decisionmaking
Weighing your choices
Decisionmaking is the process of choosing among options or determining a course of action.
The term appears frequently in business and psychology: decisionmaking under uncertainty, the decisionmaking process.
Often hyphenated (decision-making) or written as two words.
As an adjective, it describes authority or capacity: decisionmaking power, decisionmaking body.
Available courses of action
- alternativesOther available options
- selectionChosen item or items
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
tradeoffs · pick · elect · opt · choose · select · crossroads · fork
Methodical study of parts
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
consultation · contemplation · forethought · weighing · assessment · pondering · discussion · debate
Firmness of purpose
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- decisivenessAbility to choose firmly
- finalityState of conclusive completion
- actionProcess of doing
firmness · certainty · conviction · closure · implementation · follow-through · execution · accountability
Arranging for future events
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
forecasting · problem-solving · goal-setting · contingency · allocation · frameworks · SWOT · criteria
Keen perception and judgment
- acumenSharpness of mind
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
perception · inference · interpretation · diagnosis · appraisal · heuristics · bias · framing
Results of actions taken
- resultsWhat follows from effort
- outcomesFinal results achieved
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- implicationsSuggested but unspoken meanings
effects · ramifications · fallout · impact · upshot · tradeoffs · risks · rewards
options
Available courses of action
- alternativesOther available options
- selectionChosen item or items
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
dilemma · tradeoffs · pick · elect · opt · choose · select · crossroads · fork · either-or
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- reflectionReturned light or thought
reasoning · consultation · contemplation · forethought · weighing · assessment · pondering · discussion · debate · brainstorming
resolve
Firmness of purpose
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- decisivenessAbility to choose firmly
- finalityState of conclusive completion
action · firmness · certainty · conviction · closure · implementation · follow-through · execution · accountability · ownership
planning
Arranging for future events
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
methodology · forecasting · problem-solving · goal-setting · contingency · allocation · frameworks · SWOT · criteria · metrics
discernment
Keen perception and judgment
intuition · perception · inference · interpretation · diagnosis · appraisal · heuristics · bias · framing · anchoring
consequences
Results of actions taken
- resultsWhat follows from effort
- outcomesFinal results achieved
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
implications · effects · ramifications · fallout · impact · upshot · tradeoffs · risks · rewards · stakes
decisionmakingindecision
Failure to decide
indecisiveness · dithering · hesitation · vacillation · wavering
decisionmakingpassivity
State of non-resistance
acquiescence · submission · drifting · going with the flow · compliance
decisionmakingirresolution
Lack of firm decision
ambivalence · uncertainty · open-endedness · noncommitment · keeping options open
decide, decision, making, decided, deciding, decisive, indecisive, undecided, decidedly