CHAPTER 1

Project Decision Analysis

What Is It?

Most of us believe we are pretty good at making decisions, yet we continue to make poor ones. And over time our poor decisions become a burden that we impose on each other, especially when the decisions we make as managers are connected to large-scale projects that affect many people. The process known as structured decision analysis—which is described in detail in this book—can improve our ability to make better decisions, particularly in project management, where the decisions can be complex. Indeed, today many organizations in both the public and private sectors use decision analysis to solve their project management problems.

The Burden of Poor Decision-Making

In the summer of 2017, several ...

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