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Module 1 Discussion: Evidence-Based Decision Making in the Age of Analytics

  Discussion  - Evidence-Based Decision Making in the Age of Analytics

Purpose: This discussion provides you with an opportunity to connect evidence-based management (EBM) principles to your own career development and managerial capabilities. You will reflect on how managers today balance analytics, experience, and organizational context when making decisions.

Instructions:

1. Read & Reflect

· Requirements for EvidenceBased Management Competency in Healthcare: A Scoping Review  (Sanaeifar et al., 2025) Download Requirements for EvidenceBased Management Competency in Healthcare: A Scoping Review (Sanaeifar et al., 2025)

· Evidencebased decisionmaking is a social endeavor  (2024) Download Evidencebased decisionmaking is a social endeavor (2024)

· Data governance… Decision-Making in Operations and Supply Chains  (2024)  Download Data governance… Decision-Making in Operations and Supply Chains (2024) 

2. Post Your Response (by midweek): In your post (approx. 250–350 words):

· What is your key take away from the articles about how managers should approach decision-making in today’s data-rich environment?

· How do you see the principles of  evidence-based management influencing your own career and managerial capabilities?

· Share one example (real or hypothetical) where applying EBM could improve a managerial decision in your field.

3. Respond to Peers (by end of week):

· Reply to at least  two classmates.

· In your replies, highlight one additional insight or application of EBM that you gained from their perspective that you did not mention in your own post.