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Decision Quality in Organizations

XSDR120

Delivery Options: Online, At Stanford


Course Description

This course provides an overview of the best practices for making smarter, faster, and more creative long-term decisions. It introduces the cornerstones of making better decisions

  • Decision quality - the framework that defines the requirements of a good decision
  • Dialogue decision process - an efficient, collaborative approach to addressing organizationally and analytically complex issues to reach quality decisions
  • Decision analysis - the concepts and quantitative tools that produce clarity about the best choice in an uncertain and dynamic business environment with diverse value metrics.

Senior decision-makers, decision team leaders, and those who provide information to support strategic decision-making will find this program an excellent introduction to how this approach would benefit their organization, how it works, and the roles that make the process effective.

The course blends presentations, group discussions, and learning by doing. Participants work in teams on a complex decision, and an experienced decision consultant coaches each team.

Sample Course Syllabus

Topics Include

  • Framing a decision appropriately
  • Generating creative alternatives
  • Contributing to model building
  • Quantifying uncertainty using probability
  • Structuring and evaluating decision trees to determine the best alternative
  • Communicating evaluation results
  • Building decision competency into an organization

Degrees and Certificates

Accrediting Associations
Project Management Institute 20.0 Units

Prerequisite(s)


Application

Requires an accepted application.

Applications may be submitted online at anytime.

Recommended

It is recommended that you take the two required courses Decision Quality in Organizations (XSDR120) and Decision Analysis (XSDR122) first as part of the Stanford Strategic Decision and Risk Management Certificate Program.

On-Demand Webinars

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COURSE SECTION

XSDR120 - 008 Online Available Autumn 2009-10

Enroll in this Section

Day Date Time Location
Tue   Aug 26 to Dec 31, 2009 Anytime Online

Required Textbooks: Decision Analysis for the Professional text book will be mailed to you within 10 business days of your enrollment.

Course Access
90 day access to the online course starts upon payment.

Course Materials
Course materials are available for download from the online videos page to allow for printing and review.

Final Exam:
Online participants are asked to complete a final exam at the end of each course to maintain the integrity of the program. A completion certificate will be mailed to participants when they pass the exam.

Course Evaluation:
It is required that participants complete the course evaluation once they have passed the final exam.

Units: 2.0 CEUs

Instructor(s):
Bruce Judd, Jennifer Meyer, Carl Spetzler, Hannah Winter

Tuition Options:
Online Course $950.00 ?

Section Fee(s):
Stanford University Transcript (CEU) $75.00 ?

XSDR120 - 009 Online Available Winter 2009-10

Enroll in this Section

Day Date Time Location
Tue   Jan 01 to Mar 31, 2010 Anytime Online

Required Textbooks: Decision Analysis for the Professional text book will be mailed to you within 10 business days of your enrollment.

Course Access
90 day access to the online course starts upon payment.

Course Materials
Course materials are available for download from the online videos page to allow for printing and review.

Final Exam:
Online participants are asked to complete a final exam at the end of each course to maintain the integrity of the program. A completion certificate will be mailed to participants when they pass the exam.

Course Evaluation:
It is required that participants complete the course evaluation once they have passed the final exam.

Units: 2.0 CEUs

Instructor(s):
Bruce Judd, Carl Spetzler, Hannah Winter, David Wolter

Tuition Options:
Online Course $950.00 ?

Section Fee(s):
Stanford University Transcript (CEU) $75.00 ?

XSDR120 - 010 At Stanford Available Winter 2009-10

Enroll in this Section

Day Date Time Location
Wed   Mar 17 1:30PM to 5:00PM Stanford, Skilling Bldg
Thu   Mar 18 8:00AM to 5:00PM Stanford, Skilling Bldg
Fri   Mar 19 8:00AM to 5:00PM Stanford, Skilling Bldg

Course Materials:
You will be mailed a confirmation kit 1 – 2 weeks before Stanford campus start date. Pre-reading materials, if any, will be included.

Attendance Requirement:
An absence of up to 30 cumulative minutes may be excused by the Program Manager. For any absence greater than this, you will be required to view the online version of the course and pass an exam before the completion certificate is awarded.

Video-taping:
We frequently video-tape courses, and you will be asked to sign a waiver when you check-in for each course providing SCPD permission to use any comments, photos, or video footage of you.

Units: 2.0 CEUs

Instructor(s):
Bruce Judd, Carl Spetzler, Hannah Winter

Tuition Options:
At Stanford Course $2,600.00 ?

Section Fee(s):
Stanford University Transcript (CEU) $75.00 ?

Potential Price Adjustments: Early Registration Discount

XSDR120 - 011 Online Available Spring 2009-10

Enroll in this Section

Day Date Time Location
Tue   Apr 01 to Jun 30, 2010 Anytime Online

Required Textbooks: Decision Analysis for the Professional text book will be mailed to you within 10 business days of your enrollment.

Course Access
90 day access to the online course starts upon payment.

Course Materials
Course materials are available for download from the online videos page to allow for printing and review.

Final Exam:
Online participants are asked to complete a final exam at the end of each course to maintain the integrity of the program. A completion certificate will be mailed to participants when they pass the exam.

Course Evaluation:
It is required that participants complete the course evaluation once they have passed the final exam.

Units: 2.0 CEUs

Instructor(s):
Bruce Judd, Carl Spetzler, Hannah Winter, David Wolter

Tuition Options:
Online Course $950.00 ?

Section Fee(s):
Stanford University Transcript (CEU) $75.00 ?

Potential Price Adjustments: Early Registration Discount

XSDR120 - 012 Online Available Summer 2009-10

Enroll in this Section

Day Date Time Location
Tue   Jul 01 to Aug 31, 2010 Anytime Online

Required Textbooks: Decision Analysis for the Professional text book will be mailed to you within 10 business days of your enrollment.

Course Access
90 day access to the online course starts upon payment.

Course Materials
Course materials are available for download from the online videos page to allow for printing and review.

Final Exam:
Online participants are asked to complete a final exam at the end of each course to maintain the integrity of the program. A completion certificate will be mailed to participants when they pass the exam.

Course Evaluation:
It is required that participants complete the course evaluation once they have passed the final exam.

Units: 2.0 CEUs

Instructor(s):
Bruce Judd, Carl Spetzler, Hannah Winter, David Wolter

Tuition Options:
Online Course $950.00 ?

Section Fee(s):
Stanford University Transcript (CEU) $75.00 ?

Potential Price Adjustments: Early Registration Discount

XSDR120 - 014 Online Available Autumn 2010-11

Enroll in this Section

Day Date Time Location
Tue   Sep 01 to Dec 31, 2010 Anytime Online

Required Textbooks: Decision Analysis for the Professional text book will be mailed to you within 10 business days of your enrollment.

Course Access
90 day access to the online course starts upon payment.

Course Materials
Course materials are available for download from the online videos page to allow for printing and review.

Final Exam:
Online participants are asked to complete a final exam at the end of each course to maintain the integrity of the program. A completion certificate will be mailed to participants when they pass the exam.

Course Evaluation:
It is required that participants complete the course evaluation once they have passed the final exam.

Units: 2.0 CEUs

Instructor(s):
Bruce Judd, Carl Spetzler, Hannah Winter, David Wolter

Tuition Options:
Online Course $950.00 ?

Section Fee(s):
Stanford University Transcript (CEU) $75.00 ?

Potential Price Adjustments: Early Registration Discount

XSDR120 - 013 At Stanford Available Autumn 2010-11

Enroll in this Section

Day Date Time Location
Mon   Sep 13 8:00AM to 5:00PM Stanford, Skilling Bldg, Auditorium
Tue   Sep 14 8:00AM to 5:00PM Stanford, Skilling Bldg, Auditorium
Wed   Sep 15 8:00AM to 12:00PM Stanford, Skilling Bldg, Auditorium

Course Materials:
You will be mailed a confirmation kit 1 – 2 weeks before Stanford campus start date. Pre-reading materials, if any, will be included.

Attendance Requirement:
An absence of up to 30 cumulative minutes may be excused by the Program Manager. For any absence greater than this, you will be required to view the online version of the course and pass an exam before the completion certificate is awarded.

Video-taping:
We frequently video-tape courses, and you will be asked to sign a waiver when you check-in for each course providing SCPD permission to use any comments, photos, or video footage of you.

Units: 2.0 CEUs

Instructor(s):
Bruce Judd, Carl Spetzler, Hannah Winter

Tuition Options:
At Stanford Course $2,600.00 ?

Section Fee(s):
Stanford University Transcript (CEU) $75.00 ?

Potential Price Adjustments: Early Registration Discount