LSP METHOD

The evaluation process can be denoted as professional if the evaluated systems have substantial complexity and require professional domain expertise to specify the structure and parameters of Logic Scoring of Preference (LSP) evaluation criteria. Elementary attribute criteria generate attribute suitability scores for all attributes of an evaluated object. The chapter focuses on strategic decision, techniques, and tools that are necessary in the process of professional development of complex LSP criteria and their aggregation structures. Two basic processes that are used for tuning and justification of complex criteria are sensitivity analysis and tradeoff analysis. The chapter presents basic design rules for logic aggregation structures used in LSP criteria. It also presents the optimum pricing problem where the cost/suitability analysis is performed from both the buyer's and seller's standpoint. The chapter provides a short summary of existing software, and an outline of the LSP method. The LSP software technology is designed to support different categories of users.