The Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) is dedicated to the practice of decision analysis and decision quality. SDP is currently the only certifying body for decision professionals. Here is what Warren Powell wrote about it: “This was such a contrast from my decades of attending the Informs meetings, which consist almost exclusively of academics (professors and Ph.D. students) presenting mathematical models and algorithms, all dreaming of real-world applications.
 
SDP consists entirely of business professionals who are directly involved in the process of making decisions within their companies. I spent a career making trips to observe real-world problems in the field. I was immediately struck that I was sitting in a room full of people who actually make decisions rather than just talk about it.” Link