Team Decision Making Strategies

Decision Making

• Decision-making strategies help achieve consensus and participation.
• Decisions involve making up one's mind about something.
• Decision-making involves choosing between alternatives using cognitive processes like memory, thinking, and evaluation.
• The process involves mapping consequences of decisions, understanding their importance, and selecting the best course of action.

Team Decision Making

• In a team setting, decision-making is the process of selecting alternatives vital to team performance.

Why Learn About Team Decision Making?

• To make informed choices in team decision-making processes.
• To involve everyone in the decision-making process.
• To justify decisions to different audiences.

Decision Making Process

• Decision making is a logical and systematic process.
• It involves creating a constructive environment, generating good alternatives, exploring these alternatives, selecting the best alternative, and checking the decision.

Creating a Constructive Environment

• Define the goal of the decision.
• Include the right people in the process.
• Encourage everyone to share their opinions.

Generating Good Alternatives

• Brainstorm different ideas.
• Consider different perspectives.
• Organize the brainstormed ideas.

Exploring Alternatives

• Analyze risks associated with each alternative.
• Evaluate the impact each alternative can have.
• Validate the feasibility of alternatives.

Choosing the Best Alternative

• Utilize tools like grid analysis or decision trees.

Checking the Decision

• Test assumptions and conclusions with personal experience.
• Evaluate common decision-making problems.
• Analyze the logical structure of the decision.
• Share the decision and take action.

Decision Making Example: Buying a Car

• Creating a Constructive Environment:

  • Establish the goal of purchasing a car that meets daily needs within budget and good value over time.
  • Involve key stakeholders like family, friends, and trusted mechanics.
  • Allow for open discussion and input on factors like size, safety, and comfort.

• Generating Good Alternatives:

  • Brainstorm car models based on criteria like reliability and value.
  • Consider types like sedans, SUVs, hybrids, and electric vehicles.
  • Gather information from resources like car reviews, recommendations, and consumer reports.

• Exploring Alternatives:

  • Analyze potential risks associated with each option.
  • Assess the impact of each car on budget, lifestyle, and personal needs.
  • Validate each alternative's practicality and reliability.