From the course: Critical Thinking for Software Engineers: Practical Approach to Complex Software Engineering Challenges
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Develop decision-making frameworks
From the course: Critical Thinking for Software Engineers: Practical Approach to Complex Software Engineering Challenges
Develop decision-making frameworks
- Struggling with tough decisions? A decision-making framework might be just what you need. These frameworks help you answer four key questions. What data should you focus on? What specific questions are you trying to answer? What are your possible options, and what's the decision making environment, including the context and external factors affecting your decision? Now, let's explore two common frameworks, SWOT and decision matrix. Download the Exercise Files below to follow along. SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Start with the first column, strengths. What have you received praise for? What unique skills and abilities do you have? These are your strengths. For weaknesses, flip that around. Where have you failed or struggled in the past? For strengths and weaknesses, you've looked internally. For the next two columns, you'll look externally to your customers and partners. Opportunities come in two types. First are emerging needs of those…
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