The Evaluation Phase of the Value Methodology (VM) Job Plan involves assessing ideas generated during the Creative Phase to select the most viable ones for further development, as taught in the VMF 1 course (Core Competency #7: Evaluation and Selection of Alternatives). According to SAVE International’s Value Methodology Standard, the Evaluation Phase uses a three-level filtering process to systematically narrow down ideas: “Ideas are evaluated using a coarse, medium, and fine filter approach to progressively refine the list of alternatives.”
Coarse Filter: Initial screening to eliminate clearly unfeasible ideas (e.g., those that violate constraints or are impractical).
Medium Filter: More detailed evaluation using criteria like cost, performance, and risk to shortlist ideas with potential.
Fine Filter: In-depth analysis, often using tools like weighted evaluation matrices (as noted in Question 11), to select the best ideas for development.
This order—Coarse, Medium, Fine—ensures a logical progression from broad elimination to detailed selection, aligning with the VMF 1 curriculum’s focus on systematic evaluation.
Option A (Medium, Coarse, Fine) is incorrect because starting with a medium filter skips the initial broad screening.
Option B (Coarse, Medium, Fine) is correct, as it matches the standard three-level filtering process in VM.
Option C (Medium, Fine, Coarse) is incorrect because it reverses the logical progression of filtering.
Option D (Coarse, Fine, Medium) is incorrect because the fine filter should be the last step, not followed by a medium filter.
[:, SAVE International, “Value Methodology Standard and Body of Knowledge,” available athttps://www.value-eng.org, detailing the coarse-medium-fine filtering process in the Evaluation Phase., SAVE International, VMF 1 Core Competency #7 (Evaluation and Selection of Alternatives), emphasizing the three-level filtering approach for idea evaluation., ]
