1.

) Define the problem

- Defining a problem requires critical thinking. A well-defined problem often
contains its own solution within it, and that solution is usually quite obvious and
straightforward. By defining problems properly, you make them easier to solve,
which means saving time, money and resources. It involves diagnosing the
situation so that the focus is on the real problem.
2.) Identify the alternatives
- Once you found out the cause of the problem, you can now to proceed in
identifying the alternatives wherein you give yourself options then narrow it
based on the most effective and useful among all of them. Of course, it will be
more efficient to coordinate it with the constraints and other elements of the
problem you are trying to figure out in the first place.
3.) Determine the criteria
- Grouping the criteria is helpful in terms of choosing between the options or
alternatives, it determines the risk, as well as the advantages and disadvantages for
each.
4.) Evaluate the alternatives
- There are several ways to evaluate alternatives that will be functional for the
decision making such as making a decision tree that will provide the possible
outcome or probabilities for the choice.