Plans

Decision matrices

A decision matrix weighs up options against what matters to you. Score each option, weight each criterion, and Spud does the sums.

#Make one

1. Choose New plan › Decision matrix and say what you're deciding, like "Where to hold the festival".
2. Add the options across the top: the choices you're weighing up.
3. Add the criteria down the side: what matters, such as cost, distance or parking. Give each a weight from 1 (nice to have) to 5 (it really matters).
4. Score each option from 0 (poor) to 5 (great) on each criterion.

Each option's total multiplies its scores by the criteria's weights and adds them up. The leader is marked as you go, and everything saves as you type.

Link the matrix from a decision log entry so the reasoning stays with the decision.