The Design for Trustworthy Software Compilation The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Software Development

Section 3. Prioritization, Complexity, and the Analytic Hierarchy Process

The 7 MP tools are invaluable in analyzing and interpreting qualitative and verbal data. One typical challenge in such an analysis, however, is prioritizing various tasks, issues, and characteristics that are identified in affinity and tree diagrams. This can be done using prioritization matrices, which were introduced as part of the 7 MP tools. When it comes to dealing with a high level of complexity involving multicriteria decision problems, however, prioritization matrices have certain limitations, which can be obviated with the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). AHP helps you solve complex problems that involve multiple goals, objectives, criteria, competitors, and other ...