Decision Making Model Analysis

A Decision Making Model Analysis

A Decision Making Model Analysis

A decision making model is a systematic means of arriving at a decision. A decision making model is a way of organizing data with the purpose of presenting or displaying it to the decision maker in such a way that is more obvious than simply making a list of the alternatives. (Decide-Guide.com) A decision making model is also a process by which a decision is made. A decision making model is used in making a thorough analysis on how to solve tough problems. Most decision making models could be used for any problem a person should face, but deciding the right decision making model could help solve the problem in the end. A decision making model makes critical thinking possible, and enables us to use critical thinking to face a problem. The decision making model I will discuss is the decision making process model also known as the step model.

There are six steps in this particular decision making model, the first step is to define ad clarify the issue, does this issue warrant action and is this issue urgent. The most recent situation I found myself in at work was between two of my employees who could not get along. They would constantly fight and their work was beginning to become compromised because of it. Because their work was becoming compromised I knew this issue warranted action and that this matter was urgent.

The second step to this decision making model is to gather the facts and understand their causes. It was a bit hard from me to gather the facts regarding this situation at work because their confrontations happened when I was not there. I had to think critically in order to get the entire story straight. I first decided to go to each party separate and figure out why they were so negative towards the other. I also thought about asking other employees about the confrontations but realized that was a bad idea because the other employees began taking sides. I knew at that point I was...