How it works

Setup a decision

Prioritize criteria

Evaluate options

Insights into a

decision

TransparentChoice brings insights at each step of the decision. And makes it all transparent to

stakeholders.

How it works

Setup a decision

Prioritize criteria

Evaluate options

Insights into a

decision

The first step is to setup a decision. You define WHAT will be evaluated (alternatives), HOW

(criteria and scales) and by WHOM (evaluators).

Alternatives Criteria Evaluators

• Define WHAT will be evaluated.

• For example, projects, or vendors, or candidates…

• You can import alternatives, collect them via online form or add manually.

• Sometimes alternatives are not needed. You may use software just to prioritize criteria.

Setup a decision

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Define HOW your team will evaluate alternatives:

a. What criteria / goals against which you will evaluate your alternatives (quality, cost, risk, time…).

b. What rating scales will be used by evaluators in the surveys.

Setup a decision


• Who evaluates what: Who will prioritize criteria? Who will score alternatives?

• Evaluators get access to auto-generated surveys.

• Evaluators don’t have access to each other’s votes.

• You can access all surveys and track the progress.

Setup a decision

Setup a decision

Prioritize criteria

Evaluate options

Insights into a

decision

Criteria are NOT equally important and everybody sees their priorities differently. This step is about developing

criteria priorities.

• Use auto-generated surveys to collect feedback about the relative importance of criteria.

• Evaluators compare criteria in pairs. They can add comments with their votes.

• Real-time voting allows your team to work together – comparison by comparison.

Collect feedback Analyze feedback Criteria priorities

Prioritize criteria

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• Identify disagreements.

• Review comments.

• Group surveys into buckets for detailed analysis.

• For example, you may create separate buckets for the responses from executives and managers.


Prioritize criteria


Prioritize criteria

• TransparentChoice converts comparisons into criteria weights.

• You can display criteria weights for groups and for individual evaluators.

Setup a decision

Prioritize criteria

Evaluate options

Insights into a

decision

No single alternative is the best when measured against all criteria. Evaluate alternatives in the context of criteria

to understand their pros and cons.

Collect feedback Analyze feedback Alternatives scores

• Use auto-generated surveys to collect feedback about the alternatives.

• Evaluators can add comments to their judgements.

• Real-time voting allows you to evaluate together – judgement by judgement.

Evaluate options





• Identify disagreements.

• Review comments.

• Group surveys into buckets for detailed analysis.

• For example, you may separate executives from managers.


Evaluate options


Evaluate options

• What are the final scores? You can use average values or discuss differences of opinion and reach consensus.

• For each group, you choose values that represent the opinion of the group.

Setup a decision

Prioritize criteria

Evaluate options

Insights into a

decision

Analyze votes, display results and test different scenarios to gain more insights into your decision.

Votes Charts Scenarios

Insights into a

decision

Analyze votes and comments collected from evaluators.

• Where do they disagree? What are the reasons?

• Are there any criteria for which disagreement is high? Were these criteria and scales well-understood?

• Was anybody trying to “game” the system by promoting a particular alternative?


Insights into a

decision

• Charts are another source of insights into your decision.

• See the attractiveness of the different options, including value for money rankings.

• Group evaluators into buckets to display charts just for the group.


Insights into a

decision

Create different scenarios:

a. Exclude or change weights of criteria.

b. Exclude alternatives.

c. Exclude or change vote strength of evaluators.

Gain more insights into your next decision!

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