Learn to Frame Strategic Choices and Generate Alternatives
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. Learn how to frame strategic choices, generate alternatives, develop credible forecasts, quantify uncertainty and judge the quality of a decision at the time it is made.
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DECISION CRITERIA
Analysis to Drive Results
Collaboration Tools
Individual Attendees
Team/Group Registration
On Demand Format Information
The details below are applicable only to the on-demand version of this course.
Dates
The on-demand version of this course is self-paced and takes place online. You may register and begin the class at any time, and you will have 60 days to complete the class.
Time Commitment
You should expect to dedicate 18 to 22 hours to watch videos and complete assignments. At the end of each module, you will take a short quiz to assess your learning.
Exam
After completing all modules in this course, there is a final exam. To pass the course and earn credit, it’s required that you score 70% or above. You may take the final exam multiple times.
Course Requirements
Course Credit
Participants earn 1.4 CEUs and/or 14 CPEs for this course, as well as a certificate of completion.
Our classes are also available for university credit. Please contact us for more information.
Digital Badge
We offer digital badges for select courses, which enable you to verify your skills and achievements. When you complete this course, you will earn a digital badge that you can showcase on your LinkedIn profile.
Society of Decision Professionals Certification
As part of our collaboration with the Society of Decision Professionals (SDP), graduates of this course, Decision Quality: Make the Right Choice Every Time, are automatically certified as Associate Decision Professionals, and recognized under SDP’s international accreditation program. This collaboration provides professionals with a solid foundation in structured decision-making, access to a global community of experts, and a one-year introductory membership to SDP.
In partnership with Strategic Decisions Group
These certificate courses combine The University of Texas at Austin’s academic and research depth with the decision and risk management expertise and track record of Strategic Decisions Group (SDG). Strategic Decisions Group is a global consulting firm with expertise in strategic decision making, risk management, and shareholder value creation. SDG’s collaborative approach helps clients find innovative strategies for today while helping them build decision competency for the future.
Decision and Risk Analysis
Human Biases in Decision Making: Avoiding the Traps
Understand the ways in which your mind, personality, and social structures can degrade your decision-making.
Leading Strategic Decision Making
Achieve success by effectively diagnosing a decision situation, designing a clear approach, facilitating communication, and presenting compelling rationale to key stakeholders.
Modeling and Analytics for Strategic Insight
Create models that answer executives’ questions, produce compelling analyses, and ultimately gain commitment.
Multi-Party Decision Making: From Conflict to Resolution
Assemble concepts, tools, and skills for applying the DQ Framework in multi-party situations.
Scenarios and Forecasting: Planning for Uncertainty
Improve strategic decision-making with enhanced forecasting methods and by leveraging scenarios to foster insight.
