Re-Analyze Desirability of Most Desired Options

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If two options appear to be roughly equal in regards to their desirability, it will be imporant to break the tie by conducting a second assessment of those options that are considered equal and best.

The bottom line is that some action must be taken as a result of the feasibility assessment. One approach might be to just take a vote between all of the options that are deemed to be the best (and thus of equal desirability). Another approach might be to have an independent analysis of just the best options in order to break the tie.

If a separate analysis of the reduced set (hopefully) of best options is conducted, it might be less comprehensive than the original assessment. If the first assessment utilized AHP (Analytic Hierarchical Process), perhaps a simple decision matrix using score and weight multiplicands for each option would be sufficient. Developing a system when it is not the best option might be risky. When developing a new system is not the most desirable option and is also considered not feasible, then it is not advisable to proceed with the project.

No part of this work should be produced or used without the permission of the authors: Michael Turner and Dr. Sharon A White.