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  2. Patterns of Conflict - Wikipedia

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    Patterns of Conflict was a presentation by Colonel John Boyd outlining his theories on modern combat and how the key to success was to upset the enemy's "observation-orientation-decision-action time cycle or loop", or OODA loop.

  3. Decision cycle - Wikipedia

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    A decision cycle or decision loop [1] is a sequence of steps used by an entity on a repeated basis to reach and implement decisions and to learn from the results. The "decision cycle" phrase has a history of use to broadly categorize various methods of making decisions, going upstream to the need, downstream to the outcomes, and cycling around to connect the outcomes to the needs.

  4. OODA loop - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of the OODA loop. The OODA loop (observe, orient, decide, act) is a decision-making model developed by United States Air Force Colonel John Boyd.He applied the concept to the combat operations process, often at the operational level during military campaigns.

  5. Decision analysis cycle - Wikipedia

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    The decision analysis (DA) cycle is the top-level procedure for carrying out a decision analysis. Decision analysis (DA) is the discipline comprising the philosophy, methodology, and professional practice necessary to address important decisions in a formal manner. The traditional decision analysis cycle consists of four phases: basis development

  6. Phase-gate process - Wikipedia

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    A phase-gate process (also referred to as a waterfall process) is a project management technique in which an initiative or project (e.g., new product development, software development, process improvement, business change) is divided into distinct stages or phases, separated by decision points (known as gates).

  7. Strategic planning - Wikipedia

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    Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to attain strategic goals.. Furthermore, it may also extend to control mechanisms for guiding the implementation of the strategy.

  8. Cynefin framework - Wikipedia

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    Sketch of the Cynefin framework, by Edwin Stoop. The Cynefin framework (/ k ə ˈ n ɛ v ɪ n / kuh-NEV-in) [1] is a conceptual framework used to aid decision-making. [2] Created in 1999 by Dave Snowden when he worked for IBM Global Services, it has been described as a "sense-making device".

  9. Decision support system - Wikipedia

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    A decision support system (DSS) is an information system that supports business or organizational decision-making activities. DSSs serve the management, operations and planning levels of an organization (usually mid and higher management) and help people make decisions about problems that may be rapidly changing and not easily specified in advance—i.e., unstructured and semi-structured ...