Dr. Dan Furlong, PMP, PMI-ACP

53 Pages·2017·1.89 MB·English

by  Dan Furlong

Dr. Dan Furlong, PMP, PMI-ACP
March 7, 2017
Dan Furlong, DHA, PMP, PMI-ACP
 Director PMO, Medical University of South Carolina
 Publications
 Co-author, “Healthcare Project Management”
 Author, “PMP Last Chance Review”
 Faculty
 Adjunct Faculty, Medical University of SC
 Contributing Faculty, Walden University
 Affiliated Faculty, College of Charleston
 Other endeavors
 Owner, PM One LLC (www.pmone.net)
 President, PMI Charleston (www.pmi-Charleston.net)
 ProjectManagement.com SME (2015, 2016, 2017)
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Overview of Decision Types
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Simple Method to Gain Qualitative Buy-in with Groups
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Simple Method to Gain Quantitative Buy-in with Groups
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Methods
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 Binary
 Weighted
Tools
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 The Hard Way
 Software
Real Life Example
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Learn how to better “Herd Cats!” by…
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Choosing the best method to quickly develop options in a large
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group
Identifying the relative ranking of up to 15 options quickly
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Applying tools that will allow you to make quantitative decisions
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using only qualitative data
Become intrigued enough to develop your own
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model to select and prioritize projects based on
data, not guesses
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Savings
Improved operational efficiencies by reducing
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decision-making time and ending analysis paralysis,
Improved effectiveness by engaging more staff in
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decision making, resulting in more informed decisions.
Staff Satisfaction
Improved staff and provider satisfaction by engaging
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more staff in decision making, resulting in improved
buy in.
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Uni-point decision
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Single criterion decisions
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“Do I want a drink of water?”
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Criteria
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Am I thirsty?
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Multi-point decision
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Multiple criteria decisions
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“Should we order an adult beverage?”
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Criteria
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Do I have to wake up early tomorrow?
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Business or social event?
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Are others in my group drinking alcohol?
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Do we have a designated driver?
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Multi-point, Multi-weight decision
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 Multiple criteria with multiple weights
 Decision: “What kind of wine should we order?”
Criteria
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 What type of food are we ordering?
 Which type of wine agrees most with me – is it worth the
risk?
 Am I concerned about triglycerides?
 Do I prefer imported or domestic wine?
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Decision Type Potential Tool
Uni-point (binary/yes,no) Flip a coin 
Multi-point (multiple Decision tree, flowchart
yes,no)
Multi-point, multi-weight Weighted decision tree
(multiple yes,no)
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