"NDM is the way people use their experience to make decisions in field settings.... the processes and strategies of 'naturalistic' decision making differ from those revealed in traditional decision research. For example... in NDM, the focus in the decision event is more front-loaded, so that decision makers are more concerned about sizing up the situation and refreshing their situation awareness through feedback, rather than developing multiple options to compare to one another. In contrast, most traditional decision research has involved inexperienced people who are engaged in laboratory tasks where contextual or situational factors play a limited role. The traditional paradigm emphasizes understanding the back end of the decision event - choosing among options (Beach & Lipshitz, 1993) .... The study of NDM asks how experienced people, working as individuals or groups in dynamic, undertain, and often fast-paced environments, identify and assess their situation, make decisions and take actions whose consequences are meaningful to them and to the larger organization in which they operate". (Zsambok, "Naturalistic Decision Making..., 1997, p. 4). Note: See also: Situation Awareness and Situational Awareness.