Analytic Hierarchy Process
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Services: Education and Training
I. Basic Training and Application
- Overview for decision-making participants, software operators and facilitators
- Basic fundamentals of structured decision making, AHP and ANP concepts, decision-making processes and the Decision Lens methodology
- Introduction to the Decision Lens Suite™ software tools-orientation to the structure, functions, features and aesthetics of the software
- Hands-on application using simulated and real-world decision models
- Suggested uses for basic applications
- Guidance toward structured decision management in your organization
II. Intermediate Training and Application
- Real-world decision management
- Decision Lens Suite software applications
- Various planning methods and operational processes, such as project portfolio management, procurement, balanced scorecard, strategic planning and critical success factors
- Management based on specific group/organizational dynamics
- Interpersonal skills and techniques for working with heavily biased team members or those with personalities and styles that impede consensus and good decision making, and for handling difficult team dynamics and political situations
- Effective decision-making structures
- Application of the Decision Lens Suite software and tools (for operators)
- More in-depth use of sensitivity and scenario analysis
- Importable and exportable data
- Controlled resource optimizations
- Multi-year resource optimizations
- Interdependencies
III. Advanced Techniques
- Advanced real-world decision management
- Meeting and decision-making team facilitation
- Continuous development and ongoing improvement of the decision-making process
- Value Gate™-based decision making
- Decision Management Maturity Model™
- Integration of Decision Lens processes, software tools and methodologies with operational processes and practices that are unique to an organization
- Advanced application of the Decision Lens Suite software and tools (for operators)
- Monte Carlo simulation
- Ideal vs. distributive modes
IV. Train the Trainer
Enabling of organization to use internal resources to sustain and expand best practices and principles of decision management by applying Decision Lens processes, software tools and methodologies
V. Organization-Specific Education and Training Program
Custom decision management education and training program based on an organization's needs
