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Criterion
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Purposedifferent
When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-81
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
Tagsno overlap
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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