Evaluating Decision Effectiveness

Step 1: Identifying a Problem

Production team needs a faster and high capacity digital printing machine.
Step 2: Identifying Decision Criteria
In this eample the decision ma!ing criteria "ill be printing capacity# cost and "arranty.
Step $: %llocating &eights to the Criteria
If the relevant criteria aren't e(ually important# the decision ma!er must "eight the items in
order to give them the correct priority in the decision.
Step ): Developing %lternatives
*he fourth step in the decision+ma!ing process re(uires the decision ma!er to list viable
alternatives that could resolve the problem. In this step# a decision ma!er needs to be
creative. %nd the alternatives are only listed# not evaluated ,ust yet.
Step -: %naly.ing %lternatives
/nce alternatives have been identified# a decision ma!er must evaluate each one.
Sometimes a decision ma!er might be able to s!ip this step. If one alternative scores highest
on every criterion# then it's not necessary to consider the "eights because that alternative
"ould already be the top choice.
Step 0: Selecting an %lternative
*he sith step in the decision+ma!ing process is choosing the best alternative or the one that
generated the highest total in Step -.
Step 1: Implementing the %lternative
In step 1 in the decision+ma!ing process# "e need to put the decision into action by
conveying it to those affected and getting their commitment to it.
Step 2: Evaluating Decision Effectiveness
*he last step in the decision+ma!ing process involves evaluating the outcome or result of the
decision to see "hether the problem "as resolved.