Defining project scoring criteria

Project scoring criteria are used by your Capital Committee members to score projects to determine their prioritization when it comes to planning next year's projects. Normally these criteria are the pillars of your organization. Your organization can weight these however necessary.

The Voting Criteria Input Table driver lists the criteria on which committee members will be asked to rate projects. Your organization enters the relative weight of each criterion, which adds up to the overall rating for the project.

You can add up to ten different criteria, which must add up to a weighting of 100%. Most organizations tie these criteria around the pillars of their organizations.

To define project scoring criteria:

From the Axiom Capital Planning home page, click Edit Drivers.

NOTE: To access this location from the Cap Planning Admin task pane, in the Administration section, click Capital Planning Drivers, and double-click Capital Planning Drivers.

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From the Ranking tab, click Voting Criteria Input Table.

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In the Description field, type a description for the criterion.

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NOTE: This description is displayed throughout the various ranking reports and utilities.
In the Weighting column, type the percentage that the rating for this criteria contributes towards the overall rating for the project.
In the Enter Minimum Score field, type the minimum score a committee member may give for any single criterion.
In the Enter Maximum Score field, type the maximum score a committee member may give for any single criterion.
In the Additional Sort Columns section, enter any additional columns to use for sorting in the Evaluator Scoring Report.
After making your changes, in the upper right corner of the page, click the disk icon.
At the confirmation prompt, click OK.

For more information on the project ordering and selection process, see Determining capital projects for next year.