Monitavoitteiset

Monitavoitteiset is a Finnish term used as an adjective to describe approaches, plans, or analyses that pursue more than one objective at the same time. It is derived from moni- meaning many and tavoite meaning goal; the form monitavoitteiset is the plural nominative of the adjective monitavoitteinen.

In practice, monitavoitteiset approaches are common in fields such as project management, urban planning, environmental policy, and public administration, where decisions must balance economic, social, and ecological objectives. Examples include monitavoitteiset suunnitelmat or monitavoitteinen suunnittelu, which aim to optimize several criteria concurrently rather than maximizing a single outcome.

In decision-making, monitavoitteiset methods are often associated with multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and multi-objective optimization. Such methods consider trade-offs between conflicting objectives and may use Pareto optimality to identify solutions that balance criteria without being dominated by others.

Critically, the use of monitavoitteiset approaches increases complexity, requires structured stakeholder input, and depends on explicit criteria and weights to compare alternatives. Depending on the context, practitioners may seek Pareto-efficient solutions, compromise targets, or utility-based aggregations.

See also: multi-criteria decision analysis, multi-objective optimization, Pareto efficiency, decision analysis, stakeholder analysis.