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Decision Strategies Oilfield Breakfast Forum
Jul 20, 2012
06:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Established in 1994, the Oilfield Breakfast Forum has emerged as one of the premiere thought-leadership events in Houston, attracting over 700 industry executives per event. Held three times a year,...
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Materiality
Recently, a client planning to participate in a Play in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin raised a seemingly simple question with a very complex answer: how much land should we buy? Clearly,...
Posted by: on 03/22/2012 09:40 PM
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Planning a new well for the advent of eventual intervention services?
With today’s drilling and completion costs accounting for nearly two-thirds of the capital expenditures of some projects, you know that errors in cost and timing estimates can have a significant...
Posted by: on 03/11/2012 08:27 AM
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Risk Tolerance and Risk Neutrality (You Can Live With More Risk Than You Think)
The usual stage at which risk tolerance is applied is the development phase of a project. Companies are comfortable with the notion of failed exploration wells, but not failed developments. Stringent...
Posted by: Pat Leach on 05/03/2011 03:14 PM
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When to Trust Your Gut
Routine decisions – whether business or personal – are easy. We make them without a lot of thought. Kahneman and Klein identified four criteria to be met in order to make a decision by...
Posted by: Pat Leach on 03/31/2011 12:06 PM
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Have You Played Out Enough “What If’s” in Your Risk Analysis?
In any situation where you need to make a critical decision, there is always some level of risk – whether you’re working on an internal reorganization or considering a multi-billion dollar...
Posted by: Paul Wicker on 07/07/2010 08:55 PM
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Apr 17, 2012
Applying Decision Analysis When Faced With 1,000 Decisions
For any strategic initiative, applying decision analysis (DA) is viewed as best-in-class approach for the selection of the optimal decision path.
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Mar 11, 2012
Oil 101, Spring 2012
A Comprehensive Overview of Oil and Gas Production
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David Skinner Elected to Junior Achievement Board of Directors

David Skinner, CEO of Decision Strategies, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas’ (JASET).

JASET is a volunteer, non-profit driven organization created to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise and understand business and economics to improve the quality of their lives. Junior Achievement hopes to teach 209,000 students in the 2008 – 2009 school year.

David Skinner is the Chief Executive Officer and an original founder of Decision Strategies. Mr. Skinner works with senior executives and Boards to address decision-making processes, organizational change management, and development of game changing business strategies. He is a frequent guest speaker at industry conferences, author to numerous books and papers, and on the faculty of Rice University where he teaches decision analysis in the EMBA program. Mr. Skinner has taught over 7,500 people at universities, major corporations, and governments around the world.

Decision Strategies is a strategic management consulting firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. Decision Strategies works with clients to explore strategic options, align people and processes, and establish a set of actions that can be implemented with confidence. Decision Strategies was recognized in 2007 & 2008 by the Houston Business Journal as a “Fast 100” company.

    

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