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1.2.2.1. Matrix of Direct Influences (MDI)
The Matrix of Direct Influences (MDI) “Actor X Actor” showing the direct influences each actor
is capable of exerting on one another. Influences are graded from 0 to 4 according to the
importance of the actor's possible jeopardy:
0
No influence
1
Operating
procedures
2
Projects
3
Missions
4
Existence
1.2.2.2. Valued position matrix (2MAO)
The matrix of valued positions “Actor X Objective” (2MAO) provides information on the actor's
stance on each objective (pro, against, neutral or indifferent), and the hierarchy of its objectives.
The sign (valence) indicates whether the actor is likely to reach the objective or not with five
levels of intensity characterising the degree of priority of the objective for the actor as followed:
0
Objective
has a
bleak
outcome
1
Objective jeopardises
the actor's operating
procedures
(management, etc...) / is
vital for its operating
procedures
2
Objective
jeopardises the
success of the actor's
projects / is vital for
the success of its
projects
3
Objective
jeopardises the
accomplishment of
the actor's mission /
is indispensable for
its missions
4
Objective
jeopardises the
actor's existence /
is indispensable
for its existence
It is to be noted that a prior step to the 2MAO consisted in filling up the 1MAO which is a
simple position matrix showing the valence of each actor with respect to every objective (likely,
unlikely, neutral, or indifferent) according to the following scale:
+1
Actor i is pro-objective
j
-1
Actor i is against objective
j
0
Actor i is neutral or indifferent to
objective j
This was more like a safety step in order to simplify the procedure and avoid making mistakes.
Although it is not separately input into the software with the initial data, it is recalculated later on
in the processing phase from the 2MAO.
Choosing the data that fills the tables must be performed cautiously, as this stage determines the
quality of subsequent results. At this level of our analysis, it is already possible to sort some
information such as the global implication of each actor, and the most conflicting objectives.
1.2.2.1. Matrix of Direct Influences (MDI)
The Matrix of Direct Influences (MDI) “Actor X Actor” showing the direct influences each actor
is capable of exerting on one another. Influences are graded from 0 to 4 according to the
importance of the actor's possible jeopardy:
0
No influence
1
Operating
procedures
2
Projects
3
Missions
4
Existence
1.2.2.2. Valued position matrix (2MAO)
The matrix of valued positions “Actor X Objective” (2MAO) provides information on the actor's
stance on each objective (pro, against, neutral or indifferent), and the hierarchy of its objectives.
The sign (valence) indicates whether the actor is likely to reach the objective or not with five
levels of intensity characterising the degree of priority of the objective for the actor as followed:
0
Objective
has a
bleak
outcome
1
Objective jeopardises
the actor's operating
procedures
(management, etc...) / is
vital for its operating
procedures
2
Objective
jeopardises the
success of the actor's
projects / is vital for
the success of its
projects
3
Objective
jeopardises the
accomplishment of
the actor's mission /
is indispensable for
its missions
4
Objective
jeopardises the
actor's existence /
is indispensable
for its existence
It is to be noted that a prior step to the 2MAO consisted in filling up the 1MAO which is a
simple position matrix showing the valence of each actor with respect to every objective (likely,
unlikely, neutral, or indifferent) according to the following scale:
+1
Actor i is pro-objective
j
-1
Actor i is against objective
j
0
Actor i is neutral or indifferent to
objective j
This was more like a safety step in order to simplify the procedure and avoid making mistakes.
Although it is not separately input into the software with the initial data, it is recalculated later on
in the processing phase from the 2MAO.
Choosing the data that fills the tables must be performed cautiously, as this stage determines the
quality of subsequent results. At this level of our analysis, it is already possible to sort some
information such as the global implication of each actor, and the most conflicting objectives.