Week 3 BGT Discussion

Theme #1:  Introduction to the Decision Making Process

This week students are introduced to the decision making process.  Many decision making models have five common elements.  These elements are:  

· Frame the decision statement

· Determine and list objectives

· Create and evaluate alternatives

· Weight and choose best alternative

· Implement and evaluate decisions

This week students will explore the first two steps of the process, part one of developing alternatives and the relationship between objectives and alternatives.

Step 1:  Framing the Decision 

· Beshears, J. and Gino, F. (2015, May).  Leaders as decision architects.  Harvard Business Review.  Retrieved from  https://hbr.org/2015/05/leaders-as-decision-architects

· Framing Bias

· Structured Decision Context

· Structured Decision Making   

· Framing A Decision  

· Root Cause Analysis For Beginners   

· Guidance: The Five Why’s

Theme #2:  Defining the Objectives

Step 2:  Objectives

· Structured Decision Making: Objectives  

· Structured Decision Making: Brainstorming

· Structured Decision Making: Making Objectives

· Structured Decision Making: Separating Means from Ends

· Structured Decision Making: Objective Hierarchies

· Structured Decision Making: Testing Objectives

· Developing Objectives and Attributes

· Goal Setting and Decision Making

Theme #3:  Generating Alternatives/Collecting Data

The relationship between objectives and alternatives is a critical link. Formulating alternatives is about making the alternative accomplish as many of the objectives as possible.

· Generating Alternatives in the Decision Making Process

Theme #4: Stakeholders

· How Do Your Stakeholders Affect Your Decision Making?

· The Role and Influence of Stakeholders in Organizational Decision Making: A Case Study Of The “Off-Shoring” of Australian Jobs