ABSTRACT
This chapter describes a number of methods: advantage-disadvantage tables, Plus and Minus Interesting (PMI), Castle technique, Sticking dots, Creative evaluation, Weighting systems, reverse brainstorming, financial evaluation, mathematical evaluations, Pay-off tables and Decision trees. It also describes Naturalistic decision making and Strategic framing. Methods of evaluation range from simple checklists to complex weighted scoring systems. Sticking dots is a useful method for a small group of individuals to employ when trying to make an evaluation. Each group member has a fixed number of votes. Group members can then vote in any way they wish. Force-field analysis is a method used to get a whole view of all the forces for or against a plan so that a decision can be made which takes into account all interests. The merging and evaluating of quantitative and qualitative data presents considerable choices. Moreover, synthesis and sensitivity analysis of such data presents a daunting task for all but relatively simple decisions.
