Paramount Decisions

Paramount Decisions We help businesses and governments improve the speed and quality of their group decisions Decision-making is a major function of every organization.

Everyday businesses, non-profit organizations, and governments make decisions that have major economic, social, and environmental implications. These decisions include multiple stakeholders with complex and competing trade-offs. Often times an unsound decision-making method (or no formal method) is used which can affect the quality of the decision and result in unintended consequences. The Paramou

nt Decisions platform is built using the current state-of-the art knowledge in decision-making which has been tested through peer-reviewed scientific research conducted at the University of California, Berkeley. The software guides you and your collaborators along the Choosing By Advantages decision-making process in several easy-to-follow steps. After you complete your decision, the software can automatically generate reports to communicate the information with external stakeholders. By using the Paramount Decisions platform, your organization will have a structured approach to making and communicating complex decisions with multiple stakeholders. Our goal is to help organizations make better decisions. Our decision-making platform allows organizations to develop sound decisions, to clearly document their decisions and enable transparency in the decision-making process. The types of decisions that can benefit from the clarity and transparency of the Paramount Decisions platform include:

• choosing who to hire
• choosing who to promote
• choosing which product to buy
• choosing which project to fund
• choosing where to locate strategic investments (e.g., new factory or store front)
• choosing between different technology solutions
• choosing between different design configurations
• choosing which materials to use in product development
• choosing which vendor to buy from
• choosing between different business strategies
• optimizing fund allocation between different programs

The Beck Group, one of the leading lean general contractors in the United States, applies Choosing By Advantages in thei...
03/24/2020

The Beck Group, one of the leading lean general contractors in the United States, applies Choosing By Advantages in their pre-construction process to support the Lean Project Delivery. In this video, Beck speaks about the history of Lean and how they use CBA in conjunction with other Lean Construction practices to enable better project results. This is a great video on practical applications of CBA in complex project delivery.

Lean Construction can create better projects, better design teams, and better environments. The thoughts and theories behind Lean Construction processes have...

Take your decision-making process to the next level with the right training. Did you know that the way you approach your...
03/23/2020

Take your decision-making process to the next level with the right training. Did you know that the way you approach your decisions can have a large impact on the outcomes? At Paramount Decisions, we have compiled a library of the latest books, presentations, and guides to help you master the decision-making process.

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Weighing the advantages is a crucial step in the decision-making process. This step can be subjective and it is importan...
03/20/2020

Weighing the advantages is a crucial step in the decision-making process. This step can be subjective and it is important to involve all key stakeholders. Watch this video to learn how to properly weigh the advantages and anchor your weights in a consistent manner.

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A very large proportion of complex capital projects fail. Digby Christian, a world-renowned construction manager and dir...
03/19/2020

A very large proportion of complex capital projects fail. Digby Christian, a world-renowned construction manager and director of Sutter's $1 billion hospital project in San Francisco speaks about how integrated project delivery (IPD) can increase the likelihood of success of high-risk ventures. He shares some of the Lean management tools used by Sutter and how Choosing By Advantages (CBA) helps the team make better value engineering and target value design decisions in the pre-construction phase.

CBA used within IPD projects can dramatically change how we approach large-scale construction project delivery and increase the value delivered to the customers.

A very large proportion of complex capital projects fail. They either exceed the budget they were funded at, open after they were supposed to, were scaled ba...

The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry involve complex decisions that have major economic, social...
03/18/2020

The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry involve complex decisions that have major economic, social, and environmental impact. Each decision can involve multiple stakeholders, often time with competing tradeoffs. Paramount Decisions ensures that all decisions made on projects are structured, well organised, while allowing architects and engineers to decide collaboratively.

Many AEC companies use Paramount Decisions when deciding: 1) whether to bid or not to bid a project, 2) when purchasing materials, equipment, and products, 3) when designing building systems in early schematic design, 4) choosing between different building layouts and more.

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The quickest way to get your team up to speed with Paramount Decisions is with videos. We have a library of short 2-5 mi...
03/17/2020

The quickest way to get your team up to speed with Paramount Decisions is with videos. We have a library of short 2-5 minute tutorial videos that guide you through the 8 steps in the decision-making process and ensures that you are using the best practices when making important decisions. Enjoy our educational and fun videos on how to make more informed decisions.

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The 'cost' is the price that must be paid in order to obtain an alternative and can be broken into several categories. T...
03/16/2020

The 'cost' is the price that must be paid in order to obtain an alternative and can be broken into several categories. The cost is treated separately with a clear distinction from the remaining steps because the decisions must be based on the importance of advantages and not attributes, factors or cost. Money or cost is simply a medium of exchange and can be exchanged for something that has value. Watch this video to learn how to incorporate life cycle cost into your decisions.

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Hiring the right project manager can make or break a project. Paramount Decisions helps contractors evaluate potential n...
03/13/2020

Hiring the right project manager can make or break a project. Paramount Decisions helps contractors evaluate potential new hires. The process allows contractors to consider factors such as work experience, BIM capabilities, Lean Construction experience, leadership, and cultural fit. This enables an objective evaluation of each candidate and ensures that the person hired has the necessary experience and can fit with the company's culture.

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Need help getting started with Paramount Decisions? Read our easy-to-follow user guide. The knowledge in our user guide ...
03/12/2020

Need help getting started with Paramount Decisions? Read our easy-to-follow user guide. The knowledge in our user guide will allow you to quickly understand important concepts of sound decision-making.

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Choosing by Advantages (CBA) is a well-known practice in the AEC industry for making more transparent, collaborative, an...
03/11/2020

Choosing by Advantages (CBA) is a well-known practice in the AEC industry for making more transparent, collaborative, and thoughtful project decisions. This training video presents a very simple decision as an example. By watching this video, you will get a high-level introduction to CBA and understand how the process can be used to improve the decision-making process of your project or business.

Choosing by Advantages (CBA) is a best known practice for making decisions. Even in the simplest decisions, such as the selection between an apple, an orange...

Healthcare decisions have a direct impact on our quality of life. Paramount Decisions lets all stakeholders work collabo...
03/10/2020

Healthcare decisions have a direct impact on our quality of life. Paramount Decisions lets all stakeholders work collaboratively in finding the best solution for the group.

Hospitals can use Paramount Decisions to make more transparent hiring and purchasing decisions, for example, when choosing between different MRI machines. See how Paramount Decisions can help healthcare organizations make better decisions in the service of their patients, doctors, and stakeholders.

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The decision should be based on the combination of the advantages and the cost. Alternatives with higher cost but lower ...
03/09/2020

The decision should be based on the combination of the advantages and the cost. Alternatives with higher cost but lower importance of advantages are "inferior" alternatives and should not be considered. The most promising alternatives have high importance of advantages and low cost. Watch this video to learn about how to make the final evaluation based on cost vs. advantages to ensure that you are always selecting the best value option.

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