Classes Leadership & Professional Development

Problem Solving and Decision Making

  • 1 days
  • 2 upcoming dates
  • 2 guaranteed to run
  • May qualify for CEU/PDU credit

Upcoming dates

All times shown in the class's own timezone. 2 of 2 are guaranteed to run, meaning they go ahead regardless of enrollment.

Dates Starts Where Status Seat Book
Tue, Oct 27 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM CDT Live virtual GUARANTEED $795
Tue, Dec 8 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM CST Live virtual GUARANTEED $795

About this class

Understanding how to quickly address problems and bring your project team to a consensus is a crucial skill for Project Managers if they want to stay ahead of the curve. This course will help you unlock the key principles necessary to keep your projects moving forward.

This course is part of the PMI Talent Triangle Fast Pass bundle and fulfills the Strategic and Business Management segment (8 PDUs) of the PMI Talent Triangle for PMP credential holders.

What you'll be able to do

Understand the similarities between problem solving and decision making
Understand the differences between problem solving and decision making
Learn a variety of leading frameworks used to inform decision making
Conduct exercises to practice each of the seven-steps of the problem-solving process

Course outline

1- Defining decision making

  • Understanding Decision-Making and How it Happens
  • Why People Do or Don’t Make Decisions
  • Ways to Make Decisions

2- Defining problem solving

  • Understanding Problem Solving
  • Divergent and Convergent Thinking
  • Eight Disciplines of Problem Solving
  • Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT)

3- Learn the Seven-Step Problem Solving Process

  • Problem Definition
  • Decision to Act on a Problem
  • Define Problem Solving Scope
  • Finding Root Cause
  • Prioritizing Root Cause Correction
  • Prioritizing Root Cause Correction
  • Select a Solution

Who this is for

This course is for any project manager looking to grow in their career by developing leadership and business acumen competencies in addition to their core project management skills.

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