On Jan 26, 2009, at 6:49 PM, Russell Wilson wrote:
So what are the criteria? That's what I'm after. (and don't say
"it depends") :-)
It's easy to say "everyone's opinion counts", "there's more than one
good solution", "we should all work together", etc.
And we do just that... But when it comes to deciding on a particular
solution and moving forward, "someone" or some panel has
to make a decision (depending on where your thinking is between a
single vision/conceptual integrity versus design by committee).
Assuming there are multiple solutions that are equally "good", how
do you decide on one? What are some examples of
criteria used? In some cases we have tested multiple designs and
had inconclusive results (1+ designs tested equally well).
If they are truly equal, then it's a coin flip, since, being equal, it
won't matter which one you pick.
If they have different pros and cons, but at first glance it's hard to
pick one that stands out, there are a variety of analysis tools to
help a team decide on the best alternative: pugh charts, weighted
matrices, and the ever-so-fun "House of Quality" are three of my
favorites.
The criteria that you'll use in the analysis have to be specific to
the long- and short-term success criteria of the organization. There
is no generic set of criteria that works for all designs.
Jared
Jared M. Spool
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