That cost-benefit analysis was not conducted by Johnsen's team, was not even requested by the Strategic Pathways process, but was independently conducted by the Dean of the School of Management at UAF to ensure that intelligent decisions were made regarding the schools of business. If Dean Herrmann had not taken on this task, who knows what ill-informed decision would have been made about the structure of the schools of business by Strategic Pathways. This kind of cost-benefit analyses should accompany every option being considered in Strategic Pathways.