Form objectives:Provide a format and shared understanding for group decisions

Help you apply the phrases in Perfect Phrases for Virtual Teamwork

Consideration InputWhat is our guiding vision?

What is our guiding mission?

What is our immediate objective?

How will we keep the above front and center when making decisions?What decisions category do you want the team lead to handle with autonomy?What decision category do you want the team to make?

What decisions can individual team members make with autonomy?(Invite task owners to indicate what decisions they would like to be able to make and list separately.)How shall we reach consensus? (See page 73 of Perfect Phrases for Virtual Teamwork)

A one-minute decision-making form and an in-depth decision-making form are below.

Meryl Runion Rose 719-684-2633

DECISION-MAKING FORM

One minute decision-making formWhat’s the best that can happen?

What’s the worst that can happen?

Is the best that can happen worth risking the worst?

Can I live with the worst if it happens?

In-depth decision-making process1. Define the problem and get consensus on the definition

2. Define your target

3. Collect data

4. Identify possible causal factors

5. Identify the root cause(s) by asking why five or more times

6. Recommend and try solutions

7. Review what you learned from trying your solution

8. Determine a next step based on the outcome from the previous

Meryl Runion Rose 719-684-2633