Any Method of resolving a dispute other than by final court order in litigation is resolution of dispute alternatively. It covers both adjudicative (arbitration, expert determination, adjudication) and non-adjudicative methods (mediation, negotiation, conciliation and early neutral evaluation). While adjudicative processes are more formal and parties have less control over the outcome, non-adjudicative methods have more party involvement and more scope for creative settlements along with privacy and confidentiality.