Template · Decision-making & prioritisation
Decision Matrix (Weighted Scoring) template
For choosing between options by agreeing what matters, weighting it, and scoring each option, so the reasoning can be seen and argued with. Leave it alone when one thing dominates; if price is everything, a blend only hides that. Instead Say which one thing matters and decide on it; Cost-Benefit Analysis if it is money, a Risk Matrix if it is safety.
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Or work it through here
Name the options, agree and weight the criteria before you score, then score each option against each criterion. The weighted totals compute as you go. Read the winner as the start of the argument, not the end of it: a narrow margin on judgement-based scores is a tie.
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Set the weights (they need not sum to 100) and score each option to see the weighted totals.
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Before you fill it in
A blank template is the easy part. The entry behind it covers how to run Decision Matrix (Weighted Scoring) properly, a worked example, the pitfalls real teams hit, and the situations where it is the wrong tool and something else would serve better.
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