PMI CHART Example:



PMI CHART Example:

A young professional is deciding where to live. Her question is 'Should she move to the big city?'

She draws up the PMI table below: (note the values she gives to each item depends on her values (subjective). What is most important receives the most points).

|Plus |Minus |Implications |

|More going on (+5) |Have to sell house (-6) |Easier to find new job? (+1) |

|Easier to see friends (+5) |More pollution (-3) |Meet more people? (+2) |

|Easier to get places (+3) |Less space (-3) |More difficult to get own work |

| | |done? (-4) |

|  |No countryside (-2) |  |

|  |More difficult to get to work? |  |

| |(-4) | |

|+13 |-18 |-1 |

She scores the table as 13 (Plus) – 18 (Minus) – 1 (Interesting) = – 6 TOTAL SCORE

(table source: › Decision Making () )

Group Work: Come up with 5 decision making situations and use the PMI chart to create a score for you decision.

Example Decision Making Situations:

Should I break up with my girlfriend?

Should I stop drinking?

Should I study English in the Philippines?

Who should be the person of the for Korea 2010 ?

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Use a PMI Chart to help you clarify your thinking.

Who should be the person of the year for 2010, FB founder Zuckerberg or WikiLeaks founder, Assange?

FB Zuckerberg

|Plus |Minus |Implications |

|FB is used worldwide (+5) |FB has too much control over |FB can be a good tool for |

| |personal information (-5) |self-marketing (+5) |

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WikiLeaks, Assange

|Plus |Minus |Implications |

|Brought attention to international |The documents were stolen (-2) |People know more about |

|politics (+10) | |international diplomacy |

| | |(+1,000,000) |

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Skills Practiced: Using a PMI chart, Analyzing a text, Creating and Discussing Your Point of View,

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