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Bardach's: The Eightfold Path

  1. Problem Definition
  2. Collect Evidence
  3. Construct The Alternatives
  4. Select The Criteria
  5. Project The Outcomes
  6. Confront The Tradeoffs
  7. Decide
  8. Tell Your Story

 

Policy Decision Matrix

Criteria based on stakeholder across the top

Policy Alternatives Across the side

Ranking based on

  • Plus or Minus
  • 1 to -1
  • 1 through 5 scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

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