Decision Making Courses and Certifications

Mellody Hobson Teaches Strategic Decision Making

Build a strategic decision-making framework through case studies from Ariel Investments' 2008 survival choices and the DreamWorks Animation sale, covering headcount strategy, operational improvements, and acquisitions.

• MasterClass
• 1 hour 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Project Management: Strategy, Decision Making and Risk (J5FM48)

This course is a part of Advanced Diploma in Business program offered by ASGS. The qualification is accredited by Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). For more details or to join the course, please contact info@asgs.global

• OpenLearning
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Decision-Making and Scenarios

5 ratings

Turn data into business decisions with quantitative models: evaluate projects by net present value, forecast incremental after-tax cash flows, link financial statements, and test venture scenarios in spreadsheets.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Make Better Decisions: 13 Mental Models for Team Managers

2127 ratings at Udemy

Learn how to lead your team more effectively using simple decision-making frameworks and tactics

• Udemy
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Prioritization Techniques for Decision Makers and Leaders

1667 ratings at Udemy

Prioritizing activities as a decision maker and leader

• Udemy
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Becoming a Decision Thinker

Apply the Decision Quality framework to evaluate choices, calibrate uncertainty with Bayesian thinking, counter cognitive biases, and use AI as a thinking partner.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Becoming a Decision Maker

A decision-making course centered on creating better options through Morphological Synthesis, breakthrough-alternative techniques, and structured evidence-based evaluation.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Decide Smart: AI-Powered Pros, Cons, Values

Apply the Pros-Cons-Mitigations framework to tough choices, using ChatGPT and Claude to surface options and cross-checking each against your core values.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Decisions and Social Responsibility

Learn to run the decision-making process toward organizational objectives while weighing social responsibility, ethics, and sustainable practices in strategic planning.

• Coursera
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Smart Decision Matrix

Build a weighted decision matrix to compare two pricing packages, assigning weights and scoring options on cost, ROI, and implementation time to justify recommendations.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Impact of One’s Self

Apply critical thinking strategies to sharpen decision-making: explore why the mind craves patterns and evaluate comparative, ideological, and empirical inferences against five criteria.

• Coursera
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

How to Make Effective Business Decisions

Concise video lessons introduce the tools, influences, and analysis used to make sound business decisions.

• Study.com
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Money, Risk, and Ethics: The Psychology of Decision-Making

Examine how cognitive biases warp moral choices: analyze loss aversion, framing, salience and motivated reasoning through legal cases and experiments, then structure decisions with decision matrices.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Strategic Leadership: Impact, Change, and Decision-Making

705 ratings at Coursera

Learn why smart executives fail, the neuroscience behind effective decision-making, how superbosses develop talent, and how to lead wisely at work and at home.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Decision Making and Ethical Reasoning

Analyze workplace ethical dilemmas, recognize cognitive biases and decision errors, and lead team decision-making that aligns with organizational strategy and values.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course