Mission + Accreditation
7.0%Advances AAHA's mission and 2031 strategy while strengthening accreditation value.
Scoring anchors1: weak connection · 5: credible contribution · 10: material mission and accreditation advancement
DECISION ARCHITECTURE
Twelve Criteria. One Traceable 100-Point Language.
Six Business Impact criteria and six Ease of Implementation criteria convert workshop evidence into a comparable portfolio grade. Changing the active weighting scenario updates canvas grades, portfolio counts, and decision views.
50%Business Impact
50%Ease of Implementation
12 active criteriaEach axis re-normalizes to 50% after exclusions.
Business Impact
Member Value
15.0%Delivers incremental value to members, hospitals, teams, pet owners, or other priority stakeholders.
Scoring anchors1: little value · 5: meaningful segment value · 10: broad differentiated value
Market Need / Prize
17.0%Tests the strength, urgency, and addressable scale of the underlying need.
Scoring anchors1: unvalidated · 5: credible moderate need · 10: urgent validated prize
Financial Value
5.0%Assesses repeatable revenue and sustainable economics after implementation.
Scoring anchors1: unattractive · 5: plausible break-even · 10: durable contribution economics
Differentiation + Trust
4.0%Measures AAHA's right to win and positive impact on trust, authority, and reputation.
Scoring anchors1: commodity or risk · 5: credible differentiation · 10: defensible trusted advantage
Long-Term Value
2.0%Captures multi-year option value, recurring value, platforms, and institutional capability.
Scoring anchors1: short-lived · 5: useful multi-year value · 10: foundational portfolio advantage
Ease of Implementation
Org Readiness
12.0%Tests fit with AAHA's operating model, capacity, people, data, processes, and capabilities.
Scoring anchors1: disruptive gaps · 5: manageable investment · 10: readily executable
Scale + Leverage
14.0%Measures the ability to grow reach through reusable assets without proportional cost.
Scoring anchors1: bespoke · 5: repeatable with constraints · 10: highly scalable and reusable
Speed + Entry
9.0%Combines time to credible launch with legal, capital, data, technology, and adoption barriers.
Scoring anchors1: over 24 months or barriers · 5: 9-18 months · 10: under 6 months or mitigated
Partner Readiness
9.0%Tests partner availability, capability, willingness, incentives, and delivery support.
Scoring anchors1: no willing partners · 5: support needs development · 10: committed capable partners
Risk Manageability
4.0%Assesses whether legal, clinical, privacy, sponsor, security, regulatory, and ethical risks are controllable.
Scoring anchors1: unacceptable risk · 5: manageable controls · 10: proven low-risk model
Measurement Readiness
2.0%Tests the ability to define, collect, interpret, and act on timely success measures.
Scoring anchors1: unobservable · 5: reasonable proxies · 10: direct decision-useful KPIs