Decision-making Guide

Determine the facts and state the problem.

Identify the stakeholders.

Identify relevant factors.

List 3-5 options.

Assess options using various tests:

• Harm test
• Legality test
• Precedence test
• Publicity test
• Defensibility test
• Mom test
• Reversibility or "golden rule" test
• Virtues test
• Professional test
• Peer or colleague test
• "How does it make me feel?" test
• Organization test

Make a tentative choice.

Review steps 1-6.