Technical Data
In this section we present the six equations, which translate the situational analysis into predicted consequences. For a less technical treatment of these equations, select Theoretical Considerations.In the equations the following abbreviations are used:
| DS: | Decision Significance |
| IC: | Importance of Commitment |
| LE: | Leader Expertise |
| LC: | Likelihood of Commitment |
| GA: | Goal Alignment |
| LD: | Likelihood of Disagreement |
| GE: | Group Expertise |
| CT: | Interaction Constraint |
| TC: | Team Competence |
| VT: | Value of Time |
| VD: | Value of Development |
There are five possible choices for ten of the situational factors and two for Interaction Constraint. In descending order, the alternatives are translated into the values — 1 through 5. Prior to entering these into the equations, they are transposed as shown below:
Scale Values
| DS | IC | LE | LC | GA | LD | GE | CT | TC | VT | VD | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | –1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
The functions used in the equations appear below:
Functions
| f1 | f2 | f3 | f4 | f5 | f6 | f7 | |
| Decide | –1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consult (Individually) | 0 | 0 | 0 | .3 | .5 | 0 | .25 |
| Consult (Group) | 0 | 0 | .25 | .6 | .5 | 1 | 5 |
| Facilitate | 0 | .4 | .5 | .95 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Delegate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
Following are the equations:
Equations
| 1. | Overall | = | Decision Quality + Implementation – Cost + Development – Interaction Constraint |
| 2. | Decision Quality | = | DS/3 ((f1 x (5-LE) – f2x(2–GA) – f2(7.5–(GE+TC/2)) + f7x (5–LE)/8 x ((TC–1) x (GE–1) x (GA+2)/10) + (f3 x (GA+2) x LD/20))) + 2 |
| 3. | Implementation | = | IC/8 (f4 x (5–LC) + (f3 x (LDx(5–LC)/40))) x 2.5 |
| 4. | Cost | = | VT/6 x((2xf5 ) +(f3 x (LD+5–TC))/2) |
| 5. | Development | = | VD x DS/10 x (f3/8 x (GA x LD+4) + f4) |
| 6. | Interaction Constraint | = | CT x 5 x f6 |