• Decision Science in a Nutshell

• The Decision Process Cycle

• Decision Making as a Managerial Function

• Approaches to Decision Making

• Common Pitfalls in Decision Making

• Workshop: The Case of the Mysterious Coffee Plantation

• Decisions Made by Financial Executives

• Functions, Roles and Relevance of Accountants & Auditors

• Five Forces Model and Triple Bottomline Approach

• Challenges and Risks of Accountants and Auditors

• Decision Making Styles

• Stakeholders and Personalities in the Decision Process

• Workshop: An Accountant’s Life: Functional Leadership

• Decision Making Strategies

• Problem Solving and Decision Making

• Scanning the Environment

• Approaches to Creative Visualization of Scenarios

• Consensus and Voting-Based Methods

• Individual Decision Making Techniques

• Decision Tree Model

• Cost-Benefit Analysis

• Feasibility Study Approach

• Decision Making and Cognitive Styles

• Selection of the Best Strategy

• Workshop: Group Reflections

o Ice-Breaker: 12 Days of Christmas

• Case Studies and Workshop

• Cardinal Rules in Brainstorming

• Strategy in Meetings

• Case No. 1 – Hop on the Bus (on hiring practices)

• Case No. 2 – Promotion Blues (on employee recognition)

• Case No. 3 – Values for Sale (on anti-corrupt practices)

• Case No. 4 – Silence is Golden (on integrity of reports)

• Case No. 5 – Body of Evidence (on diagnostics &
appreciation of fieldwork)

• Case No. 6 – The Missing Link (on conflict of interest)

• Case No. 7 – The Kangaroo Court (on strategy in meetings and hearings)

• Presentation of Outputs
A. Team 1
B. Team 2
C. Team 3
D. Team 4
E. Team 5
F. Team 6
G. Team 7

• Closing and Integration Activities

1. Synthesis
2. Commitment Prayer
3. Reflections by Participants
4. Closing Remarks
5. Awarding of Certificates
6. Graduation Song
7. Training Evaluation
8. Photo Session