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Making good decisions

Deciding what you will do and how

Find out about how to select the right tools to help you make good decisions

Dual bottom line analysis

A guide to help your organisation explore it's activities to assess the extent to which each contributes to value and surplus

Forcefield analysis

Use this tool to help you identify the forces working for and against a particular option

Even over statements

Use this tool to help your organisation explore tradeoffs

Strategic options

This is a workshop tool to help explore all possible options – it gives a range of future strategic options for different services, activities or geographical areas

Other help and guidance you might be interested in

  • Other players

    A guide for your organisation to look at the priorities and impact of other organisations in your area of work

    • Business planning and strategy

  • Forcefield analysis

    Use this tool to help you identify the forces working for and against a particular option

    • Business planning and strategy

  • Even over statements

    Use this tool to help your organisation explore tradeoffs

    • Business planning and strategy

  • SWOT

    A guide to help your organisation with your SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis

    • Business planning and strategy

  • Gathering knowledge to assess your situation

    Use this section to select the right tools to help you understand your landscape and conditions.

    • Business planning and strategy

  • Theory of Change

    Learn about Theory of Change as a process and a tool

    • Business planning and strategy

  • Getting started with strategy and business planning

    Learn about what you need to know to get started with your organisation's strategy and business planning

    • Business planning and strategy

  • Deciding what you will do and how

    Find out about how to select the right tools to help you make good decisions

    • Business planning and strategy

  • Understanding your landscape and conditions

    Learn about understanding your organisation's landscape and conditions and the tools that can help with this

    • Business planning and strategy

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