The Deepwater Horizon disaster could have possibly been prevented if the crew would have made better decisions on that day in April. The crew neglected to acknowledge the anomalies present and the warning signs that the well was unstable. If evidence-based decision-making would have taking place on this day this disaster that killed 11 people may have been avoided.
Evidence-based decision-making or (EBDM) is defined as a process of conscientiously using the best available data and evidence when making decisions (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013). EBDM is composed of five steps: first, identify the problem or opportunity, second gather internal evidence or data about the problem, and evaluate its relevance and validity, third gather external evidence about the problem from published research, forth gather views from stakeholders affected by the decision and consider ethical implications, fifth and final, integrate and critically appraise all data and then make a decision (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013). Clearly these steps did not occur during the decision-making process on the Deepwater Horizon. …show more content…
The article provides this information, “The commission’s investigators said BP workers failed to ask a knowledgeable company engineer who was visiting the rig about unexpected results from a critical negative pressure test on the rig” (Bagley, 2011). “If anyone had consulted him or any other shore-based engineer, the blowout might never have happened,” the commission said in a statement (Bagley, 2011). This goes to show that if they would have consulted proper sources before making decisions they may have not caused a
Evidence-based decision-making or (EBDM) is defined as a process of conscientiously using the best available data and evidence when making decisions (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013). EBDM is composed of five steps: first, identify the problem or opportunity, second gather internal evidence or data about the problem, and evaluate its relevance and validity, third gather external evidence about the problem from published research, forth gather views from stakeholders affected by the decision and consider ethical implications, fifth and final, integrate and critically appraise all data and then make a decision (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013). Clearly these steps did not occur during the decision-making process on the Deepwater Horizon. …show more content…
The article provides this information, “The commission’s investigators said BP workers failed to ask a knowledgeable company engineer who was visiting the rig about unexpected results from a critical negative pressure test on the rig” (Bagley, 2011). “If anyone had consulted him or any other shore-based engineer, the blowout might never have happened,” the commission said in a statement (Bagley, 2011). This goes to show that if they would have consulted proper sources before making decisions they may have not caused a