What is it?
The rating sheet
provides a method of deciding on one option when a number of alternatives
exist
When to use it
- Deciding which
problem to tackle
- Deciding which
solution to implement
- Deciding which
alternative to choose
What does it achieve?
Where a number of
alternative options exist and only one has to be chosen, then a rating
sheet will help you make the choice. It will assess the effectiveness
of each option to meet its objectives.
A rating sheet compares
one option against another so that the appropriate one can be chosen
Key steps
Determine the criteria
and options:
Basic Rating
- Yes/No criteria
- Best option?
Basic Rating
- Weight criteria
- Score options
- Cross multiply
and total
- Best option?
Typical problem definition sheet
|
|
Available options' scores
|
| Criteria |
Weight Factor |
Van A |
Van B |
Van C |
Van D |
Van E |
| Cost less than £10K |
10
|
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
| Diesel Engine |
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
|
| Demountable Body |
8
|
|
|
8
|
|
8
|
| 20+ MPG |
6
|
6
|
6
|
|
6
|
6
|
| Totals |
26
|
8
|
18
|
18
|
16
|
24
|