DECISION MAKING PROCESS
By: Ghufran Ataie
Objectives
 Define Decision Making
 Traps in Decision Making
 Factors for Effective Decision
 How to Make Better Decision
 6 C’s of Decision Making
 Creativity & Decision Making
 Conclusion
Definition
 A decision is a choice made between two or more available
alternatives.
 Decision making is the process of choosing the best alternative for
reaching objectives
 Or
 The process of examining certain possibilities options, comparing
them and choosing the actual action is called decision making
process
Definition cont.
 Human brain makes about 35,000
decision each day and most of them are
done in light speed
 Research at Cornell University of New York
 In general some decision are very easy
such as what to eat,? what to wear?
 But some decisions are not very easy
such as selecting career in life, changing
job or choosing life partner
5W, 1H Factors
 These are the factors which a
person should ask him/her self
to analyze all the possibilities
 The decision-making process
become simplified
Traps in Decision Making
 Do not take risk and try hard to
play safe
 Do not let fears to tilt your
thinking
 Do not get lost in small
Mathers
 Don’t try to get everyone
happy regarding your
decisions
 Do not make decision which
are outside of your authority
Effective Decision Factors
 Considering the following things will help to make good decisions
 Priority - Low, Medium or High
 Acceptability - Accept the result of decision, no choice
 Risk and Resources
 Goals and Values - Keep in mind the goals honesty and integrity
 Demands
 Perceptions
 How to Make Better Decision?
 Increase Knowledge
 Use Intuition
 Trying to know Advantage and Disadvantage of that decision
 Stick to your decision
 Make sure the Timing is right
Be careful of Common Mistakes
 Not Taking Enough Time is a
mistake
 Lacking of peace – be relax
 Not Considering a priority
 Forgetting how to say no
 Procrastinating – leaving it for
other time is also a mistake
6 C’s of Decision Making
CompileConstruct
Collect Compare
CommitConsider
6 C’s of Decision-Making Cont.
• Get all possible information regarding decisionConstruct
• All data in logical SequenceCompile
• Relevant resourcesCollect
• Difference decisions such as advantage - disadvantageCompare
• Taking advice of fellow membersConsider
• Don’t go back when you committed a decisionCommit
Simplified
Relax Think Positive
Identify The
problems
What are your
choice
Consequence
of decision
Make the
Decision
Creativity in Decision Making
 Creating culture of creativity
 Encourage
 Suspend judgment
 Provide physical support for creativity
 Encourage anonymous Input
Thank you

Decision Making Process

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    Objectives  Define DecisionMaking  Traps in Decision Making  Factors for Effective Decision  How to Make Better Decision  6 C’s of Decision Making  Creativity & Decision Making  Conclusion
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    Definition  A decisionis a choice made between two or more available alternatives.  Decision making is the process of choosing the best alternative for reaching objectives  Or  The process of examining certain possibilities options, comparing them and choosing the actual action is called decision making process
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    Definition cont.  Humanbrain makes about 35,000 decision each day and most of them are done in light speed  Research at Cornell University of New York  In general some decision are very easy such as what to eat,? what to wear?  But some decisions are not very easy such as selecting career in life, changing job or choosing life partner
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    5W, 1H Factors These are the factors which a person should ask him/her self to analyze all the possibilities  The decision-making process become simplified
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    Traps in DecisionMaking  Do not take risk and try hard to play safe  Do not let fears to tilt your thinking  Do not get lost in small Mathers  Don’t try to get everyone happy regarding your decisions  Do not make decision which are outside of your authority
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    Effective Decision Factors Considering the following things will help to make good decisions  Priority - Low, Medium or High  Acceptability - Accept the result of decision, no choice  Risk and Resources  Goals and Values - Keep in mind the goals honesty and integrity  Demands  Perceptions
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     How toMake Better Decision?  Increase Knowledge  Use Intuition  Trying to know Advantage and Disadvantage of that decision  Stick to your decision  Make sure the Timing is right
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    Be careful ofCommon Mistakes  Not Taking Enough Time is a mistake  Lacking of peace – be relax  Not Considering a priority  Forgetting how to say no  Procrastinating – leaving it for other time is also a mistake
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    6 C’s ofDecision Making CompileConstruct Collect Compare CommitConsider
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    6 C’s ofDecision-Making Cont. • Get all possible information regarding decisionConstruct • All data in logical SequenceCompile • Relevant resourcesCollect • Difference decisions such as advantage - disadvantageCompare • Taking advice of fellow membersConsider • Don’t go back when you committed a decisionCommit
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    Simplified Relax Think Positive IdentifyThe problems What are your choice Consequence of decision Make the Decision
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    Creativity in DecisionMaking  Creating culture of creativity  Encourage  Suspend judgment  Provide physical support for creativity  Encourage anonymous Input
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