PGMP · Question #320
Which of the following information gathering techniques is described in the statement below? "Project risk experts participate in this technique anonymously. A facilitator uses a Questionnaires to…
The correct answer is D. Delphi technique. The Delphi technique uses anonymous questionnaires administered by a facilitator to solicit and iteratively refine expert risk opinions until consensus is reached.
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Which of the following information gathering techniques is described in the statement below? "Project risk experts participate in this technique anonymously. A facilitator uses a Questionnaires to solicit ideas about the important project risks. The responses are summarized are then recirculated to the experts for further comment."
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- ABrainstorming
- BSWOT analysis
- CChecklist analysis
- DDelphi technique
How the community answered
(36 responses)- B3% (1)
- C6% (2)
- D92% (33)
Why each option
The Delphi technique uses anonymous questionnaires administered by a facilitator to solicit and iteratively refine expert risk opinions until consensus is reached.
Brainstorming involves open group discussion where participants are known to each other and ideas are shared freely in real time, without the anonymous questionnaire format.
SWOT analysis systematically categorizes risks as internal strengths and weaknesses or external opportunities and threats and does not use questionnaires or iterative recirculation.
Checklist analysis reviews risks against a predefined list of historical risk categories and does not involve expert panels, questionnaires, or consensus-building rounds.
The Delphi technique for risk identification has experts participate anonymously through facilitator-administered questionnaires, preventing dominant personalities from skewing results. The facilitator summarizes all responses and recirculates them so experts can revise their assessments based on the group's collective input, continuing until a stable consensus on key project risks is achieved.
Concept tested: Delphi technique for anonymous expert risk identification
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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