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Value Based Decision Making

Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Here is an easy and credible way for you select projects, prioritize projects and make critical project management decisions.

Dr. Brown taught this course to the Project Management Office (PMO) in a Fortune 100 company as a basis for project selection. Long after the training, the PMO was not only receiving accolades for what they had done with the project selection process, but the success of this process caused the executive level leadership to task the PMO to use the Analytic Hierarchy Process for other critical decisions in the organization. 

The difference between Dr. Brown and the high profile consulting
firms is that Dr. Brown teaches you how to do it yourself. 

About ½ of his clients still have him come back and do it anyway because they want the integrity and impartiality of an outside facilitator, even though they know the process. The other ½ choose to be self sufficient just like the Fortune 100 PMO previously mentioned. He shares with you what he knows and what has worked for him.

Why you can't learn this in a book!


Learn how you can get buy in and consensus from key decision makers.

Dr. Brown not only teaches you the technique. He teaches you …

  • How to orchestrate the process so that there is buy in and support from the decision makers.
  • How to make it their decision and not your process.
  • How to make it stick!

As a result of this training you will be able to…

  • Recognize the importance of value based decision making
  • Understand why the Analytic Hierarchy Process is superior to other methods
  • Realize why most weighting systems are invalid
  • Comprehend the fundamental structure of the Analytic Hierarchy Process
  • Know how to establish a value based structure that is representative of organizational goals and stakeholder expectations
  • Create a decision model using the Analytic Hierarchy Process
  • Perform sensitivity analysis on a Analytic Hierarchy Process decision model
  • Ensure decision participants are consistent in their preferences
  • How to avoid the common pitfalls when implementing the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Why you should come to this training?

You must take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn from someone who has done it and does it

Dr. James T. Brown PMP was awarded the NASA Public Service Medal for his support of the nations Space Program. He used the analytic hierarchy process to prioritize NASA Safety Initiatives and support agency wide strategic planning. He has taught this technique at multiple NASA centers and the private sector. The former NASA Chief Engineer said "Dr. Brown is basically brilliant at leading people and getting to results. In the areas of training, systems analysis, and facilitation, he is the best person I know."

After completing this course a lot of participants realize their organizations existing project selection system is little more than voodoo, lacks real credibility. Most importantly their selection method usually doesn't give the correct priority to the most important projects causing lost revenue and increased costs. If you miss this course you will not hear why Dr. Brown says ROI is the most overrated project selection criteria even though it is the most popular.