Analyzing Investment Decisions

Making significant investment decisions means we must allocate substantial amounts of major resources of people, time, technology, intellectual capital, and, of course, money.

A high-quality decision process requires that our:

• choices are doable and well formulated,
• consequences are understood and well explored,
• preferences are included when comparing the full array of costs and benefits of proposed decisions, and
• actions taken are focused on getting results.

We want the best decisions to be made for any and all investment opportunities, such as:

• research to create technical breakthroughs that lead to new products and services,
• development to improve and update existing technology,
• timely capital allocations for new manufacturing plants and equipment,
• marketing programs for the growth of both existing and new businesses, and
• human resource development of new talent and better organizational structures.