Within the engineering industry, there are a vast amount of factors that can influence tasks and projects. To ensure productivity is not impacted, or only impacted to a minimum, it is crucial for management and employees to have a strong understanding of decision-making.
When it comes to project management, there is a heavy focus on the process of planning, risk management, and monitoring results. Risk management allows those in charge to predict and prepare for potential mistakes or influential factors that could affect productivity. There needs to be a rationality of decisions, and hence the vitality of developing the skills for effective decision making.
Decision-making may seem like an easy task, but it’s not always the case. Making careful and promising decisions in situations of immense pressure is a skill that must be nurtured and improved. Someone must also be willing to take criticism and advice from others, be able to reflect on previous instances of decisions, and use that knowledge to further improve.
Effective monitoring and measuring of performance throughout projects are important factors in decision-making. It allows those involved to analyse the influences of decisions as they happen and provides great material to evaluate once the project is complete.
This course is designed for anyone within the engineering industry who wishes to develop their competency in decision-making. It would be most beneficial for:
This course uses a variety of adult learning styles to aid full understanding and comprehension. Participants will review case studies of completed projects to highlight areas of importance and where smart decision-making has influenced the result.
They will be provided with all the necessary tools to carry out the learning exercises. Alongside this, participants will partake in group discussions, group activities, and presentations to further develop their knowledge of the topics. They will have the opportunity to establish their own project plans in relation to their respective roles, identify risks associated and use decision-making skills to create solutions for these.