Criteria

The standards used to evaluate and compare possible options.

In a deliberative process, criteria are set at step three, before evaluation begins. They may be quantifiable, such as return on investment, or intangible, such as fit with the mission.

Often confused with

Decision-Making Criteria
The two are used interchangeably in this course; decision-making criteria is simply the fuller name for criteria applied to a business decision.

Taught in

See also

4.3.B.1 · 4.3.B.2