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  1. Strategic Buckets

    You can set up "Strategic Buckets" by designating categories for the alternatives/projects.  Typical categories might include the type of project, business area addressed, time frame, level of risk, geographical region, etc.  Strategic buckets are ...
  2. Visualizations

    The Visualizations page graphs the alternatives with respect to the covering objectives.  You can plot the alternatives for a specific scenario by selecting the desired scenario in the scenario drop-down: You have several options on plotting t...
  3. Model Specification

    The Model Specification displays all the formulas defined in the optimization. You can select a scenario using the scenario drop-down. You can download the report in different formats:  For Custom Constraints and Funding Pools, you can s...
  4. Collect Input -- Local Results

    Overview The priorities for elements in each cluster of the objectives hierarchy, as well as the priorities derived for the alternatives with respect to each covering objective, are referred to as "local" priorities and are displayed on the Inter...
  5. Collect Input -- Overall Priorities

    The priorities of the alternatives with respect to the Goal are shown on this screen: Desktop Mobile Clicking on a lower level node in the objectives hierarchy will display the alternative priorities with respect to that node.   Deskt...
  6. Constraint Summary

    This page displays the summary of all the constraints:  You can select a scenario using the scenario drop-down and download the report in different formats:  ...
  7. Relevant Constraints

    Relevant Constraints are constraints that are used by the optimizer for that scenario.  If a relevant constraint is removed or modified, the current solution will change.  You can select a scenario using the scenario drop-down and download t...
  8. Collect Input -- Dynamic Sensitivity

    The Project Manager can show or hide the Sensitivity Analysis at the end of the Collect Input steps.  The purpose of the sensitivity analyses is to graphically see how the alternative priorities would change if the priorities of the objectives or ...
  9. Using the Rich Text Editor

    Comparion includes a rich text editor for maintaining information documents.  Information Documents can be useful to document the analysis in order to justify the decision (transparency).  Information documents can also be used to inform evaluators ...
  10. Selecting Multiple Participants for Roles

    You can select multiple participants or groups at a time for assigning roles.  You can check one or more participants or groups in the left pane and then click a node on the right to allow or restrict roles for the highlighted participant. You have...