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This information is intended to convey the underlying concepts for Reclamation's decision processes. It is not mandatory.
See the Reclamation Manual for official Reclamation-wide requirements.

Reclamation's Decision Process Guide

A-D / E-H / I-M / N-Q / R-Z / Go On

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A-D

Tool	Generate ideas and options	Display and analyze data	Evaluate solutions	Build working relationships	Keep process on track
Action review	X		X	X	X
Affinity grouping	X		X		X
Bar charts		XX	X
Brainstorming	XX
Breaking the ice	X			X
Constraints table			X	X	XX
Customer service	X			XX	X
Decision tree				X	X
Devil's advocate	X		X		X

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E-H

Tool	Generate ideas and options	Display and analyze data	Evaluate solutions	Build working relationships	Keep process on track
Everyone's input	X			XX
Fishbones			X		X
Flow charts	X	X			X
Force field analysis	X		X
Frequency charts		X	X
Geographic Information System (GIS)		XX

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I-M

Tool	Generate ideas and options	Display and analyze data	Evaluate solutions	Build working relationships	Keep process on track
Influence diagrams	X				X
Issue map	X	X	X
Matching				XX	X
Matrix diagram		XX	XX
Matrix table		XX	XX
Multi-attribute trading system (MATS)		X	XX	X

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N-Q

Tool	Generate ideas and options	Display and analyze data	Evaluate solutions	Build working relationships	Keep process on track
Networking	X			X	X
Pareto Principle	X			X
Pare it down			X	X	X
Parking lot	X			X	XX
Percentage pie charts		XX
Polling	XX			X	X
Process charts	X			X	XX
Pro/con table		X	X
Publics map				X	X
Quality table			X		X

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R-Z

Tool	Generate ideas and options	Display and analyze data	Evaluate solutions	Build working relationships	Keep process on track
Ranking techniques			X	X	X
Rating tables		X	X
Reflective listening	X			X	X
Scatter diagram and assumption scatter diagram		XX
Time charts/schedules					XX
Trading cards	X		XX	X
Value engineering	X	X	XX	X	X

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