DECISION MAKING TOOLS

Decision-Making Matrix Template

Your decision-making matrix should include 7 to 10 tools and decisions.

Tool Decision 1 Decision 2 Decision 3 Decision 4 Decision 5

Tool 1 Yammer

Good Good Good Good Great

Tool 2 Carbonite

Good Great Good Good Great

Tool 3 Trello

Great Good Good Good Good

Tool 4 NetSuite

N/A Good Good Great Good

Tool 5 Deputy

Great Good Good Good N/A

Tool 6 AOMi

Good Great Good Good Great

Tool 7 HubSpot

Good Good Great Good Good

Tool 8 Census Data

N/A Great Great N/A Great

Tool 9 Microsoft Excel

Good Good Good Great Good

Tool 10 Financial Statements

Great Good Good Good Good

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Additionally, include a bulleted list that explains at least 10 of the evaluations, each of which should be short in order to be concise and clear.

 Decision 1- This organization struggles with employees being on time for meetings and work assignments. 1. Tool 1- Yammer is an internal social media platform. This platform would be great for keeping employees informed and ensuring

employees receive the same communications. This would minimize any confusion or miscommunications. (MacFayden, 2015). 2. Tool 3- Trello is a tool that will help this organization thrive by assigning tasks to team members. This will allow employees to be

more prepared for upcoming meetings and manage their time to the business needs. (MacFayden, 2015). 3. Tool 5- Deputy will be a great scheduling tool for this organization since they are struggling to manage the workforce. This tool

will assist the manager with producing and communicating employee schedules and accountability. (MacFayden, 2015).

 Decision 2- This organization is challenged with facility capacity and understanding relocation options. 1. Tool 6- AOMi is a tool which can assist with determining capacity needs and whether relocating is necessary. (MacFayden, 2015). 2. Tool 8- Census Data is a tool that gathers demographic information which will help determine what location would be best if

moving is necessary. (Upfront Analytics, 2015).

 Decision 3- This organization wants to grow and bring awareness to the brand. 1. Tool 7- HubSpot covers a vast variety of marketing strategies from segmentation, marketing automation, social media, blogging,

and analytics. This will be helpful in growing the brand so the manager can focus on operations. (HubSpot, 2014). 2. Tool 8- Census Data is a tool that gathers demographic information which will help determine segmentation and audience

targeting. (Upfront Analytics, 2015).

 Decision 4- This organization struggles with record keeping of their inventory and donations. 1. Tool 4- NetSuite is an operations management tool. This will help with inventory and supply tracking. (MacFayden, 2015). 2. Tool 9- Windows Excel is a data analysis tool. This will help document and forecast supply usage and inventory levels. (Stec,

2019).

 Decision 5- This is an organization with numerous independent partners who require tools to assist with making informed decisions, protecting data, and meeting core values of the community needs with exotic animals.

1. Tool 2- Carbonite is a cloud-based backup program. The growth of this organization and the data analysis, clientele base, and research will need to be protected to ensure the work and progress collected is protected. (MacFayden, 2015).

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RESOURCES

Sarah MacFayden. (2015). Top 6 Online Tools for Operations. Inklyo. Retrieved from https://www.inklyo.com/tools-for-operations/

HubSpot. (2014). What is HubSpot?. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP34oHx68g0

Carly Stec. (2019). Totally Free Microsoft Excel Templates that Make Marketing Easier. HubSpot. Retrieved from https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/marketing-with-excel-templates-list

Upfront Analytics. (2015). Why Census Data is Useful for Market Research. Web Archive. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20181101200949/http://upfrontanalytics.com/why-census-data-is-useful-for-market-research/

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