Answer these questions:
- Who is impacted by this decision?
- What information is available?
- When is the decision needed?
- What are your criteria for success?
Respond to the following:
- What is the most prevalent current option?
- What new options come to mind?
Try to identify or create 5 to 9 options.
Evaluate your alternatives based on your predefined success criteria and focus on answering these questions:
- How does each alternative score relative to the others for each criteria?
- Does one alternative stand out as a clear winner?
Now that you have decided, you need to commit resources to ensure decision implementation success. Focus on answering these questions:
- Who needs to know the outcome of your decision?
- What consequences are the result of this decision?