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    • Step 1: Decision Context
      • Running a Scoping Session
      • Creating a Decision Charter
    • Step 2: Objectives
      • Brainstorming
      • Stating Objectives
      • Separating Means from Ends
      • Objectives Hierarchies
      • Testing Objectives
      • The Difference Between Objectives and Targets
    • Step 2: Evaluation Criteria
      • Step 2: Using Influence Diagrams
      • Good Evaluation Criteria
      • Natural Criteria & Constructed Scales
      • Problems with Proxies
      • Types of Evaluation Criteria: A Summary
    • Step 3: Alternatives
      • Brainstorming
      • Developing Strategies or Portfolios
      • Common Pitfalls & Refining Alternatives
    • Step 4: Consequences
      • The Consequence Table
      • Uncertainty
    • Step 5: Trade Offs
    • Step 6: Implement & Monitor
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Posted on August 1, 2013 by admin

Structured Decision Making or SDM, is an organized approach to identifying and evaluating creative options Read More →

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SDM Overview

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Resource management and investment decisions are characterized by: Read More →

SDM Overview

Steps

Posted on July 30, 2013 by admin

Although their exact use in any situation may vary, certain stages of thinking and analysis are central to structured decision making. Read More →

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Tools

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Structuring tools and techniques, many of which stem from the decision sciences, help to distinguish an SDM approach. Read More →

Tools

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A portfolio-building approach to creating alternatives in energy resource planning

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