Decision Lens Criteria Development Session PSU ITS Pilot

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Decision Lens Criteria Development SessionPSU
ITS Pilot

• Gina Patel, Senior Client Decision Manager
• gpatel_at_decisionlens.com, 703-253-6119

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Agenda

• Opening Remarks (10 minutes)
• Decision Lens Introduction Demonstration
• (15 to 20 minutes)
• Review of ITS Service Reporting Groups (15 to 20
  minutes)
• Criteria Development
• Part One Brainstorm, Cluster, Define (1 hour)
• Break (15 minutes)
• Part Two Continue with Defining, Refine (1 hour
  and 15 minutes)
• Lunch

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About Decision Lens
Decision Lens is a decision-support solutions
provider based in Arlington, Virginia with

• A software solution and an advanced process for
  group decision-making based on a proven and
  robust methodology
• A technique for quickly collecting and
  synthesizing qualitative and quantitative
  information from multiple data sources and
  stakeholders for trade-off, prioritization and/or
  resource allocation decisions
• An approach to quantifying and making explicit
  the subjectivity that is part of all
  decision-making in order to use experience and
  judgment more effectively

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Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

• The Analytic Hierarchy Process enables decision
  makers to structure decisions hierarchically the
  goal of the decision at the top, strategic
  objectives in the higher levels, evaluation
  criteria in the middle, and alternative choices
  at the bottom

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When should we use Decision Lens?

• Selection
• To select the best among a limited set of
  alternatives
• Vendor selection / trade study
• Player selection
• HR decision ( new hire, promotion, performance
  review)

• Allocation
• To prioritize across a large set of initiatives
  and optimize the allocation of resources
• Budget or staff allocation (e.g.,
  capital/operating/UFRs/grant decisions of
  investments, people, or facilities)
• System development (enhancement prioritizations)

Scenario Analysis To evaluate the benefits,
costs, and risks of potential courses of action
to better understand alternative future scenarios
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Benefits of Decision Lens