Programme Content
Why people make bad decisions and how to stop
Decision types and stakes
Decisions under certainty, risk, uncertainty and ambiguity
Cognitive biases and decision traps
Problem framing and issue trees
Decision rights and governance
You don't need to be a statistician. You need to think like one.
Probability and business risk
Central tendency, spread, and what they hide
Correlation vs. causation
Regression for forecasting
Hypothesis testing for business decisions
AI is not your replacement. It's your most powerful analyst.
AI/ML landscape for managers
Decision trees & classification
Artificial neural networks – intuition for leaders
Fuzzy logic & grey decisions
Large Language Models in business
When there's no single right answer, structured frameworks win.
MCDM introduction & applications
Weighted scoring & utility models
Weighted sum, reference value and outranking approaches
Goal programming and genetic algorithm
Software demonstration
Use AI like a Chief of Staff. Research, synthesize, decide, communicate faster.
Gen AI landscape – tools & use cases
Prompt engineering for managers
AI for report writing & presentations
Copilot, Gemini & ChatGPT – live workflows
AI governance & responsible use
Building your personal AI toolkit
The most crucial decisions any manager makes
Workforce planning models
Hiring analytics and structured selection
Promotion and succession frameworks
Performance data interpretation
Algorithmic bias and HR ethics
Saying yes to the right bets and no to the rest
Capital budgeting decisions
DCF, Payback Period, ROI—when to use which
Go/No-Go frameworks for projects
CVP analysis and profit planning
Ratio analysis for performance diagnosis
Decisions that directly touch the top line
Marketing mix optimization
Brand equity and brand portfolio decisions
Pricing strategy and revenue management
Customer lifetime value analytics
Launch/kill decisions for products
The decisions that determine whether strategy gets delivered
Facility location and layout
Demand forecasting – statistical and AI models
Inventory optimization models
Production and capacity planning
Project management decisions
Supply chain network design (Solver demonstration)
Supplier evaluation and selection
Risk mapping and resilience strategies
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with software demonstration
Deciding what technology to adopt, when, and how
Technology strategy and fit assessment
Build vs. buy vs. partner decisions
Technology roadmapping
Innovation portfolio management
Digital transformation go/no-go calls
