What is it about?
This paper operationalizes Ralph Keeney's Group Decision Theorem in an extension to the INCOSE Decision Management process. An example problem in space policy decision making illustrates the application of the resulting framework.
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Why is it important?
This paper offers a mathematically rigorous approach to group decision making that can replace previous ad hoc trade study techniques. Built on the work of Parnell and Keeney, it describes a framework for combining multiple stakeholder views in a standardized
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Too often, teams focus on making stakeholders happy without a deep understanding of stakeholder values and how the values of multiple stakeholders interrelate. I hope this article demystifies the analytical approach to group decision making, and encourages teams to replace, at least to some extent, politics with analytics.
Melissa Garber
George Washington University
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This page is a summary of: A Framework for Multiobjective Decision Management with Diverse Stakeholders, Systems Engineering, August 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/sys.21398.
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