Voting: When to use it

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When to use it

• Use it as a quick tool when a group must select one or more items from a list, for example as generated by a Brainstorming session.
• Use it when it is important that the group accept the result as fair.
• Use it when the knowledge to enable selection is spread within the group.
• Use it when the opinion of all group members is equally valued.
• It can also be used to 'test the water', to determine opinions without committing to a final selection.
• Use it, rather than a Prioritization Matrix, when the added accuracy of the Prioritization Matrix is not worth the extra effort.

Fig. 1. Using Voting in problem solving

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