Decision Guide Hub
Decision guides for people who need clearer tradeoffs
Big Nate's Decision Maker is a values-based decision support app. These guides explain the method, show where a decision matrix helps, and cover common decision types without claiming professional advice.
Team Decisions
If the group is stuck, separate ownership, values, and documentation
Most team decision problems are not really about needing one more framework. They are about three jobs getting mixed together: who owns the final call, what values or criteria should drive the choice, and how the rationale should be documented so the team can revisit it later without guessing.
Core Method
Start with the framework
- How to use a decision matrix
- Decision grid guide
- Comparison chart
- Decision matrix template
- Decision matrix calculator
- Decision-making template
- Decision matrix examples
- Weighted decision matrix / decision priority matrix
- Weighted scoring model / decision scorecard / ICE scoring model
- RICE scoring model
- Decision balance sheet / decisional balance worksheet
- Pugh matrix guide
- Decision criteria examples
- Core values for decision making
- Values clarification worksheet
- Priority matrix / prioritization matrix
- Eisenhower matrix / urgency importance matrix
- Impact effort matrix / value vs effort matrix / action priority matrix
- Values-based decision making / decision-making framework / decision-making process
Common Situations
Pick the guide that matches the decision
Work And Buying
Use a more structured comparison when stakes rise
- How to make a business decision
- Software selection criteria / software evaluation criteria examples
- Cost comparison template
- Solution selection matrix
- Vendor comparison matrix / vendor selection criteria / vendor scorecard
- Project prioritization matrix / trade-off analysis
- What a decision-making app should do
Comparisons And Limits
Know what the product is and is not
Quick Answers
Answer-first help for team decision searches
- Decision owner vs. contributors: one person owns the final call, while contributors bring evidence, options, and scores.
- Decision log template: record the question, alternatives considered, rationale, owner, and review cadence in one place.
- Values before scoring: use a worksheet first when the group agrees on options but not yet on what matters most.
Safety Boundary
Decision support, not professional advice
Big Nate's Decision Maker helps a person compare real options against what matters most. It is not legal, medical, financial, mental-health, or emergency advice.