Problem solving tools

Making Quick Decisions

Sometimes decisions are made too slowly, and other times too quickly. Join Jed and Bob as they discuss some of the key things that prevent quality quick decisions from being made.

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Project Management 101

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss basic project management, and how you can put it to work for you.

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Scatter Diagrams : Learning a Lot From a Little Bit of Stats

Join the Wily Manager guys this week, as they put on the Stats-hat, and talk about Scatter Diagrams, and spotting correlations. Before you decide to skip this podcast, know that Jed and Bob are committed to making this easy, and you might even learn how to use stats to make better management decisions.

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Structured Brainstorming

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss when and how to use Structured Brainstorming to generate ideas and solve problems.
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Writing a Business Case

Join Jed & Bob as they discuss the Seven Steps to writing a good business case.

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Straw Man and Straw Dogs

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss what a Straw Man is, and how it might best be used, and how to build one for use in your organization.

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Contingent Decision Making – The Vroom Yetton Model

Join Jed & Bob as they discuss what the Vroom Yetton model of decision making is, and how you can apply it in your workplace.

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Building Key Performance Measures

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss David Parmenter’s work on building good Key Performance Indicators, and how KPIs are different from other measures that are currently in use in many organizations.

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