3. Identify a faculty or staff member at your school who is preparing to make a decision, perhaps what to purchase (such as a new microscope for the science lab) or which selection to make (such as the speaker for graduation or a band for Homecoming). Ask the decision maker for the opportunity to prepare a recommendation report based on the situation. With permission to proceed, complete the following tasks:

a. Interview the stakeholders. Using your interview notes, create a document that defines what each stakeholder seeks in a solution.

b. Use the information gathered from stakeholders to devise criteria.

c. Brainstorm potential solutions and research the two that look to be most promising.

d. Develop your recommendation report comparing the two solutions to the criteria.

e. Seek constructive criticism from your classmates and instructor.

f. Revise the report.

g. Submit the revised recommendation report to the decision maker and to your instructor.