Decision making develops through connected areas of consideration.
BaTar organizes its approach around six connected areas that support the examination of complex organizational matters. They are not intended to function as a rigid sequence. As evidence develops and conditions change, consideration may move among them.
RECOGNIZE
Identify the matter requiring consideration and the conditions that make it significant.
CONNECT
Bring relevant evidence, organizational context, priorities, responsibilities, resources, and perspectives into relationship.
UNDERSTAND
Examine what the available information indicates, where important questions remain, and what considerations are most consequential to the decision.
ACT
Translate the decision into defined organizational action, with appropriate responsibility and attention to implementation.
DECIDE
Establish a clear basis from which leadership can evaluate alternatives, implications, and an appropriate direction.
REVIEW
Examine what has occurred following action, consider changes in conditions or evidence, and determine whether further consideration is warranted.
Complex decisions require an integrated assessment of the considerations that shape them.
Complex organizational decisions are often shaped by multiple factors that may point in different directions. Evidence, priorities, resources, responsibilities, available alternatives, and potential implications may each influence how a matter is understood.
BaTar brings these considerations into a structured analysis to determine what is most significant to the matter under review, identify questions that require further examination, evaluate viable alternatives, and consider the implications associated with different directions.
The analysis provides leadership with a more complete understanding of the decision and a stronger basis for determining an appropriate course of action.