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8.Weighing the pros and cons

It is possible to evaluate the pros and cons of each possible solution/option
by considering the possible advantages and disadvantages.

One aid to evaluating any solution/option is to use a 'balance sheet',
weighing the pros and cons (benefits and costs) associated with that
solution. For example, the economic development organization that
regularly leases vehicles from an external company might consider buying
a vehicle for their exclusive use.

Using the question: "Should we create a new website?" - the organization
could list the pros and cons of the decision in the following way:

Figure 15: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Decisions

Pros Cons

Attract more prospect attention Cost of getting it done

Would make it easier to organize Staff would require
information for the organization training to use it

More frequent attention
Will always be more easily updated
paid to updating

Having listed the pros and cons, it may be possible to immediately decide
whether the option of creating a new website is viable.

However, it may be useful to rate each of the pros and cons on a simple 1 to
10 scale (with 10 high - most important to 1 low - least important):

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