Overview

Most decision-making methods in use today are flawed and result in less than optimal results. Choosing By Advantages (CBA) is a tested and effective system for determining the best decision by looking at the advantages of each option. It is an easy to use process that will be valuable to businesses, government agencies, engineers, and individuals. Not only will the CBA system allow you to make the best decision in any scenario, it will also make it easy to show why the decision was the correct one. CBA is suprisingly simple to follow and will improve one's ability to create the best possible results in any given situation.

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Author:   Jim Suhr
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781567202175

ISBN 10:   1567202179
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 January 1999
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Foreword by Mark Johnson Introduction The Pivotal Cornerstone Principle Decisionmakers Must Use Sound Methods Decisionmakers Must Learn How to Use Sound Methods The Fundamental Rule of Sound Decisionmaking What, Exactly, Is an Advantage? Two Central Questions and Four Central Activities Sound Methods Do Not Weigh Advantages and Disadvantages Instant CBA and the Recognition-Response Process The Five-Step Skill-Learning Process The Principle of Anchoring Anchored Versus Unanchored Questions and Judgments The Two-List Method Preference Charts and Preference Curves Deciding Importance: Three Principles and Four Considerations The Bridge Design Experiment Vital Thinking Skills for Sound Decisionmaking The Sound Decisionmaking Vocabulary It Isn't ""Just"" a Matter of Semantics Sound Methods Do Not Weigh Factors Sound Methods Do Not Weigh Attributes Sound Methods Weigh Advantages Arithmetic, Reading, Writing, and Choosing By Advantages The Methods Principle How Can We Consistently Make Sound Decisions? How Can We Simplify Sound Decisionmaking? The Tabular Method Special Methods for Complex Decisions Special Methods for Money Decisions Simple Methods for Simple Decisions Very Simple Methods for Very Simple Decisions Conclusion References Index"

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The Choosing By Advantages Decisionmaking System offers a framework for improving the discipline of thought that is crucial to our success as consultants. -Consulting To Management ?The Choosing By Advantages Decisionmaking System offers a framework for improving the discipline of thought that is crucial to our success as consultants.?-Consulting To Management The CBA principles and methods are the best available. They assure sound, valid decisions for simple, as well as complex problems. Examples of where CBA methods are applicable range from questions about major programs to questions about individual projects, such as whether a road should be built and if so, where to which candidate should be selected to fill an important staff vacancy, and even to choosing a cereal for breakfast. -Stan Tixier Regional Forester (retired) Intermountain Region, USDA Forest Service Past President, Society for Range Management Choosing By Advantages is the soundest, most rational decision-making process I have encountered. Its logical principles are deceptively simple but extremely powerful. In this book, Jim Suhr has perfected the clarity and usefulness of Choosing By Advantages. -Paul R. Nordwall Forest Supervisor U.S. Forest Service Because Choosing By Advantages has served me and my family very well for many years, I introduce CBA every year, to my third grade students. I have found that they are very capable of learning the basic CBA concepts and methods. But teaching CBA only in the third grade isn't enough. It should be taught progressively, in all levels of the educational process. -Ginger Brown Third Grade Teacher Bates Elementary School

The CBA principles and methods are the best available. They assure sound, valid decisions for simple, as well as complex problems. Examples of where CBA methods are applicable range from questions about major programs to questions about individual projects, such as whether a road should be built and if so, where to which candidate should be selected to fill an important staff vacancy, and even to choosing a cereal for breakfast. -Stan Tixier Regional Forester (retired) Intermountain Region, USDA Forest Service Past President, Society for Range Management

The Choosing By Advantages Decisionmaking System offers a framework for improving the discipline of thought that is crucial to our success as consultants. -Consulting To Management ?The Choosing By Advantages Decisionmaking System offers a framework for improving the discipline of thought that is crucial to our success as consultants.?-Consulting To Management Choosing By Advantages is the soundest, most rational decision-making process I have encountered. Its logical principles are deceptively simple but extremely powerful. In this book, Jim Suhr has perfected the clarity and usefulness of Choosing By Advantages. -Paul R. Nordwall Forest Supervisor U.S. Forest Service Because Choosing By Advantages has served me and my family very well for many years, I introduce CBA every year, to my third grade students. I have found that they are very capable of learning the basic CBA concepts and methods. But teaching CBA only in the third grade isn't enough. It should be taught progressively, in all levels of the educational process. -Ginger Brown Third Grade Teacher Bates Elementary School The CBA principles and methods are the best available. They assure sound, valid decisions for simple, as well as complex problems. Examples of where CBA methods are applicable range from questions about major programs to questions about individual projects, such as whether a road should be built and if so, where to which candidate should be selected to fill an important staff vacancy, and even to choosing a cereal for breakfast. -Stan Tixier Regional Forester (retired) Intermountain Region, USDA Forest Service Past President, Society for Range Management

Author Information

JIM SUHR is co-founder and president of the Institute for Decision Innovations, Inc. Throughout his career as a farmer, teacher, civil engineer, and consultant he has continuously searched for practical ways to improve human performance.

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