PROCESS DECISION PROGRAM CHART TOOL

The Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC) is a method which maps out conceivable
events and contingencies that can occur in any implementation plan. It in turn identifies
feasible countermeasures in response to these problems. This tool is used to plan a chain
of events that needs to occur when the problem or goal is an unfamiliar one.

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Step 1
Enter Your Implementation Goal

Planning a Trip for family vacation

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Step 2
Enter Implementation Steps in Sequence
1

Decide where to go
2

Decide when to go
3

Decide how to get there

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Step 3
Enter secondary steps for implementation step shown at the right Implementation Step 1
1 Decide where to go

Disneyland
2

River trip
3

France

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Step 4
Enter one or two "what if" possibilities for secondary steps shown at the right Secondary Steps
1 Don't like mice
Disneyland
2 Expensive
1 River guides are scary
River trip
2 Can't sleep in tents
1 Don't speak french
France
2 Love red wine

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MBA 533 PDPCT Jason Meck
Mary Zimmerman
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Step 5
Enter secondary steps for implementation step shown at the right Implementation Step 2
1 Decide when to go

Spring
2

Summer
3

Fall

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Step 6
Enter one or two "what if" possibilities for secondary steps shown at the right Secondary Steps
1 School is out yet
Spring
2 Rain
1 Crowded
Summer
2 Hot
1 Cool and Refreshing
Fall
2 Less expensive

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Step 7
Enter secondary step for implementation step shown at the right Implementation Step 3
1 Decide how to get there

Planes
2

Trains
3

Automobiles

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Step 8
Enter one or two "what if" possibilities for secondary steps shown at the right Secondary Steps
1 Gave up flying in September
Planes
2 Faster
1 Scenic
Trains
2 Slow
1 Increase travel flexibility
Automobiles
2 Not much space for the kids

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Traves Olson
MBA 533 PDPCT Jason Meck
Mary Zimmerman
 Planning a Trip for family vacation

Decide where to go Decide when to go Decide how to get there

Disneyland River trip France Spring Summer Fall Planes Trains Automobiles

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mice guides are sleep in speak wine out yet Refreshin expensive flying in travel space for
scary tents french g Septembe flexibility the kids
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