Big Decisions Blog
The latest news and insights from the team at Hubbard Decision ResearchMore Webinars for October and November
See the Events page on www.hubbardresearch.com. The webinars in August in September did very well and demand continues to grow. There are several webinars of different lengths, topics and times that are sure to fit your needs.
OR/MS Today article – The Need for Measurement in Modeling
October 9 article in OR/MS Today by Douglas Hubbard and Douglas Samuelson "Modeling Without Measurements: How the Decision Analysis Culture's Lack of Empiricism Reduces Its Effectiveness" See this article at http://www.lionhrtpub.com/orms/orms-10-09/frrisk.html. In...
Modeling Without Measurements: How the Decision Analysis Culture’s Lack of Empiricism Reduces Its Effectiveness
by Douglas Hubbard and Douglas Samuelson OR/MS Today, 10/09/2009 In this article my coauthor and I point out a general lack of willingness to measure the actual effectiveness of many quantitative models. Just as doctors are often the worst patients, quants are often...
Welcome and Thank You for Your Patience
Our new consolidated blog and downloads site for the two books - How to Measure Anything and The Failure of Risk Management - was a little problematic for a few new registrants. Anyone who needs to retrieve a forgotten password may run into a problem. If you do have...
The New Look
The blog has just had a major makeover. The sales on my book have definitely been on the high end of my range and, consequently, the registrations on both book sites have been very high. Hopefully, this looks a bit more inviting. Tell us what you think.
New Topics
Every forum should have one place where members can suggest new topics, combining topics or changing topics. If you think you have a measurement problem, question, or interest that doesn't fit into any of the other topics herein, then suggest it here and I'll make it....
Evolving Taxonomy of Major Risks
Originally posted at http://www.howtomeasureanything.com, on Friday, September 11, 2009 9:02:59 AM, by Unknown. "On page 47 of HTFRM Mr. Hubbard refers to the website for viewing an evolving taxonomy of major risks. I am having trouble locating it, am I missing...
What to say when they ask, “Why not 100% CI?”
Originally posted at http://www.howtomeasureanything.com, on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 8:20:46 AM, by Dreichel. "Hello, This is my first post on your board. I am excited to actually be able to pose this to the author (or to others who want to chime in). First some...
