Education
Ph.D., Harvard University
S.M., Harvard University
M.B.A. with High Honors, University of Chicago
B.S. with Honors and Distinction, University of Wisconsin
Areas of Expertise
Decision Analysis, R&D Management,
Strategic Planning
Background
Before joining UMass Boston,
I spent 10 years consulting to numerous Fortune 100 companies
and government agencies as a decision analyst at Strategic
Decisions Group, Inc., Argonne National Laboratory, General
Motors Corp.
Courses Taught
Introduction to Computers and
Information Systems, Managerial Decision Making, Decision
Support Systems and Groupware, Computers and Information
Processing,
Statistics, Management Science, Decision Analysis.
Research Interests
Analytic techniques to design decision processes for project portfolio management, product development, procurement.
Selected Publications
Keisler, J. (2005), “When
to Consider Synergies In Project Portfolio Decisions,” College
of Management Working Paper, 27p.
Keisler, J. (2005), “Adding Value in Project Portfolio
Decision Processes,” Proceedings of the 5th PICMET
International Conference, 8p.
Keisler, J. (2004), "Additivity of Information Value
in Two-Act Linear Loss Decisions with Normal Priors,." Risk
Analysis 25(2):351-360.
Keisler, J. (2004), "Value
of Information in Portfolio Decision Analysis," Decision
Analysis 1(3):177-189.
Keisler, J. (2004), "Technical Note: Comparative Static
Analysis of Information Value in a Canonical Decision Problem,
" Engineering Economist 49(4):339-349.
Keisler, J.M, et al, (2004), “Allocating
Contractor Risks in the Hanford Waste Cleanup,” Interfaces 34(3):180-190.
.
Keisler, J. (2004), "The Value of Assessing Weights in Multicriteria
Project Selection," Proceedings of the 17th International
Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis, 9p.
Keisler, J. (2002), “Attribute-Based Differentiation
of Strategic Alternatives,” Journal
of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis 11(6):315-326.
Professional Activities
Keynote Speaker: 7th Annual Rx and Biotech Portfolio Management
Conference. (2006)
INFORMS Research Clinic Chair: “Decision Analysis in
Portfolio Management and Capital Budgeting” (2005)
Conference Chair: Drivers, Roles and Challenges of Portfolio
and Project Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry. (2005)
INFORMS Decision Analysis Society
 – Member
of Governing Council (2002-2005)
– Cluster
Chair for National Meeting, 2000, 2001
INFORMS Spreadsheet Research (SPRIG) Section
– Secretary and Founding Officer (2003-present)
– Cluster chair for National Meeting (2004, 2005)
Honors
UMass/Boston College of Management Dean’s Award for Distinguished Research (2005)
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