It may help if I can explain to Mrs. Williams that these are some of the weaknesses of the Best Outcomes test? a. The test is subject to the Limited Stakeholder Error of considering outcomes only for myself or my group in my calculations of costs and benefits. b. The test requires that I strive for the best outcome and not simply for a good outcome. c. Calculation of outcomes can include only direct or immediate consequences and not include indirect and long term consequences. d. It may be difficult to focus on long term goods and harms in organizations where outcomes are measured by making the quarterly numbers, and because in the long run everyone hopes to outrun their mistakes by promotion, transfer, or retirement. e. How to define what counts as a benefit and what counts as a cost is not clearly defined by the test and can be subject to controversy