Sometimes it is difficult to decide because you just do not care one way or the other. In this case, a structured decision-making process can often help by identifying some very real pros and cons of actions, that perhaps you had not thought about before.

Many of these issues can be overcome by using a structured decision-making process. This will help to:

• Reduce more complicated decisions down to simpler steps
• See how any decisions are arrived at
• Plan decision making to meet deadlines

Many different techniques of decision making have been developed, ranging from simple rules of thumb, to extremely complex procedures.  The method used depends on the nature of the decision to be made and how complex it is.