Decision making in a military context is the ability to choose which projections or solutions would be best implemented to accomplish mission success.
The decision-making can be generalized into two categories:
- Analytical decision-making approach
- Intuitive decision-making approach
Analytical decision making is an approach used to analyze a dilemma and determine the best solution. The problem solver, or team of problem solvers, systematically employ a process that consists of the following actions:
- Carefully taking a problem apart
- Collecting a testing the information required for the problem or task
- Conducting a comparison of the solutions or options
- Selecting an alternative, which should preferably be the best solution.
