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Mahabubur Rahman Project Manager Structures-Bridges| Department of Infrastructure, Government of Nothwest Territories Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Does anyone have any ideas or thoughts about why the "Delphi Technique" is no longer included in the PMBOK (6th ed) as a way to reach unanimity- a decision making tool of Collect Requirements?
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Mahabubur -

I'd identified this as well as many other tools & techniques which were dropped in the Sixth Edition (e.g. CCPM). I think it came down to what was most frequently used and the desired maximum size of the standard.

What I've always found interesting is when I teach PM classes and ask a question about Delphi to folks who have attained their PMP credentials more than a year back, almost none can describe Wideband Delphi but when I explain what it is and how it helps to remove bias from different types of team-level decisions they are all eager to try it out.

Kiron
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Oct 07, 2019 1:52 AM
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Thanks Kiron! I thought this technique is not popular anymore!
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Mahabubur Rahman Project Manager Structures-Bridges| Department of Infrastructure, Government of Nothwest Territories Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Oct 06, 2019 9:29 PM
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Mahabubur -

I'd identified this as well as many other tools & techniques which were dropped in the Sixth Edition (e.g. CCPM). I think it came down to what was most frequently used and the desired maximum size of the standard.

What I've always found interesting is when I teach PM classes and ask a question about Delphi to folks who have attained their PMP credentials more than a year back, almost none can describe Wideband Delphi but when I explain what it is and how it helps to remove bias from different types of team-level decisions they are all eager to try it out.

Kiron
Thanks Kiron! I thought this technique is not popular anymore!
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Every time someone uses Estimating/Planning Poker for sizing work items they are using a variant of Wideband Delphi.

It is also very useful when trying to do qualitative risk analysis with a group of stakeholders. Give each three cards with Low, Medium, High on them and have them simultaneously vote for the probability (and then the impact) of a given risk.

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