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Decision-making frameworks: How to master the science and art of making good decisions

  • 1. RACI - Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed

  • 2. BCM - Benefits, Costs, Mitigations

  • 3. S.P.A.D.E - Setting, People, Alternatives, Decide, Explain

  • 4. PDD - Parameters, Deliberate, Decision

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When should you use a decision-making framework?

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Beyond frameworks: The art of building a culture of clear decisions and trust

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The 5 biggest flaws in decision-making

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In my opinion - if we chose two frameworks - I would choose RACI and BCM.
SPADE is too large a framework for most of our decisions at this stage of the project.
PDD has a bit less overhead than SPADE - but is a larger framework than I would recommend for our needs.

-Shannon B

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Decision-making frameworks: How to master the science and art of making good decisions

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The first decision-making framework we’re going to cover is the RACI chart - a simple way to pre-determine decision-making roles before they become an issue.

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What is a RACI chart?

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Start with a simple chart showing your options with rows for Benefits, Costs, and Mitigations. As a team, you might put this up on a whiteboard or use a shared wiki you can all add to.

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3, 4, 5, etc...

Benefits

Costs

Mitigations

Next, work through the cost and benefit columns while considering the social ramifications of each option. Don’t just treat benefits and costs as clear-cut pros and cons. Will your boss be happy with this decision? Will some customers get excluded by your choice?

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