by barrager | Jan 31, 2020 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering
It is beginning to feel like the excitement about Big Data is peaking. Thanks to the digitial transformation we are now able to collect enormous amounts of raw information (data) about people and how they spend their time on line. This information is vitally important...
by barrager | Sep 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Many of my colleagues in the decision analysis (DA) community tend to focus on tools much more than process. I shared my concerns about this in an invited presentation for DA leaders in 2014. See below Framing, mutual learning, and design thinking are critical to...
by barrager | Mar 24, 2019 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering, Uncategorized
A decision engineer has mastered the following: decision theory, the decision analysis process, system dynamics (modeling), applied probability, and design These are the skills needed to make decisions involving complexity, dynamics, and uncertainty. For example,...
by barrager | Feb 20, 2019 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering
Strategic decision making is a team sport. The team approach benefits are well known. There is nothing as rewarding as working with a motivated, talented team that knows what it is doing, why it is doing it, and how it is going to measure success. There is nothing as...
by barrager | Jul 3, 2018 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering
Vince Barabba has had a long and illustrious career collecting information and serving it up to important decision makers. He is the rare person who can develop a theory, jump into the real world and test it, and then back off and reflect on what worked and what did...
by barrager | Jun 17, 2018 | Decision Coaching, decision engineering
It is Monday morning. Your boss steps in to your cubicle and sits down. She has just returned from a weekend planning retreat with the CEO and the heads of the other business units. Your business unit is lagging and there is a rumor that Apple is about to make a move...
by barrager | May 25, 2018 | Decision Coaching, decision engineering
This book, ASK, INSPIRE, SOLVE is an invaluable resource for leaders, decision coaches, change agents, team facilitators, consultants, and anyone else seeking to ask questions that inspire insight and engage thinking. The book’s subtitle is, “The Science...
by barrager | Jan 29, 2018 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering
A decision engineer is an engineer who helps people make better decisions.The roots of decision engineering lie in the teachings of Peter Drucker, Edwards Deming, Bill Linvill (Stanford), Ron Howard (Stanford), and Chris Argyris (Harvard.) The field rests on more...
by barrager | Jul 30, 2017 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering
Critical thinking is the foundation skill for any profession. Most of us in the engineering professions learn critical thinking skills from our science and math teachers. We also learn them from our professional mentors and experience. In this time when critical...
by barrager | Jan 25, 2017 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering
Sooner or later, all decision engineers will come face to face with finance. Someday you will want to get a project approved or maybe you will want to get a business funded. It can be a frustrating experience if you don’t know some simple concepts. People who...
