Decision-support platform

RAIFFA

Support the decision. Do not make it.

Lay options and assumptions side by side, and show what breaks if an assumption is wrong.

What does each option assume, and what breaks if that assumption is wrong?

Lay out options against objectives and constraints.

Support the decision. Do not make it. Lay options and assumptions side by side.

Place allocations, operating plans, and design options side by side within the same criteria and review scope.

Expose each option’s assumptions and dependencies.

Show the resources and time each option requires, expected effects, counterevidence and limitations, and what breaks if an assumption is wrong.

Different options sit beneath one objective and boundary, with resources and constraints visible.
Concept diagram · Not a product screen. Different options sit beneath one objective and boundary, with resources and constraints visible.
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    Decision support

    Options and assumptions side by side

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    Objective and boundary

    The decision and its review scope

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    Options A / B / C

    Resources, constraints, evidence, trade-offs

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    Changing assumptions

    Revisit options when assumptions change

Options stay open; the call is recorded.

No rankings or single right answer. Accountable people decide, and the approval record names who approved what and on what basis.

A person reviews the trade-offs and counter-evidence before deciding. Options are not ranked. Accountable people decide, and that decision leads to an approval record of who approved what and on what basis.

Scope and implementation conditions

RAIFFA in depth