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Pugh Matrix -�Guidance and Template

Capability Building

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Pugh Matrix

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Template

Criteria / consideration

Weighting

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Option 4

Option 5

Criteria 1

0.5

2

-1

0

0

0

Criteria 2

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Criteria 3

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Criteria 4

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Criteria 5

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Overall benefit

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Pugh Matrix

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Example

“Where should Oldtown University allocate the funding it received from a recent donation”

Criteria / consideration

Weighting

Increased tutor salary

Increased contact hours

New student bar

Digital learning system

Marketing campaign

Tutor satisfaction

25%

3

2

-2

0

0

Student satisfaction

20%

2

3

3

2

-1

Increase in students

30%

0

2

3

1

3

Environmental impact

15%

0

0

-2

-1

-1

Speed of change

10%

3

3

0

1

2

Overall benefit

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1.45

2

0.7

0.65

0.75

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How to use a Pugh Matrix (from our FEP programme)

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What is this tool?

A Pugh matrix will provide a semi-quantitative evaluation of each idea or option – you will be able to rank them according to the final score. This ranking depends on the weightings you select – if you change the weightings, you will get a different result.

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Filling out the matrix

  • Your weightings could be based on rankings (1, 2, 3, 4) or a set scale (e.g. 1-10)
  • Use a simple scoring system to capture how well each option addresses a certain factor. You may wish to use a scale that allows negatives (eg -1 to 1).

When to use this tool?�You can use this tool to challenge your thinking as well as to prioritise your ideas. It works for any decision in which several factors with different levels of importance are involved.

Find more tools, templates and videos at:

thepsc.co.uk/capability-building/

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