Title: Successful Collaborative Decision Making: It is about good people, process, and software
Headings: Successful Collaborative Decision Making: It is about good people, process, and software
Successful Collaborative Decision Making: It is about good people, process, and software
Good group/bad group
People in Collaborative Decision Making
Collaborative Decision Making Process
Software for Collaborative Decision Making

Content: A “good” team has: Clear goals
Clear communication
Good process and tools
Knowledgeable people
Collaboration
Good executive support
A “bad” group, on the other hand, could potentially hinder your decision making process. Bad groups will typically have some, or all, of the following properties: Be highly politicized
Poorly defined goals
No common understanding or communication of the goals
Poor group dynamics (e.g. political point-scoring, group think, etc.) No clear process for making a decision and no tools to support consensus building
Ambiguous or weak executive sponsorship
There are numerous examples of organizations that did not bring diverse points of view into the decision making process. Once-great companies like Kodak, Polaroid, and more recently BlackBerry/RIM, did not bring in new people into their new product teams to consider the realities of the client demands and market changes, resulting in tremendous market loss. People in Collaborative Decision Making
When making a decision, it is important to consider as many aspects of the decision as possible – that’s where your team come in. Here are some simple things you can do to improve the chances of your team performing well; avoid picking a bunch of "yes men" who go along with boss
bring people with different perspectives and information who can help balance out the biases
make sure the team clearly articulates clear goals of the decision before even beginning to move into analysis
Ensure the team defines clear criteria to ensure everything is explicit and transparent
Challenge your team comes up with multiple alternatives. Your best outcome, after all, is only as good as the best alternative you consider.