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  1. Workgroup, Model and Evaluation Wording

    Comparion has a flexible way of defining the wording to be used on your model. The Model Wording is initially defined for new models from: Default Options Set s   - use the wording as specified on the default option sets Judgments Options wo...
  2. Rules of thumb

    A rule of thumb is a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation. 1  It is based not on theory but on practical experience. FW Taylor, who is often called "The Father of Scientif...
  3. Heuristics

    Heuristics are decision-making techniques that simplify the process of coming to a reasonable decision when the "perfect" decision is unreachable or unknowable.  Heuristics may be understood as mental shortcuts that enable individuals to make quic...
  4. Custom Constraints

  5. Create Evaluation Quick Help

    Quick Help is custom help set up by the Project Manager to be shown during the evaluation process.  The Project Manager can view and set up Quick Help (QH) from the QH icons found at the top right of every evaluation step.  An empty Quick Hel...
  6. Common Applications for the AHP Methdology

    Prioritization of strategic objectives Site selection Source selection Vendor selection HR candidate selection Performance evaluation 360° reviews Project portfolio management Capital budgeting Resource allocation Voice of the customer Fo...
  7. Filter Alternatives

    You can specify alternatives be excluded or included in the Synthesize results using the Filter Alternatives dropdown.  Click  to expand the toolbar options, if collapsed.  By default, all alternatives are displayed. Show top N Alternatives....
  8. Hard Data and Judgment

    Important decisions and resource allocations involve some combination of hard data and judgment.  Expert Choice has effective ways for you to synthesize hard data and judgment into rational, defensible, convincing decisions.  This is accomplished b...
  9. Simple tradeoffs

    Making decisions involves making tradeoffs  among objectives; this is a difficult and poorly understood aspect of decision making.  Decisions become difficult when they involve several competing objectives.  The greater the number of objectives, th...
  10. Roles

    A major challenge of almost all organizations today is finding a way to integrate the knowledge and expertise of their personnel in decision making and forecasting.  In The Wisdom of Crowds, 1  James Surowiecki shows that under certain conditions ...