Decision Analysis for the Professional
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (686 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0971056900 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 339 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Since then it has been used by management and professionals in large and small companies throughout the world to educate management and staff members in Decision Analysis, a major application of Decision Science. The authors, experienced management consultants, have worked for decades with the founders of Decision Analysis at Stanford University, Strategic Decisions Group and clients throughout the world in the application of Decision Analysis to a broad range of strategic problems. The first edition of this book was published in 1988. From the Publisher The Fourth Edition was updated and published in 2005. This book captures both the theory of Decision Analysis as well as its application in the real world in a highly readable, practical manner. -------------
"Excellent refresher and reference for working professionals" according to Mike Tarrani. This book is an excellent intermediate-level text on decision analysis that deals with both uncertainty and risk. It uses realistic examples that working professionals will appreciate and to which they can relate.It's written as a tutorial that uses two tools, Sensitivity, which is used with the chapters dealing with decisions under uncertainty, and Supertree for developing decision trees related to risk analysis. Instructions on obtaining the student versions of these programs are included in the book. Note that t. A practical guide to making better decisions This book started life as a manual for the SuperTree decision analysis software package. The 3rd edition has been rewritten to be software-neutral and now incorporates the dialogue decision process (DDP) and the concepts of decision quality.Between this and Making Hard Decisions by Robert Clemen, DAftP is the more practical, and hence better, book for the ordinary professional working with a decision analyst, or as a first text for a trainee decision analyst wanting to learn about decision diagrams and decision tre
Includes cases and discussion questions. In this timely book, business consultants McNamee and Celona set forth the practical application of decision analysis for business decision-makers and those who support them. 339 pages.. NEW FOURTH EDITION Decision Analysis has, for decades, been the most powerful method available for making decisions under conditions of uncertainty, e.g., new business strategies and new product launches. The book clearly illustrates the need for coupling decision process with analysis to create quality decisions
. He feels computer software is essential to making decision analysis more practical. John Celona has pursued his long-time interest in making difficult decisions and implementing the choice through a number of disciplines and vocations; first with a degree in industrial engineering and engineering management, then as a management consultant for Strategic Decisions Group, then as a lawyer specializing in litigation risk analysis, then as an independent consultant. After 1