Categorization of collaborative planning and decision support tools based on Decision Systems Methodology (DSM)
Main steps Tasks Methods and tools Number of stakeholders
(stakeholder groups) few
CoPack
I Problem identification 1. Appointment of the management (Modified) Vroom-Yetton model
group
2. Establishment of the working (Modified) Vroom-Yetton model
groups
3. Identification and consultation of (Modified) Vroom-Yetton model
key stakeholders Q method =====
Surveys ---========== x
Public Open House ---==========
Stakeholder analysis ===================
Stakeholde Advisory Committees ========
Action Learning ===========
Cognitive Mapping (Journey Making, SODA)
========---Citizens' jurys ========
Web casting ---===========
ePanels ---=========== (x)
Online Surveys ---============ (x) Nominal group technique ========
Planning for Real
=======---Focus groups ========
Policy exercises ========
Consensus conference =========
CatPac ==========
Who Counts matrix ========
Four Rs Framework ===================
Influence Matrix/Diagram ==========
Venn diagram ==============
Flow diagram ========
Systems diagram ========
4. Description of current situation Participatory GIS and social values mapping ---==========
Surveys ---========== x
CATWOE
---Stakeholder analysis ===================
Stakeholde Advisory Committees ========
Problem Structuring =============---Design charettes ---============= Citizens' jurys ======== ePanels ---=========== (x) Policy exercises ======== Consensus conference ========= World Café ========= OpenSpace =================== Future Workshop ======= Future Search =================== 3-6-5 Brainwriting ======= Pebble Scoring ==============
Visioning and Pathways =========
Bayesian Belief Networks (BBNs) ================
Influence Matrix/Diagram ==========
Venn diagram ===============
Flow diagram =========
Trend line/Time line ===============
Participatory-3 dimension modeling =================
Ishikawa (Fish Bone) Diagram ======
Participatory Mapping ================
II Structuring and modelling 1. Defining planning objectives Mesta(MAV) ======= x
of the problem and decision and decision criteria SMART, WINPRE =======
analysis A'WOT =======
Multicriteria approval (MA) ======= x
Expert models
Cognitive Mapping (Journey Making, SODA) ==========--- (x) Problem structuring methods
==============---Participatory modelling ==========
Hope-map ===============
Future Search ===================
2. Specifying decision alternative(s)
3. Defining the consequences of Scenario planning x
decision alternative(s)
4. Decision analysis of alternative(s) Mesta (MAV) ======= x
SMART, WINPRE
=======---A'WOT =======
Multicriteria approval (MA) ======= x
ANP
=======---AHP or Regression techniques =======--- (x)
Negoisst =======---Fuzzy MA ======= Action Learning ========= Sammon Map ======= Web-HIPRE ======= Joint Gains ======= RICH method ======= Scenario analysis ============ Pairwise ranking ===========
5. Decision of the regional objective Web-HIPRE =======
program Voting methods ================== x
Fuzzy Voting =======
Negoisst
=======---Sammon Map =======
Task Force =======
III Selection of actions, 1. Identification of possible actions, Surveys ---========= x
activities and operations activities and operations to each Nominal group technique ========
sub-objective Participatory modelling ==========
Hope-Map ===============
Future Search ===================
3-6-5 Brainwriting ======
2. Classification of actions, activities Multicriteria Approval (MA) ======= x
and operations considering their Surveys ---========= x
supposed effectiveness and their coherence with other means
3. Selection of actions, activities Mesta (MAV) ======== x
and operations SMART ========
A'WOT ========
Multicriteria Approval (MA) ======== x
ANP
========---AHP or Regression techniques ========--- (x)
Negoisst =======---Fuzzy MA ======== Sammon Map ======== Web-HIPRE ======== Task Force ======== Joint Gains ======== RICH Decisions ========
4. Decision of the regional action Web-HIPRE ========
program Voting methods ================== x
Fuzzy Voting ========
Negoisst
=======---Sammon Map ========
IV Implementation, 1. Defining criteria for evaluation evaluation and
monitoring of the regional
program 2. Implementation and follow up of Surveys ========= x
the regional program ePanels ---========= (x)
Online Surveys ---============ (x)
Task Force ========
Categorization of collaborative planning and decision support tools based on Soft Systems Methodology (SSM)
Main steps Tasks Methods and tools Number of stakeholders
(stakeholder groups) few
CoPack
I Problem definition 1. Identifying and providing description Trend line/Time line ============= of the current situation
2. Identification of 'actors', 'clients' Stakeholder analysis ===================
and 'owners' within regional program CATWOE
Problem structuring methods
==============---Role-plays
(Modified) Vroom-Yetton method
Qmethod ====
CatPac ==========
Who Counts Matrix ========
Four Rs Framework ===================
Influence Matrix/Diagram ===========
Venn diagram =============
Flow diagram ========
Systems diagram ========
Ishikawa (Fish Bone) Diagram ====== 3. Analysing internal and external SWOT
needs and pressures of the regional CATWOE
program Public Open House ---========== (x)
Surveys ---========= x
Participatory GIS and social values mapping ---========= (x)
A'WOT =========
Stakeholder analysis ===================
Stakeholder Advisory Committees =========
Action Learning ==========
Sammon Map =========
Cognitive Mapping (Journey Making, SODA)
=========---Design charettes ---============
Citizens' jurys ========= (x)
ePanels ---========== (x)
Online Surveys ---========== (x) Nominal group technique ========
Planning for Real
========---Task force ======== Scenario analysis ============= Focus groups ======== Policy exercises ======== Participatory modelling ============ Consensus conference ========= CatPac ========== World Café ======== Open Space =================== Future Workshop ======= Future Search =================== 3-6-5 Brainwriting ====== Pebble scoring ==============
Visioning and Pathways =========
Bayesian Belief Networks (BBNs) ===============
Venn diagram ===============
Flow diagram ==========
Trend line/Time line ==============
Participatory-3 dimension modeling =================
Participatory Mapping ================= 4. Constructing an expression of the Stakeholder analysis =================== situation
II Envisioning/Modelling 1. Identify important problems Surveys ---========= x
of the regional program Stakehoder analysis ===================
Design charettes ---============ ePanels ---========= (x) Online Surveys ---========= (x) Policy exercises ======== Participatory modelling =========== World Café ======== Future Search =================== 3-6-5 Brainwriting ======= Discourse-based Valuation ===========
Participatory-3 dimension modeling =================
2. Agreement of what the changes CATWOE ========
3. Agreement of feasible and efficient Nominal group technique =======
key transformation processes Task force =======
4. Compounding the transformation processes together into an overall conceptual model of the change 5. Identifying sub-processes needed to manage the overall transition and developing them into project plans
III Analysis of the present 1. Examining outcomes of the conceptual Hope-map
and comparison regional program against current with the vision situation
2. Developing common understanding of Negoisst
the feasible and desirable changes SMART, WINPRE
of the regional program Voting methods =================== (x)
Mesta ======== x Multicriteria Approval ======== x Fuzzy Voting ======== Fuzzy MA ======== Web-HIPRE ======== Task force ======== Joint Gains ======== Participatory modelling ========== Consensus conference ========= Future Search =================== Pairwise ranking ===========
IV Mission, i.e. changing 1. Recommending feasible and competent AHP or Regression techniques =======--- (x)
the situation towards the actions, activities and operations to ANP ========
direction stated improve the situation Sammon Map ========
in the core vision Citizens' juries ========
RICH Decisions ========
2. Decision of actions, activities and Voting (SMART, WINPRE) ========--- (x)
operations Negoisst
==========---Voting methods =================== (x)
Multicriteria Approval (MA) ======== x
Fuzzy Voting ========
Fuzzy MA ========
Web-HIPRE ========
Task force ========
Pairwise ranking ==========
Process chart of Decision Systems Methodology (DSM)
Main steps Tasks
I Problem identification 1. Appointment of the management group 2. Establishment of the working group 3. Identification and consultation of key stakeholders
4. Description of current situation II Structuring and modelling 1. Defining planning objectives of the problem and and decision criteria
decision analysis
2. Specifying decision alternative(s) 3. Defining the consequences of decision alternative(s)
4. Decision analysis of alternative(s) 5. Decision of the regional program
III Selection of actions, 1. Identification of possible actions, activities and operations activities and operations
to each sub-objective
2. Classification of actions, activities and operations considering their supposed effectiveness and their coherence with other means 3. Selection of actions, activities and operations
4. Decision of the regional program IV Implementation,
evaluation and 1. Defining criteria for evaluation monitoring of the regional
program 2. Implementation and follow up of the regional program
Process chart of Soft Systems Methodology (SSM)
Main steps Tasks
I Problem definition 1. Identifying and providing description of the current situation 2. Identification of 'actors', 'clients' and 'owners' within regional program 3. Analysing internal and external needs and pressures of the regional program
4. Constructing an expression of the situation
II Envisioning/Modelling 1. Identify important problems of the regional program
2. Agreement of what the changes need to be Carry out CATWOE analysis 3. Agreement of feasible and efficient key transformation processes
4. Compounding the transformation processes together into an overall conceptual model of the change 5. Identifying sub-processes needed to manage the overall transition and developing them into project plans III Analysis of the present 1. Examining outcomes of the conceptual and comparison regional program against current with the vision situation
2. Developing common understanding of the feasible and desirable changes of the regional program
IV Mission, i.e. changing 1. Recommending feasible and competent the situation towards the actions, activities and operations to direction stated improve the situation
in the core vision 2. Decision of actions, activities and operations
