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Effective Decision Making

 Program Overview

Stripped down to its essentials, projects are about one thing – making decisions that impact time, cost and quality. What does it take to make effective decisions? Project managers and project teams are constantly making decisions, but few examine the process and assess the quality of their decisions. In today's business environment, the impact of a poorly made decision on a project can be costly. On the other hand, a great decision can produce results that will move a project forward. This one-day program focuses on helping participants learn and apply a proven process for making effective decisions through the use of group exercises, real-world examples and a team case study to help participants analyze and improve their decision-making skills. We’ll also discuss some of the hidden traps to avoid when making decisions.

 Learning Objectives

•   Four styles of decision making and when to use them.
•   The important elements of an effective decision making process.
•   How to decide who should decide.
•   How to apply a six-step decision making process.
•   Tools and techniques that facilitate decision making.
•   How to determine the "Return on Decision".
•   How to "sell" your decision to others.
•   How to lead others through a decision making process.
•   Six common decision making traps to avoid.

 This class is worth 7 PDU’s 

 Join us on Friday, April 8, 2016 for this informative event to learn about making better decisions as an individual and as a project team leader.

 The event hours are:

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Morning Break and Afternoon Break

Lunch on your OWN from 11:30 to 1 p.m.

There is a cafeteria at UD and maps to many restaurants in within 1 mile of the River Campus 

 This event will be held at the University of Dayton River Campus (former NCR World headquarters) at 1700 S. Patterson Blvd, which is located across from Carrillon Park.

 Event attendance is limited to first 25 people who register for the class.  The event will NOT be open to walk-ins the day of the event. 

Fees

Chapter members: 

February 1, 2016  – February 12, 2016  $175

Feb 13, 2016 – March 15, 2016  $190

March 16, 2016 – March 31, 2016  $210

Non- Chapter Member:

February 1, 2016  – February 12, 2016  $190

Feb 13, 2016 – March 15, 2016  $205

March 16, 2016 – March 31, 2016  $220

 Facilitator Bob Jewell is President of the Omega Leadership Group LLC, a consulting/training organization he founded in 2000. Bob’s thirty years of hands-on leadership experience ranging from engineering to senior executive responsibilities combined with his facilitation and communication skills creates a dynamic, real-world learning environment. His work has earned the respect of clients such as Toyota, Federal Express, General Electric, Cleveland Clinic, Sherwin-Williams and Ohio National Financial Services as well as participants in the executive education programs at Kent State, Dayton, and Miami Universities. Bob has a degree in Engineering from The Ohio State University and is certified as a Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute. He is also the author of the soon to be published book “Pursuing Project Excellence: Six Ideas to Improve Your Projects”.