Understand the potential consequences of each alternative based on your choice criteria.

Today’s decision makers have never been more challenged; as the speed of business accelerates, the ramifications of poor choices can be catastrophic. How then, can decision makers improve the quality of their decisions, mitigate their risks and be confident in the outcome? Through a structured workflow that can be learned and applied to all decision problems. Decision Frameworks’ innovative decision tree application.
The Seven Deadly
Sins of Decision Making

Are you addressing the right problem?

Do you have a good set of creative and doable alternatives?

Does your decision fit your values and objectives?

Are the inputs in the analysis representative?

Is the analysis logical and reasonable?

Are the right people involved to make and execute the decision?

Are you able to make quality decisions with reliability and rigor?
6 Elements of
a Quality Decision
Decisions should be action-oriented. You can make effective decisions when you understand the key factors surrounding a situation. These key elements help you identify and understand the problem, set practical boundaries around the solution and determine the feasibility and effectiveness of the next steps. As a result, you will then be able to decide on the right course of action and establish the steps that need to be taken.

Use insights from relevant and reliable information upon which you base your decision, including the uncertainty of the information.
A logical analysis will assist in drawing meaningful conclusions from the information to reach clarity of action.
Effective facilitation of next steps to gain alignment and commitment to action.
Know the problem you are solving. Using a decision frame structures the decision in the context most relevant to your needs.
Creative alternatives enable you to make a selection among viable and distinct choices.
Understand the potential consequences of each alternative based on your choice criteria.
Use insights from relevant and reliable information upon which you base your decision, including the uncertainty of the information.
A logical analysis will assist in drawing meaningful conclusions from the information to reach clarity of action.
Effective facilitation of next steps to gain alignment and commitment to action.
Know the problem you are solving. Using a decision frame structures the decision in the context most relevant to your needs.
Creative alternatives enable you to make a selection among viable and distinct choices.