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Smart Decision Matrix
This course is part of Deal Negotiation, Pricing Strategy & Stakeholder Mapping Specialization
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What you'll learn
Structure complex pricing decisions using multi-criteria matrices with factors like cost, ROI, and implementation time
Build weighted decision matrices to compare pricing packages and identify the best option for sales negotiations
Summarize key decision factors and explain recommendations clearly to align sales, finance, and operations teams
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April 2026
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Smart Decision Matrix is a practical course designed for intermediate to advanced sales professionals who need to make confident, well-justified pricing and solution recommendations. Across focused lessons, learners explore how multi-criteria decision matrices help structure complex decisions by introducing shared evaluation criteria such as cost, return on investment, and implementation time.
The course begins by building conceptual understanding of how decision matrices improve alignment across sales, finance, and operations. Learners then move into applied practice, constructing a weighted matrix to compare two pricing packages and identify the preferred option. Through guided coaching, hands-on learning, and real-world scenarios, participants develop the ability to summarize key decision factors, weigh tradeoffs, and clearly explain their recommendations. By the end of the course, learners are equipped with a repeatable decision-making framework they can apply directly in sales negotiations and closing conversations.
Learners explore how shared evaluation criteria bring clarity and alignment to pricing decisions. Through realistic sales scenarios, they examine how cost, ROI, and implementation time help teams compare solution options objectively and reduce opinion-driven debate.
What's included
3 videos1 reading2 assignments
3 videosβ’Total 10 minutes
- Introductory Video: Welcome to Smart Decision Matrixβ’3 minutes
- What Makes a Decision Matrix Credible: Evidence Before Scoring β’4 minutes
- How Shared Criteria Improve Sales Alignmentβ’3 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 5 minutes
- Beyond Pros and Cons: The Logic of Weighted Decisionsβ’5 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 15 minutes
- Hands-on Learning: Understanding Decision Criteriaβ’10 minutes
- Practice Quiz: Shared Criteria in Decision-Making β’5 minutes
Learners practice building and applying a weighted decision matrix to compare pricing packages. Using hands-on activities, they assign weights, score options, and identify a preferred solution, strengthening their ability to justify recommendations with structured, job-ready reasoning.
What's included
2 videos1 reading2 assignments
2 videosβ’Total 6 minutes
- How to Build a Weighted Decision Matrixβ’4 minutes
- Congratulations and Continuous Journeyβ’2 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 6 minutes
- Reading the Dashboard: How to Interpret Matrix Results β’6 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 35 minutes
- Graded Assessment: Evaluating Pricing Options Using a Decision Matrixβ’20 minutes
- Hands-on Learning: Create a Weighted Matrixβ’15 minutes
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