Supporting Strategic Decision-Making in the UK Government: Realizing Benefits from the Use of Multi-Methodology

Despite the prevalence of multi-methodology, evaluation of its use is a recent development. Evidence of its contribution to project success is scarce. In this presentation I shall review preliminary results from my research into its prevalence, forms, practical benefits, challenges, and in particular how reaching better answers for defence decision makers on complex strategic issues is constrained and enabled by time. This is collaborative research at the University of Kent, supervised by Professor John Mingers, and funded by the ESRC and Dstl. It is helping Dstl review how it identifies analysis methods and consider alternative approaches to supporting evidence-based decision-making.