Business Solutions, Consulting & Training Services
In the complex landscape of organizational decision-making, having a structured approach is essential for success. How can we navigate complexities to achieve the best possible outcomes? Decision Quality consists of two key elements, Decision Framing & Uncertainty Analysis. Decision framing begins by identifying the core problem or opportunity and gaining clarity around the value measures to be used. Next, viable alternative strategies should be developed and a decision taken based on value measures and an understanding of the tradeoffs. This structured methodology ensures that decisions are approached with clarity, precision, and confidence. By systematically addressing each component, decision framing transforms what is often difficult and clouded by complexity into a manageable pathway, fostering a culture of thoughtful decision-making, ultimately leading to better organizational outcomes.
Together with DecisionFrameworks, we simplify decision-making in large and complex business problems. Our integrated decision support services and software, featuring a robust decision-making framework and advanced decision tree software, are designed to facilitate a tailored implementation of decision quality principles within your organization.
Our Solutions:
Consulting
- Decision Framing & Analysis Consultancy
- Risk & Uncertainty Analysis Consultancy
- Enterprise Business Planning Consultancy
Software
Our practical tools empower you to consistently and efficiently apply Decision Quality principles to your decisions. Designed by practitioners for practitioners, our powerful software provides an intuitive interface to define, frame, evaluate and understand tradeoffs to make decisions.
Bring clarity, ease and efficiency to the decisions you face with DTrio.
DTrio is the premier software package to define your project, create compelling strategies, structure the evaluation, and qualitatively assess your options.
It’s human nature to jump to a solution as soon as we encounter a problem. We forget to pause and ask ourselves, “What is the problem?” Asking the right questions is what decision framing is all about.
Visualize the impact of uncertainty on your decision.
TreeTop is a powerful graphical tornado and decision tree evaluation software that interfaces with Microsoft Excel® and other external modeling tools. It is designed to incorporate uncertainty analysis and provide insight into a wide variety of decisions through a customizable evaluation workflow.
Competing in a knowledge economy.
Our Organizational Wisdom Library, OWL, is a vast, multi-industry database of relevant Decision Quality case studies and files to support teams and leaders. A simple keyword query delivers a list of cases (predefined or your own) to guide a variety of decisions.
Training
Decision Frameworks courses focus on the fundamentals of Decision Quality (DQ) and the application to different decisions in diverse business areas. The training is structured to provide foundational knowledge with more specialized topics available to explore alternative techniques for addressing different types of decisions. This approach allows participants to develop a strong, comprehensive understanding of DQ and gain practical experience in applying it to real-world decisions.
Our training courses are HRDC approved and customized courses can be curated to suit your organization and specific business needs.
Course Design
The collection of Decision Frameworks Decision Quality courses is divided into series by topic. While many of the courses are standalone and provide foundational knowledge, some courses have pre-requisite(s) or equivalent experience. The pre-requisites are noted with an asterisk and detail is provided in the course description.
- 100 (Core) Series: Core courses offer foundational knowledge in Decision Quality, collectively providing a comprehensive overview and addressing diverse topics in the field.
- 200 (Expanded) Series: An extended set of courses to enhance Decision Quality skills and application to more complex framing and evaluation techniques. Some courses have pre-requisites (or equivalent experience) and are detailed in the course descriptions below.
- 300 (Specialty) Series: Specialty courses explore niche topics within the broader Decision Sciences, delving deeper into areas to offer advanced knowledge and specialized skills. Some courses have pre-requisites (or equivalent experience) and are detailed in the course descriptions below.
- 400 (Leadership) Series: Leadership courses provide a sound understanding of Decision Quality and the role of decision makers to effectively guide efficient and informed decisions in the organization.