1. Decision Matrix – Rocking Chair
Criteria
Complexity Development Materials Longevity Safety
Ideas Time Totals
3 4 4 3 5 19
Curvy Rocking Chair
2 3 4 3 4 16
Lounger Rocking Chair
3 3 4 3 4 17
Circular Rocking Chair
3 4 4 3 4 18

2. Scale: 1-5 Greater is better
1= Worst, 2= Bad, 3= Ok, 4= Good, 5= Great
1 2 3 4 5
Complexity Most More Complex- Less complex Least
complex- complex- Adult can Children can complex-
Complicated Requires build it easily build with a Children can
with instructions little help build
instructions themselves
Development Most time- More time- Medium time- Less time- Least time-
time Two weeks One week Four days Two days One day
Materials Most amount Medium Decent Less amount Least amount
of materials- amount of amount of of materials- of materials-
14-16 ft. materials- materials- 8-10 ft. 0-8 ft.
squared 12-14 ft. 10-12 ft. squared squared
squared squared
Longevity Lasts for the Lasts for less Lasts for a Lasts for Last for the
less amount amount of medium more time- most amount
of time- time- amount of Five years of time-
A month Six months time- Ten years
A year
Safety Least safe- Partly safe- Safe- More safe- The most
Small pieces, Stays up but Rocks the rocks the safe- No
Sharp falls over right amount right amount, small pieces,
corners, rocks easily, but with some has no small no sharp
too far and medium small pieces pieces and corners
falls over amount of and sharp semi-sharp
small pieces corners corners
and corners
By: Diane Kohlin, Dan Gauvreau,
Brenna Johnson and Amanda Schafer