Decision-Making Skills: Student Workbook

Exercise: Complex Decision Analysis

Decision to Make: _________________________________________________________________

1. Define Problem

Problem statement: _________________________________________________________________

2. Gather Information

Key facts: ________________________________________________________________
Stakeholder perspectives: ________________________________________________________________

3. Identify Alternatives

• Option 1: ________________________________________________________________
• Option 2: ________________________________________________________________
• Option 3: ________________________________________________________________

4. Evaluate Alternatives

5. Decision

Selected Option: _________ Rationale: _________________________________________

6. Implementation Plan

Timeline: _________________________________________________________________
Communication: _________________________________________________________________
Success metrics: _________________________________________________________________

7. Monitoring

Early warning indicators: _________________________________________________________________
Adjustment triggers: _________________________________________________________________

Decision-Making Bias Reflection

Biases I typically struggle with: ________________________________________________________________
How will I counter these biases? ________________________________________________________________

Key Learnings

• My decision-making strength: ________________________________________________________________
• Area for development: ________________________________________________________________
• Decision I'll make differently: ________________________________________________________________