Decision Support Methodology

Match each of the quotations with the corresponding decision-making phase according to Simon's model, note that there may not be a one-to-one mapping. For each phase justify your selection in less than 200 words.

a) "The successful decision maker remains open to the full array of alternative solutions."


b) "Until a decision has degenerated into work and reaches the stage of actual execution, for all intents and purposes there is no decision."

c) "If you have no alternative to fall back on, you begin to drift if the decision doesn't work out."

d) "Organised tracking of progress, results and feedback are non-negotiable elements of any effective action program."

e) "Only by taking the time to investigate what the decision really needs to be about can the decision maker distinguish between the symptom and the ailment."

f) "One does not make unnecessary decisions any more than a good surgeon does unnecessary surgery."