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Control requirements volatility with decision baselines

Requirements volatility is one of the classical problems encountered in systems engineering and new product development.  Changes in requirements that occur or are discovered after the design has started can lead to costly delays, rework, project cancellation or even failures … Continue reading

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Decision baselines

Every project, product, business or life has a decision baseline.  A decision baseline is just a snapshot of all of your decisions (fundamental questions that demand an answer or solution), the alternatives that you’ve committed to as your current answer, … Continue reading

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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

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