<s>
Business	B-General_Concept
triage	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
decision-making	O
system	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
framework	O
for	O
business	O
decision	O
making	O
,	O
outcome	O
goal	O
prioritization	O
,	O
and	O
resource	O
allocation	O
in	O
many	O
business	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	B-General_Concept
triage	I-General_Concept
involves	O
categorizing	O
desired	O
outcomes	O
and	O
goals	O
and	O
the	O
processes	O
that	O
support	O
them	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
relative	O
importance	O
to	O
achieving	O
a	O
stated	O
measurable	O
goal	O
or	O
outcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
business	B-General_Concept
triage	I-General_Concept
model	O
,	O
resources	O
are	O
allocated	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
outcome/goal	O
and	O
process	O
category/rank	O
,	O
with	O
resources	O
first	O
dedicated	O
to	O
red	O
,	O
then	O
yellow	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
green	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
described	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
business	B-General_Concept
triage	I-General_Concept
grew	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
reproducible	O
method	O
for	O
the	O
allocation	O
of	O
limited	O
resources	O
(	O
especially	O
money	O
)	O
by	O
start-up	O
and	O
expanding	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concepts	O
utilized	O
in	O
business	B-General_Concept
triage	I-General_Concept
were	O
drawn	O
from	O
the	O
real-world	O
experience	O
of	O
managing	O
limited	O
resources	O
in	O
the	O
high-stakes	O
environments	O
of	O
battlefields	O
and	O
disaster	O
scenes	O
(	O
medical	O
triage	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
of	O
business	B-General_Concept
triage	I-General_Concept
to	O
businesses	O
requires	O
a	O
detailed	O
examination	O
of	O
the	O
desired	O
outcomes	O
and	O
goals	O
for	O
the	O
business	O
in	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
