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Decision patterns – an actionable mental model for startups
In his book, The Founder’s Dilemmas, Noam Wasserman highlights in multiple places the need for a comprehensive and shared mental model among the co-founders of a new business. Many of the root causes of failed start-ups can be traced to: … Continue reading
Update to Decision Patterns
The Decision Driven® Solutions Framework (DDSF) has built-in support for the use of knowledge patterns. This includes the ability to create and maintain a hierarchical pattern for a set of requirements, decisions or architecture elements. These patterns can be used … Continue reading
Rapid problem framing through decision patterns
The Decision Driven® Solutions Framework (DDSF) was unveiled in June 2014 at the INCOSE International Symposium in Las Vegas, NV. The enhanced capabilities of DDSF include a pattern copy/paste feature in the Decision Breakdown Structure (DBS) tool. This function enables … Continue reading
Common decision analysis errors
Yesterday I highlighted some common mistakes associated with failure to proactively identify and plan your decisions before diving into decision analysis. Even if you have correctly focused on a high-priority, well-framed decision (successfully answered the “What do we need to … Continue reading
Decision faults: failure to proactively plan your decisions
In my October 10, 2008 post, I introduced my belief that all faults are decision faults. Over the years, I’ve seen quite a variety of bad decision practices that lead to failure. Here are some decision faults that I lump … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts
Tagged analysis plan, bad decisions, decision analysis, decision faults, decision framing, decision management, decision network, decision pattern, decision planning, decision priority, decision quality, proactive decision-making, problem analysis, root cause analysis, Situation Appraisal, thinking breakdown structure
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Top Ten decisions list
Every engineer, designer, strategist or manager should “own” a set of decisions. If you’re managing knowledge workers who are involved in the thinking that creates the future (decisions), you can empower them by making the decisions that they own explicitly … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy
Tagged decision approvals, decision framing, decision implementation, decision management, decision ownership, decision status, decisions, empowerment, performance management, priorities, quick wins, rolling wave plan, thinking breakdown structure, to-do list, to-think list
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Decision patterns as a consulting services differentiator
Although I’m somewhat biased, I believe decision patterns are the ultimate differentiator for anyone who offers consulting services. Decision patterns are a form of high-level knowledge capture and reuse; they distill out the essence of the thinking that has worked … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Strategy, Decision Patterns, Use Cases or Applications
Tagged alternative, architecture decisions, collaboration, consulting, consulting services, decision baseline, decision framing, decision network, decision tree, domain expertise, innovation framework, knowledge management, portfolio decisions, problem domain, reverse engineering, solution space, thinking breakdown structure
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Bite-sized decisions
Even though human beings have amazing thinking powers, we really don’t like to think long and hard on anything. It takes a lot of effort to focus for longer than a few hours on a single decision, problem or issue. … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts
Tagged concentration, criteria, decision, decision framing, fast decisions, focus, simplicity, thinking
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Decision churn
I’ve been helping people with decisions for over 20 years. I’ve seen lots of bad decision-making habits; one of the most common and damaging is “Decision Churn”. This problem is usually seen in group decision-making situations where a team leader … Continue reading
Decisions make it visible
I’m amazed at the power of a well-framed, clearly-stated decision to shine the light on a murky issue. I’m reminded of Proverbs 20:5, “A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of understanding draws … Continue reading
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Tagged complexity, counsel, criteria, decision, decision framing, framework, ideas, issue, knowledge, knowledge pull, separation, stakeholders, visible
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