreign compliance with arms-control treaties; and prioritizing scientific research.
Dr. Judd served on the faculty of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University from 2004 to 2010. He has taught for roughly 20 years in MBA programs, including 14 years in Stanford's Graduate School of Business. He is a Fellow in the Society of Decision Professionals and currently serves on the Board of this professional association.
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