OODA Loop
Take-The-Best
Decision Matrix
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Go/No-Go Decision
Speed-Reversibility
Asymmetric Betting
Growth Matrix
Revenue Streams Matrix
Key Highlights of Decision-Making Concepts:
- OODA Loop: The OODA loop, introduced by Colonel John Boyd, is a four-step decision-making approach – Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. It emphasizes quick adjustments in strategies, particularly in dynamic environments like warfare.
- Take-The-Best Heuristic: The take-the-best heuristic is a decision-making shortcut where alternatives are evaluated based on a single good attribute (cue), ignoring less desirable attributes.
- Decision Matrix: A decision matrix is a tool used to evaluate and prioritize options based on multiple criteria. It helps in making complex decisions by systematically comparing alternatives.
- Cost-Benefit Analysis: A cost-benefit analysis assesses decisions based on costs and benefits. It helps businesses evaluate projects by identifying costs, benefits, and potential alternatives.
- Go/No-Go Decision: Go/no-go decision making involves evaluating propositions against predetermined criteria to determine whether a project should proceed, be rejected, or have conditions applied.
- Speed-Reversibility: Speed-reversibility is a decision-making principle that considers the trade-off between the speed of a decision and its potential to be reversed. Critical decisions may require more time to ensure they are made correctly.
- Asymmetric Betting: Asymmetric betting involves making decisions where the potential upside greatly outweighs the potential downside, creating a favorable risk-reward ratio.
- Growth Matrix: The FourWeekMBA growth matrix categorizes growth strategies into four modes: gain, expand, extend, and reinvent. It guides businesses in choosing growth paths based on targeting existing/new customers and solving existing/new problems.
- Revenue Streams Matrix: The FourWeekMBA Revenue Streams Matrix classifies revenue streams based on interactions with key customers. It considers the frequency and ownership of interactions to define revenue generation strategies.
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