Jane Turner
Well-known member
I spend a good part of my working life helping teams in big companies clarify their decision making processes. One of the simple tools I use is a decision matrix.
Just for fun I turned the tool onto myself and tried to dissect and rationalise the analysis process I go through when deciding to go and see a bird.
First I listed the criteria I base my decisions on, things like is it new, is it somewhere I like. etc etc...6 in all. Then I gave each criteria a starting weight of 5. Then I added and subtracted votes from the criteria until I had effectively ranked them. For example I decided that where the bird was mattered a lot, so I gave it two extra votes which I took off it being new. (Something that is less important to me!)
Then I filled in scores on a simple scale, 3=high, 2=medium 1=weak 0 =none for a range of specific birds. It seems accurate. Its telling me I probably want to go and see Darrell's pipit and the Humes Warbler in Wales, have no interest in the Grimsby Robin or the Oxford Oriole and might just beg off my bum to see the Waxwing down the road.
If anyone else wants a go I'll email you the file. Just edit the values...and criteria if you have different ones!
I know... I'm very very sad!!
Just for fun I turned the tool onto myself and tried to dissect and rationalise the analysis process I go through when deciding to go and see a bird.
First I listed the criteria I base my decisions on, things like is it new, is it somewhere I like. etc etc...6 in all. Then I gave each criteria a starting weight of 5. Then I added and subtracted votes from the criteria until I had effectively ranked them. For example I decided that where the bird was mattered a lot, so I gave it two extra votes which I took off it being new. (Something that is less important to me!)
Then I filled in scores on a simple scale, 3=high, 2=medium 1=weak 0 =none for a range of specific birds. It seems accurate. Its telling me I probably want to go and see Darrell's pipit and the Humes Warbler in Wales, have no interest in the Grimsby Robin or the Oxford Oriole and might just beg off my bum to see the Waxwing down the road.
If anyone else wants a go I'll email you the file. Just edit the values...and criteria if you have different ones!
I know... I'm very very sad!!