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Get the right people
for the right analyses. You want the gardener to provide
the roses, not to embroider the princess's wedding gown.
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Agree on what analyses you need and what methodology
you will use. This will help resolve conflicts
with data and analyses before they tear the process apart. Find
out whether the real issue is data reliability or an underlying
agenda by asking at what threshold
the decision changes (e.g., Will the decision change if
fish mortality data are 5 percent off? What about 50 percent?)
Reports c onsolidate the analyses
and participants' input to:
- Communicate and evaluate your progress
- Provide something for participants to react to
- Document actions, findings,
and decisions
Document the decision process.
Develop and agree on indicatorsto consistently analyze your issues.
See example table of indicators. Use
your Action Plan as an outline for
needed reports and analyses.
Guard against wasting time and resources gathering data
that isn't used. Check reality. Ask
"who will use this and why?" Then talk to them! Don't forget
potential implementors. |
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