Trade Study Tips and Techniques: Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR) Procedures and How to Employ Them

by Chris Morrison

This book covers the basics of trade studies within the larger context of decision, analysis, and resolution (DAR). DAR is the term used in Carnegie Mellon University’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). This book describes many tips and techniques as well as how to avoid many potential pitfalls. Although the spectrum of decision analysis is quite broad, this book focuses mostly on product selection in the engineering of complex systems. The purpose of this book is to define the techniques used in trade studies and describe how to incorporate them into an effective, defensible decision.

499 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 25, 2014

About the author

Chris Morrison has over 20 years' experience as a sommelier in the UK and Australia. He has worked for Sir Terence Conran at Bluebird and Coq d'Argent in London, and for Australian restaurants including Sydney's Guillaume at Bennelong, and Quay. Chris is an experienced keynote speaker, wine educator, wine judge and writer.