Criteria and weights
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In this lesson
choose and weight criteria before looking at products.
Planned topics
- Derive criteria from the problem: fit, operability, security, team skill, cost, exit cost.
- Separate must-haves (pass/fail) from weighted preferences.
- Agree weights with stakeholders and write them down before scoring.
- Changing weights after seeing scores must be visible and justified.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
Criteria table: criterion | type (must/weighted) | weight | how it will be measured. Example: durable state survives restart | must | pass/fail | PoC kill test.
Check your understanding
Why fix weights before scoring?
Show answer
To prevent tuning criteria to favor a preferred option.
Practice
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