Tarlac State University

College of Public Administration and Governance

METHODS OF
PRESCRIPTION
PAE2
Task
Method/Technique

Problem Structuring

• Boundary analysis
• Classificational analysis
• Hierarchy analysis
• Multiple perspective analysis
• Argumentation analysis
• Argumentation mapping
Specification of Objectives

• Objectives mapping
• Value clarification
• Value critique
Information Search, Analysis, and Interpretation

Boundary analysis
Identification of Target Groups and Beneficiaries

Boundary analysis
Estimation of Costs and Benefits

• Cost element structuring

• Cost estimation
• Shadow pricing
Discounting of Costs and Benefits

Discounting
Estimation of Risk and Uncertainty

• Feasibility assessment
• Constraints mapping
• Sensitivity analysis
• A fortiori analysis
Choice of Decision Criterion

• Value clarification
• Value critique
Prescription

Plausibility analysis
Tarlac State University

College of Public Administration and Governance

OBJECTIVES MAPPING
 e • Identify the overall goals.
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bje in g
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o ap es s
m roc • Breakdown the overall goals into more specific
p
objectives.

• Organize the objectives into a hierarchy.

• Identify the key stakeholders for each objective.

• Identify the resources that are needed to achieve

each objective.
 Reduce greenhouse gas
emissions by 50% by 2030