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  1. Focus on Objectives

    Criteria, Objectives, and Attributes are terms that are often used interchangeably when making decisions.   Traditionally, people speak of criteria. We recommend focusing on "objectives" instead of criteria.  This helps clarify what should and sho...
  2. Importance of Hierarchical Structuring

    Humans have difficulty dealing with more than seven - plus or minus two - factors at a time.  To overcome this cognitive limitation, objectives can be structured into a hierarchy of clusters of elements.  One of the axioms of AHP is that the element...
  3. 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...
  4. How to Save Judgments?

    Your judgments are automatically recorded when you move to another step by using the " Next, " " Previous ," or " Next Unassessed " button. 
  5. Allowing Pop-ups (Browsers Pop-up Blocker)

    There are some places in Comparion where a new window or tab will need to be opened.  Browsers often prevent these pop-ups from displaying unless you give permission to do so. Google Chrome By default, Google Chrome blocks pop-ups from automat...
  6. 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...
  7. TeamTime Alternatives Brainstorming

    TeamTime Brainstorming for Alternatives can be done in DEFINE MODEL > TeamTime Brainstorming . To brainstorm alternatives, make sure that Alternatives is active on the whiteboard: Click on the whiteboard to enter an alternative, such as Las Ve...
  8. TeamTime Structuring Objectives (Top-down)

    Access TeamTime Structuring for Objectives by selecting DEFINE MODEL > TeamTime Brainstorming . There are two typical ways to use Structuring Objectives as referred to as Top-Down  and Bottom-Up .  Top-Down begins with the identification of...
  9. Sort Objectives by Name or by Priorities

    You can sort the objectives with various options as shown below: Sorting by name and priority can be done both in Tree View and Hierarchy View s.  HINT :  You can use the Model Snapshots feature in case you want to revert to what you h...
  10. View Objectives (Tree or Hierarchy)

    Objectives can be shown in Tree  View  or Hierarchy  View .  By default, the Tree View is displayed as shown below: You can use the drop-down to select the Hierarchy View: The Hierarchy View of Objectives is shown below: You can ...