| Feature | Description | Benefit |
| Process Diagram |
The Process Diagram includes all the steps of the Decision Making Process: Structure, Data, Weights, Results & Analysis |
Safeguards that new users are not daunted by the new experience.
Groups can more easily focus the analysis as each step becomes part of the Decision Process. |
| Weights Sets |
In HiPriority different Sets of Weights can be created to capture and explore differences of opinion in the Weights of the Criteria.
Once created, each Set is available in all the windows to allow viewing and analysing the impacts. |
The Weights Sets can be used as a repository of ideas and as an audit trail that manifests due care in the decision making process.
Weights Sets are of great value when dealing with multiple stakeholders such as Regulators or Funding bodies. Differences in priorities, reflected in the different Weights, are captured and analysed with their impacts shown on the spot. |
| Multiple Groups |
In HiPriority you can have more than one structural representation of the Options, by creating a new Group with a new categorization of Options
This retains all the building blocks and the interactions between the Options, but allows you to see the Decision from a different perspective
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Multiple Groups increase considerably the flexibility of modelling with HiPriority. At first they allow you to examine the Decision from different angles, for example by showing Options per stakeholder, function or practice.
Additionally, multiple Groups make it easier to build models as they relax the traditional limitation of most Resource Allocation software. |
| Inspection Window |
The inspection window consists of 4 different panels each showing the focal solution from a different perspective. It comprises of the Solution Space, the Summary, the Collections and the Group View. |
By looking at the situation from many different perspectives confidence in the proposed solution is increased.
Also changes are instantly reflected in all 4 panes to help you gain as much insight as possible. |
| Walks |
For any suboptimal combination of options, the Walks will help you identify what to do next in order to approach the most efficient allocation of resources |
Walks are very useful when constructing recovery plans. If the status quo situation falls below the optimal allocation of resources, the Walks will help you find what needs to be done in order to gradually approach optimality. |
| Improved score card |
The Score Card helps score the Options, while viewing a very detailed description of the Criteria and the different scoring points.
It also allows scoring the Options against each Criterion in isolation, so that high levels of focus are sustained |
The Score Card allows very diligent and accurate Scoring, especially when expressions are used by providing the description of each expression. This leaves a clear audit trail for use with other stakeholders and for future re-familiarisation |
| Manual View |
The Manual View gives a totally different representation of the Options' structure, by allowing Options and Categories to be manually positioned within the window.
It can be used to construct rich representations of the interplays between the Options to help identify focal concerns.
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The Manual View is ideal for analysing causal chains. When used together with the Interactions, it can become a very powerful stimulus for debate.
By allowing manual positioning of the Options Decision Makers can even create cognitive maps to encourage debate around the analysis.
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| Improved Text Fields |
Each component of a model is associated with its own text field, where a description can be added together with hyperlinks to external documents and date & time tracking |
Descriptions allow users to easily brief models to stakeholders, to capture assumptions, to retain an audit trail and to reacquaint themselves after time has elapsed. |
| Comments on Scores |
All scores can now have a comment or description attached to them. As with all the plain text fields they can carry links to external information and date & time tracking |
Comments on the Scores help create an audit trail and a record of the assumptions in the model.
They also allow users to keep track of changes and re-familiarise themselves with past decisions. |
| New Look & Feel |
Improved 'Look and Feel' throughout all windows, including 3D objects and chevron shapes. |
This feature together with colour coding of all components of a model makes Groups feel comfortable even if they have not seen HiPriority before. |
| Improved Navigation |
Major rework of navigation menu through a parent window to facilitate use and understanding |
The new in window menus make HiPriority even more powerful for use within Groups.
The new menus allow the impacts of what-if analysis to be explored dynamically. |
| Import extended |
Preview effect, extra conversion features for Criteria, Units, text, and data conversion. |
A tremendously powerful feature that allows models to be created on the spot. Simply copy the data, paste into HiPriority and then tailor them to your hearts content. |
| Improved Reporting |
Reporting has been extended to include capturing of customised images of all model outputs. Images saved as jpg files so that they can be used anywhere |
This makes the conclusion of projects much more pleasant and efficient.
Textual information can be exported as well.
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| Re-arranging Components |
New facility to rearrange options, criteria and all other components easily. |
Faster and more coherent ordering, data integrity check on close. |