These tools ease the process of decision-making, allowing individuals and teams to explore potential options and select effective solutions in an objective way.
- Action SWOT Analysis - Use identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to identify action steps
- Bow Tie Diagram - Create a roadmap of causes, controls, impacts, and preparedness steps in place to minimize the impacts of high-risk situations
- Consensus Decision Making Matrix - Divide an issue into primary and secondary components as a framework for achieving consensus
- Diagnostic Force Field Analysis - Expand a Force Field Analysis to include relative strength of drivers and restrainers
- Electronic Prioritization Matrix - Use the formulas in the electronic template to translate multiple comparison decisions into a prioritized list for action planning or consensus building
- Multivoting - Narrow a large list of possibilities to a short list of priorities or a final decision
- PICK Chart - Rank projects by considering their level of difficulty (amount of scarce resources required) and the level of payoff (improvement gain)
- Process Value Analysis - Enable a team to analyze each step in a process to determine its value, developing a ratio of function to cost
Want more? PHF experts have activated these tools in the field. If your organization needs support in using these tools, has questions, or can share an example of how these tools have been used, please contact Vanessa Lamers at
[email protected].