Length:
10 minutes for an individual, 20 minutes for a team
The Exercise
Have a look at a decision-making process below. It has been proven to improve the quality of decisions. It would be too time-consuming to use on day-to-day decisions, but are there aspects of it that your team would benefit using more often?
Think of a significant decision you / your team have made recently. Did you follow this process? Would it have improved your decision if you had?
What would you do differently, in terms of your process for making decisions, in the future?
- Define the problem carefully
- Specify the criteria that the decision has to satisfy
- Create posible options
- Re-visit your criteria
- Assess your options against the criteria
- Select