In this activity, you will identify one recent professional situation or problem that required making a decision. The decision could have been posed to a group you were a part of, or it could have been one you made alone. For example, you and your department must decide whether to change the way patient rounds are conducted due to multiple staff reporting burnout in recent weeks. Since you may be using an actual professional or personal scenario, be sure to avoid sharing any personal or confidential information in your submission to protect others' privacy, such as names of people, places, and designation.

Avoid using a project-related situation or problem; projects require multiple decisions and are dependent on several other factors. If you do not have a professional decision example to analyze, you may use personal experience instead, such as choosing a degree or certification program or buying a car or house.

HP 670 Module Two Decision Analysis Worksheet

Use this decision analysis worksheet to analyze your chosen issue and the decision being made to resolve it. For each question in the worksheet, briefly share your experiences or observations related to your chosen issue or the decision being made. Please limit your response for each question to no more than one paragraph.

To use this worksheet, replace bracketed text with relevant information.

Decision Analysis Questions	Experience/Observation
Describe the issue or problem that required a decision.	[Insert text.]
What bias could be put on the question? In other words, what aspects of the situation can be ignored or assumed?	[Insert text.]
What criteria can be used to measure success?	[Insert text.]
What experiences can be used in thinking about this issue?	[Insert text.]
What metaphors, if any, can be used in thinking about this issue? For example: "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater."	[Insert text.]
Why might you or your group think about this issue or problem the way you do?	[Insert text.]
What does your frame/perspective of the issue emphasize?	[Insert text.]
What does your frame minimize?	[Insert text.]
How might others in a similar setting or industry think differently about this question from the way you do?	[Insert text.]
What slogan might best summarize your frame/perspective? For example: First come, first served.	[Insert text.]
What decision-making format did you use? (Committee? Survey? Something else?)	[Insert text.]