BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent d etails subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://www.spegcs.org/events/2373/\r\n\r \nEvent Title: SPEI: Project Decision-Making\r\nStart Date / Time: Nov 20 , 2013 08:00 AM America/Chicago\r\nLocation: SPEI Houston Training Center\ r\nSpeaker: Howard Duhon\r\nGoogle\r\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=10777+ Westheimer+Rd.,Houston,Texas,77042\r\n\r\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com /weather/monthly/77042\r\n\r\n\r\nREGISTER NOW: http://www.spe.org/traini ng/courses/PDM.php \r\nProject success depends on the effectiveness of all project decisions, not just the few made formally via structured methods. This course applies a variety of insights from diverse fields including p sychology, cognitive science, naturalistic decision making, action science , sense making, mathematics, and communication theory to improve engineeri ng decision-making.\r\nLearnings and insights from the course are used to develop a strategy for improving decision-making and to develop answers to four questions of key importance in project design:\r\n\r\nWhy do so many changes occur late in projects?\r\nWhy do we have so many problems at int erfaces?\r\nWhy do we repeat mistakes from project to project?\r\nWhy do p rojects usually finish late?\r\n\r\nTopics Include:\r\n\r\nCollecting and evaluating data to generate conclusions/beliefs\r\nHow we use preconceived notions to make sense of new data\r\nA structured focus of our values to improve our skill at setting objectives and identifying alternatives\r\nTh e cause of defensiveness\r\nIndividual and organizational learning&mdash\; why the most important lessons are often the most difficult to learn\r\nNa turalistic decision-making\; the study of the impacts of stress and expert ise\r\nDecision theory insights to improve the performance of teams and mi nimize problems at interfaces between teams\r\nThe book, Making Sense and Making Decisions: An Engineer&rsquo\;s Guide to Project Decision Making, a n engineer&rsquo\;s guide to project decision making, authored by the inst ructor is the handout used for this course.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLearning Le vel\r\n\r\n\r\nIntermediate\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCourse Length\r\n\r\n\r \n2 days\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWhy You Should Attend\r\n\r\n\r\nMillions of decis ions are used to execute a complex project. Success depends on the effecti veness of all project decisions not just the few made formally via structu red method. This course is about improving the effectiveness of all projec t decisions, not just the big ones.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWho Should Attend\r \n\r\n\r\nEngineers, operations staff and other technical professionals in volved in project design, execution or operation.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCEUs\ r\n\r\n\r\n1.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) awarded for this 2-Day co urse.\r\n\r\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event deta ils subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS fo r Associations ---\r\n UID:uid2373@spegcs.org SUMMARY:SPEI: Project Decision-Making DTSTART:20131120T140000Z DTEND:20131121T230000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20240329T151255Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 LOCATION:SPEI Houston Training Center X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Project success depends on t he effectiveness of all project decisions, not just the few made formally via structured methods. This course applies a variety of insights from div erse fields including psychology, cognitive science, naturalistic decision making, action science, sense making, mathematics, and communication theo ry to improve engineering decision-making.
Learnings and insights f rom the course are used to develop a strategy for improving decision-makin g and to develop answers to four questions of key importance in project de sign:
Topics Include:
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Millions of decisions are used to execute a complex project. Success depe nds on the effectiveness of all project decisions not just the few made fo rmally via structured method. This course is about improving the effective ness of all project decisions, not just the big ones.
Engineers, operations staff and other technical professionals involved in project de sign, execution or operation.
1.6 CEUs (Continuing Educati on Units) awarded for this 2-Day course.