Delphi technique
noun[S]
MANAGEMENTukus(alsoDelphi method)amethodofcollectingopinionsabout thefutureandjudginghowlikelyafutureeventorsituationis. Expertsansweralistofquestionswithoutdiscussingthem with each other,lookat eachothers'answers, andchangethem until aconsensusisreached(= asituationwhere they allagree):
The Delphitechniqueis astructuredapproachforreachingaconsensusjudgmentamongexpertsaboutfuturedevelopmentsin anyareathat mightaffectabusiness.
Oneadvantageof the Delphitechniqueis thatparticipantsare notinfluencedby thedynamicsof agroupdiscussion, in whichpeoplemeetfacetoface.