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Decision Quality Check-in in six links
Rate how well a decision satisfies the six requirements of a high-quality decision, from *Decision Quality: Value Creation from Better Business Decisions* (Spetzler, Winter, Meyer — SDG). A chain is only as strong as its weakest link — find that link and strengthen it before acting.
Decision Quality Check-in
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STEP 1
Frame
Appropriate frame
Are we solving the right problem at the right level? Reframing changes the answer.
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STEP 2
Alternatives
Creative, doable alternatives
Did we generate genuinely different options? "Yes/No" isn't a set.
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STEP 3
Information
Relevant, reliable information
Did we gather what we needed? Distinguish what we know from what we assume.
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STEP 4
Values
Clear values and tradeoffs
Were objectives explicit? Did we name the tradeoffs we accepted?
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STEP 5
Logic
Logically correct reasoning
Did the choice follow from the analysis, or did we rationalize after the gut call?
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STEP 6
Commitment
Commitment to action
Will the decision actually be acted on? Is there a plan, an owner, a date?
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