Choices fall within the range of specified, acceptable standards, alternatives, and technical practices. There is choice in determining the process to accomplish the work. This choice includes designing the set of operations. Positions do not necessarily perform the operations. The general pattern, program, or system exists but must be individualized.
Data are complicated.
Requires analysis before alternatives can be determined. Analysis is breaking the problem or case into parts, examining these parts, and reaching conclusions that result in processes. This examination requires the application of known and established theory, principles, conceptual models, professional standards, and precedents in order to determine their relationship to the problem. New processes or objectives require approval from a higher management level or the agency accountable for the program or system. There is a choice in determining the tactical plans to achieve the objectives established by a higher management level.