Strategic Decision Making

Title:	Strategic Decision Making
Dates:	October 20-21, 2009 or April 15-16, 2010 Registration Deadline: 3 weeks prior to program start date Late Registration (within 3 weeks): Contact Registrar' Office to check space availability.
Duration:	2 day program: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Faculty:	James S. Dyer, Ph.D., Paul Damien, Ph.D.
Cost:	$2450.  Fee includes all program materials, breakfast, breaks, and lunch for each day. Team rates and alumni discounts available. Registration is not complete until payment is received.

"I was impressed with the planning, the facilities and the instruction. I look forward to additional courses!"
Kevin Enders
Dell, Inc.

Description

Uncertainty and complexity make many decisions difficult, especially those involved with R&D projects, new products, and new ventures. This module provides an introduction to decision and risk analysis – the systematic evaluation of decision problems involving uncertainty. Decision and risk analysis provide a framework for analyzing decision problems by breaking them down into more manageable parts and explicitly considering the possible alternatives, the available information, and the relevant preferences of the decision makers. In this module, we will discuss methods for structuring and modeling decision problems, and apply these methods to a variety of problems that involve risk and uncertainty related to the commercialization of new technologies.

Topics

• Identifying and Quantifying Risks Effecting Project Execution
• Defining Alternatives for Project Execution
• Managing Product and Project Risks Through Risk Mitigation

Key Benefits

• Understand the basic tools available for structuring problems involving risk and uncertainty
• Develop the ability to analyze problems related to the commercialization of new technologies

Continuing Education Units

Participants earn 1.4 continuing education units (CEUs) and a Texas Executive Education program certificate.