Utilizing the DECIDE acronym for the process of decision making, what are the first and final steps in the process (select two that apply)?
a. Develop and implement an action plan for problem solution.
b. Establish criteria for what you want to accomplish.
c. Define the problem and determine why anything should be done about it.
d. Evaluate the decision through monitoring, troubleshooting, and feedback.
e. Determine the best choice or alternative.
C, D
The first step in the decision-making process using DECIDE is to define the problem and deter-mine why anything should be done about it and explore what could be happening. The final step in the process is to evaluate the decision through monitoring, troubleshooting, and feedback.
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