Improving the quality of corporate and management decisions (Decision Quality methodology)

Programme goal:

Training managers and specialists in methods of improving the quality of corporate and management decisions based on the Decision Quality (DQ) methodology. The programme aims to build participants' skills in structuring the logic of decisions, evaluating alternatives and analysing uncertainty, which makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of corporate governance and reduce the risk of unsuccessful strategic and operational decisions.

Objectives:

• Master the six requirements for quality decisions (frame, alternatives, information, values, reasoning, commitment to action).
• Learn to apply the tools: decision trees, «Tornado» and range diagrams, scoring models.
• Examine methods of identifying and neutralising mental traps in decision-making.
• Consolidate knowledge through practical cases: strategic decisions, investments, major corporate projects.
• Learn to structure decisions and translate them into concrete actions.

Skills developed:

• Applying the Decision Quality methodology to improve the quality of management decisions.
• Structuring the decision frame and formulating management tasks.
• Generating and evaluating creative alternatives.
• Analysing and using relevant information.
• Applying quantitative methods to justify decisions (Tornado diagram, decision trees, modelling uncertainty).
• Assessing commitment to implementing decisions.
• Using AI and ready-made prompts for analysing and documenting decisions.

Criteria for participation in the programme:

Target audience and the value of participation for each group:

• Top managers and members of the Board of Directors — improving the quality of strategic decisions and investment projects.
• Heads of structural units — integrating DQ approaches into planning and management processes.
• Key employees of units — participating in preparing information, forming alternatives and managing decision risks.
• Risk managers — using DQ methods for quantitative risk assessment in decision-making.
• Internal auditors and corporate governance specialists — applying DQ to analyse the quality of management processes.