Decision-making Methods

First priority in making a decision is to establish who are the decision-maker(s) and stakeholders in the decision the audience for the decision. Identifying the decision-maker(s) early in the process cuts down on disagreement about problem definition, requirements, goals, and criteria. Although the decision-maker(s) seldom will be involved in the day-to-day work of making evaluations, feedback from the decision-maker(s) is vital at four steps in the process: