PACED
A five-step decision-making model: Problem, Alternatives, Criteria, Evaluate, Decide.
The order carries the method. Criteria are established before any alternative is scored, because criteria written after the numbers arrive tend to describe whichever option somebody already preferred.
P-A-C-E-D: Problem, Alternatives, Criteria, Evaluate, Decide, in that order and never out of it.
Often Confused With
- Deliberative Process
- PACED is a specific named model; a deliberative process is any structured approach of this kind.
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See Also
4.3.B.1