2. Decision making means selection of best solution
from available alternatives solution.
The term consensus refers to a clear agreement
regarding best solution to a problem.

3. * Consensus decision making is effective only
when each experts in the team has had
adequate opportunity to give their views.
* Then the knowledge engineer will conduct the
exercise to take experts opinion towards one
or two alternatives.
so that they can find the solution for the
problem easily.

4. Procedure or process of consensus decision
making.
1. The knowledge developer explain the solution
generated earlier.
2. After the alternative presented in front o f
panel of experts, they will ask to vote on
solution they generated.
3. This round is devoted to reducing number of
alternatives.

5. Round 1:
Knowledge developer explains that each expert
has three vote to cast.
One vote per option and maximum three vote
can be made by each expert.
knowledge manager will mention the standard
number of vote.
The option with lesser than the standard vote
will be deleted.

6. Round 2 :
Knowledge developer questions the experts to
see if any of the remaining option can be
deleted or merged.
Then experts are given two votes on remaining
option which is remained after round1.
As with round1 , the option which receives less
than required number of vote will be deleted.
This process of voting by rounds continues until
only two option are left.

7. Round 3: last round:
during the last round, each expert is allowed
cast only one vote for the final option
The option with majority of vote will be selected
as the solution.