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You’re in business.You make decisions every day.Often difficult decisions.

bCisive helps make it simpler.

Let us show you how.

What shall we call our new product?

Who should we hire as Director of Marketing?

How can we boost sales?

How can we improve our customer service record?

What features do we include in our next release?

Decision making…

It’s a core activity in every business It’s crucial to success

Most decision makers approach it like this:→ establish the problem → identify the options → evaluate the pros and cons → decide

So why does it often get complicated, stressful and time-consuming?

Fact

It's INFORMAL

Fact

It's DELIBERATIVE

Fact

It's HAPHAZARD

Question

What characterises the standard decision process?

Unproductive meetings

Unproductive meetings

Scattered informationScattered

information

Power playsPower plays

It’s hampered by common hurdles:

Time pressureTime pressure

Lost thinking on previous decisions

Lost thinking on previous decisions

All this can cause decision makers headaches.

Mistakes arising from rushed or poorly considered decisions Anxiety, stress and lack of confidence in decisions Conflict and difficulty reaching consensus Inefficiency collating and analysing information Lost thinking making future review of decisions difficult Lack of accountability and difficulty demonstrating your

reasoning

The solution: Decision Mapping

It captures the problem, the

options, and the pros and cons

It does it visually It supports the way you

already thinkOption

Launch an investigation

Pro

Ensure an open, honest company culture

Con

May damage Hammond's reputation and share price

Option

Conduct discreet initial enquiries to see if an investigation is warranted

Option

Say nothing

Pro

Does not risk Hammond's good reputation

Con

May put me in legal jeopardy

Question

As new CEO, what shall I do about my suspicions of corruption at Hammond?

Where does decision mapping fit?

ExcelProcess numbersAccountingProcess accountsCRMDashboardsAccessManage databasesInfopathGather data using formsOneNoteFind and share data

PowerpointMake presentationsWordProduce documentsVISIOProduce diagramsCommunicatorCommunicate with IM, voice, video

ProjectManage projects

Where is the

support tool?

Enter bCisive

Austhink’s simple, visual tool for decision mapping

With bCisive, you can:

organize in one place the material relating to a decision quickly survey the options, arguments and evidence share the thinking with colleagues, clients, or your boss keep a record of the thinking behind the decision

bCisive offers:

Decision map building Intuitive interface Fast capture of information Automatic generation of decision summaries Sharing of maps and linked documents as

bMap Bundles

What does bCisive do for you?

be more CONFIDENT in your decisionsSAVE TIME and EFFORTbuild CONSENSUSbe more ACCOUNTABLELIVE LONGER by reducing decision-related stress

Why bCisive?

So what’s your next decision?

The decision is easy.

www.bcisive.com

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