Systematic vs intuitive decision making and the Pareto principle: Effective decision-making for project teams
OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
ISSN: 1065-075X
Article publication date: 10 August 2015
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the primary factors that inhibit efficient decision-making in teams and propose some methods to help facilitate the process more effectively. Teams often have a difficult time navigating the decision-making process. Even with a well-defined process, decision-making can be derailed by failing to set and maintain priorities or by ineffectively evaluating the significance of individual decisions that need to be made within the larger project scope.
Design/methodology/approach
This article reviews some of the applicable literature related to decision-making and synthesizes it into an approach that can be used by teams to facilitate their decision-making processes.
Findings
There are three major impediments to efficient and effective decision-making in teams. Using methods for diagnosing and triaging the nature of decisions, teams can become more effective and efficient in their decision-making processes.
Originality/value
This article synthesizes a number of strands of research from various subdisciplines in management to develop an approach that can be used by project teams to more effectively facilitate their decision-making processes.
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Citation
Cervone, H.F. (2015), "Systematic vs intuitive decision making and the Pareto principle: Effective decision-making for project teams", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 108-111. https://doi.org/10.1108/OCLC-05-2015-0005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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