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A ONE-OF-A-KIND GUIDE TO THE BEST PRACTICES IN DECISION ANALYSISDecision analysis provides powerful tools for addressing complex decisions that involve uncertainty and multiple objectives, yet most training materials on the subject overlook the soft skills that are essential for success in the field. This unique resource fills this gap in the decision analysis literature and features both soft personal/interpersonal skills and the hard technical skills involving mathematics and modeling.Readers will learn how to identify and overcome the numerous challenges of decision making, choose the appropriate decision process, lead and manage teams, and create value for their organization. Performing modeling analysis, assessing risk, and implementing decisions are also addressed throughout. Additional features include:Key insights gleaned from decision analysis applications and behavioral decision analysis researchIntegrated coverage of the techniques of single- and multiple-objective decision analysisMultiple qualitative and quantitative techniques presented for each key decision analysis taskThree substantive real-world case studies illustrating diverse strategies for dealing with the challenges of decision makingExtensive references for mathematical proofs and advanced topicsThe Handbook of Decision Analysis is an essential reference for academics and practitioners in various fields including business, operations research, engineering, and science. The book also serves as a supplement for courses at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. GREGORY S. PARNELL, PhD,is Professor of Systems Engine-ering at the United States Military Academy at West Point and Executive Principal Analyst with Innovative Decisions, Inc.TERRY A. BRESNICK, MBA,is Cofounder of Innovative Decisions, Inc. and President of Innovative Decision Analysis, Inc.STEVEN N. TANI, PhD,is Partner and Fellow of Strategic Decisions Group.ERIC R. JOHNSON, PhD,is Associate Director at Bristol-Myers Squibb.

In a two-part set of episodes, Nia and Aughie talk with Eric Johnson about the opportunities to see national parks in every state in the union. The first episode focuses on the legislation that brought the National Park system into being. ; https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/civil_discourse/1086/thumbnail.jpg

In a two-part set of episodes, Nia and Aughie talk with Eric Johnson about the opportunities to see national parks in every state in the union. In the second episode, Eric explains the details of visiting the parks. ; https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/civil_discourse/1087/thumbnail.jpg

Aughie and Nia welcome back Eric Johnson to discuss the Smithsonian, James' Smithson's gift to the United States, the funding for "an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge among men." The first episode covers the early funding of the Nation's Attic. ; https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/civil_discourse/1090/thumbnail.jpg

Aughie and Nia welcome back Eric Johnson to discuss the Smithsonian, James' Smithson's gift to the United States, the funding for "an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge among men." The second episode covers the personalities involved in the early years, and the basics for planning a visit to the Smithsonian institutions. ; https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/civil_discourse/1091/thumbnail.jpg