Step 1: Basic Criteria (Buying a Car)

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Looking for a car can be daunting: in every category there are so many cars to choose from, and so many features.

So we'll start with something simple.

Step 1: Start with basic criteria
I might not know everything that I'll want, but I do know some things.  These explicit criteria are where I start.  Later in the process (step 3) I will uncover further criteria.

My basic criteria

• Price: $10,000 - $20,0000
• Type of car: Small
• Transmission: Manual

 And, just for fun, let's use bCisive Online to show why these are important to me:

bCisive Online map of my basic criteria (click to enlarge)

Expert tip: Since there is no "Criterion" box in bCisive Online, I simply edited the heading of the "Requirement" box to get the required effect.

Next: Step 2 - Basic research