Group decision – making techniques
Definition
According to Millet, “group decision making is defined as the process of making a choice from among two or more alternatives via the interaction of two or more people”.
Advantages / Importance
- Pooling of knowledge and Information
- Satisfaction and Communication
- Personnel Development
- More Risk Taking
- Different Perspectives
Group Decision Making Process
- Problem identification
- Problem diagnosis
- Solution generation
- Solution evaluation
- Framing a decision
- Follow-up-action
Group Decision Making Process- Chart
Group Decision Making Technique/ Tools
Decision making is the process whereby a final but best choice is made among the alternatives available:
1.Interacting Groups: Typical groups in which members interact with each other face to face.
2.Brainstorming: An idea generation process that specifically encourages any and all alternatives while withholding any criticism of those alternatives.
3.Nominal Group Technique: A group decision making method in which individual members meet face to face to pool their judgments in a systematic but independent fashion.
5. Consensus Mapping: An attempt is made to arrive at a decision by pooling the ideas together generated by several task sub-groups. All ideas are consolidated into a representative structured called “Strawn Map” for all the ideas generated by the sub-groups.
6. Electronic Meeting: group techniques with sophisticated computer technology
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