Decision Analysis
Decision analysis can be defined as the careful deliberation that precedes a decision. It provides help to avoid pitfalls, to give insights and to generate commitment to action. A number of tools and techniques are available to support this process.
To assist you in finding the technique most likely to be of help in a particular decision situation, these tools have been categorized by the kind of difficulty that they address.
Different kinds of difficulty in decision making
| Type of Difficulty | Technique | |
| Scope | Who should be included. What to take into account. | Soft Systems |
| Conflicting Goals | What are the trade-offs | MCDA |
| Uncertainty and Risk | Outcomes dependent on factors outside your control. | Risk |
| Complexity of Calculation | Too many alternatives to calculate all possible outcomes. | Calculation methods |