Decision Focus® 6.0

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What’s New in 6.0?

• Advanced functionality to handle large, complex decisions and plans.

• Expanded fields for your data – more rows, more columns, more options.

• New integration capabilities with Microsoft® Excel.

• Improved presentation templates.

• New Action Manager tool for better tracking of follow-up actions.

Decision Focus® 6.0

What is NOT new in 6.0?What is NOT new in 6.0?

Same powerful processes:

• Situation Analysis, Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Problem Prevention.

• Just-in-time learning with One-Minute Lessons.

• Instant publishing – export to Word or Adobe Acrobat.

• One-click PowerPoint presentations.

• On-demand coaching.

• Meeting support tools.

Same powerful processes:

• Situation Analysis, Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Problem Prevention.

• Just-in-time learning with One-Minute Lessons.

• Instant publishing – export to Word or Adobe Acrobat.

• One-click PowerPoint presentations.

• On-demand coaching.

• Meeting support tools.

Decision Focus® 6.0

Main Menu

Icons for easy access to tools and features

Decision Focus® 6.0

Decision Focus Coach main menu

‘How to’ Coach --------------- review or learn Decision Focus tools.‘Do it’ Coach ------------------ use the tools and apply them to your issues.‘Check it’ Coach ------------- check your work against expert guidelines.‘Present it’ Coach ----------- export results to PowerPoint, Word or Adobe. ‘Live Updates’ Coach ------- access the Focus web site for timely help.

Tabs point you to the main features

Decision Focus® 6.0

This Coach helps you learn how to use the tools for the first time, or reviewand refresh your understanding, if you learned them in the past.

Choose one or more ‘How to’ options:

• Text screens ------------- step-by-step text with examples.

• ‘Open a Sample’ -------- view several completed examples of each tool.

• ‘One-Minute Lessons’ -- learn each Decision Focus tool as you view the step-by-step slide shows.

‘How to’ Coach

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‘How to’ Coach: One Minute Lessons

Each step is accompanied by an animated slide show to learn ‘how to’ use it on your critical issues.

Decision Focus® 6.0

This Coach leads you through the steps and process questions, as you apply Decision Focus tools to issues, problems, decisions and plans. Several drop-down screens assist you in each step of the process to ensure your analysis is thorough, effective and timely.

‘Do it’ Coach

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‘Check it’ Coach

This Coach provides you with expert guidelines:

• Before - to learn ‘musts’ to remember and what to avoid.

• During - to check your work in progress.

• After - to assure your decision process is based on sound thinking and analysis.

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‘Present it’ Coach

This Coach provides export capabilities to publish, present and sell your conclusions to others.

• MS PowerPoint - create multiple-screen slide shows of your Decision Focus results, with ‘one click’!

• MS Word - ‘one click’ export to a Word document.

• MS Excel – ‘one click’ export to an Excel worksheet.

• Adobe Acrobat Reader - ‘one click’ export to Acrobat.

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‘Present it’ Coach sample export documents

Situation Analysis slide show

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‘Live Updates’ Coach

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Problem Analysis

Situation Analysis

Problem Prevention Decision Analysis

Action Manager

Tool Chooser