It is as simple as this: If you make the "right" decisions on a regular basis, your business may flourish. Conversely, too many "wrong" business decisions might cause you to struggle and could even jeopardize the entire operation. Richey, May & Co. provide six steps to improve your chances for success.

A decision matrix is a tool used by decision makers as part of their Decision-Support Systems (DSS) toolkit. The rfptemplates website provides examples of how the technique can be used to evaluate bids or proposals. This technique is especially useful for looking at large number of decision factors and assessing each factor’s relative importance.

Process improvement and effective problem solving strategies are two weaknesses of many companies. Every company has problems. The difference between the outstanding, world class performers and the average companies is how well they react to issues when they arise. This article provides a strategy to put the issues to bed and ensure they do not come back.

This checklist from Qfinance.com presents a brief guide to root cause analysis (RCA), outlines how the method works, and examines some potential uses.

The decision-making process is not static. It is a dynamic process that requires action, evaluation, and ultimately follow up. Many of us fail to fully execute and achieve the results we want, because we stop before we have completed the decision-making process. This article from F.O.C.U.S Resources provides a process for better decisions.

This webcast will outline the ways in which you can successfully implement analytics within both your organization and with external stakeholders. It will help you properly assess your organizational readiness for analytical decision-making, and provide you with the tools and strategy for implementation, so you can use the data you collect most effectively.

This webcast will introduce you to business analytics and show you how it can make your organization more successful. It will outline the fundamentals of analytics and the tools you need for implementation, so you can better leverage the data you gather in the many functional processes you face each day.

This webcast addresses one of the fundamental challenges facing all businesses: How can we transform our decisions into successful long-term planning when we do not know what is going to happen down the road? In this session, Mark Hollingworth will provide key insights, techniques, and models that will help you better prepare for the future.

This session explores the many different conversation and decision-making processes, and suggests ways that each organization — and each individual — can improve their competency in this area. By better understanding these processes, you will be able to make more effective strategic decisions that can lead to greater long-term success.

This webcast introduces new approaches to using strategic management models and tools throughout your decision-making process. These approaches will allow you to develop a more complete understanding of the issues facing your organization, and help you feel more comfortable in making more thorough and effective strategic decisions.