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: So why is it that we’ve all seen shocking decisions “come out of committee?” Well, a poorly performing team will not give you good results – but then neither will a poorly performing individual. A “good” team, on the other hand, expands the amount of information that’s available to make a decision, increases creativity and helps eliminate personal bias from a decision. The main problem with group, or team decision making is that often the group is not a “good” group. Good group/bad group
So what is a “good” group/team? 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.