Decision Maker

A Decision Maker is an agent that performs decision tasks (evaluating options, making judgments, or determining courses of action).

• AKA: Decider, Authority Figure, Judgment Agent.
• Context:
  • It can typically evaluate Decision Option through decision criteria application.
  • It can typically select Decision Outcome through decision process.
  • It can typically determine Action Plan through decision methodology.
  • It can typically assess Decision Risk through risk analysis procedure.
  • It can typically balance Decision Trade-off through trade-off evaluation.
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  • It can often analyze Decision Information through information processing system.
  • It can often justify Decision Rationale through reasoning framework.
  • It can often delegate Decision Implementation through implementation process.
  • It can often review Decision Consequence through outcome assessment.
  • It can often modify Decision Strategy through strategy adaptation process.
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  • It can range from being a Human Decision Maker to being an Automated Decision Maker, depending on its decision maker implementation.
  • It can range from being a Tactical Decision Maker to being a Strategic Decision Maker, depending on its decision maker scope.
  • It can range from being a Simple Decision Maker to being a Complex Decision Maker, depending on its decision maker capability level.
  • It can range from being a Specialized Decision Maker to being a General-Purpose Decision Maker, depending on its decision maker domain breadth.
  • It can range from being a Dependent Decision Maker to being an Independent Decision Maker, depending on its decision maker autonomy level.
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  • It can have Decision Maker Authority for decision domain.
  • It can have Decision Maker Expertise for decision subject matter.
  • It can have Decision Maker Tool for decision support.
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  • It can be Decision Maker Accountable for decision outcome.
  • It can be Decision Maker Decisive in decision situation.
  • It can be Decision Maker Consistent with decision framework.
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• Examples:
  • Decision Maker Types, such as:
    • Human Decision Makers, such as:
      • Executive Decision Maker for organizational strategy determination.
      • Judicial Decision Maker for legal judgment provision.
      • Medical Decision Maker for healthcare treatment determination.
      • Financial Decision Maker for investment allocation determination.
    • Automated Decision Makers, such as:
      • Algorithmic Decision System for rules-based decision execution.
      • AI-based Decision System for pattern-based decision generation.
      • Expert System Decision Maker for domain-specific decision support.
      • Statistical Decision System for probability-based decision calculation.
  • Decision Contexts, such as:
    • Organizational Decision Makers, such as:
      • Corporate Board Decision Maker for corporate governance decision.
      • Management Decision Maker for operational decision provision.
      • Policy Decision Maker for policy determination process.
      • Resource Allocation Decision Maker for resource distribution determination.
    • Individual Decision Makers, such as:
      • Consumer Decision Maker for purchase selection.
      • Career Decision Maker for professional path determination.
      • Personal Finance Decision Maker for financial planning decision.
      • Health Decision Maker for health management choice.
  • Decision Approaches, such as:
    • Analytical Decision Maker for data-driven decision process.
    • Intuitive Decision Maker for experience-based decision generation.
    • Collaborative Decision Maker for consensus-based decision development.
    • Risk-Based Decision Maker for risk-assessment decision methodology.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Assistant, which supports rather than makes decision.
  • Implementer, which executes rather than determines decision outcome.
  • Advisor, which recommends without decision authority.
  • Information Provider, which supplies data without making decision judgment.
  • Observer, which monitors without exercising decision power.
• See: Agent, Decision Support System, Authority, Governance, Leadership, Judgment, Decision Theory, Decision Process.

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