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PHR · Question #87
PHR Question #87: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is A. Nominal group technique. The nominal group technique is a structured group process where participants generate ideas based on a prompt, record all ideas, and then rank them collectively using an ordinal scale to reach a decision or forecast.
Question
You are a HR Professional for your organization. You have presented an idea to your staff. The staff members then discuss their ideas based on your presentation. All of the ideas are recorded and collectively ranked from most important to least important (or some other ordinal scale). Through this process a selection or forecast can be made for the organization. What forecasting technique have you used in this scenario?
Options
- ANominal group technique
- BRatio analysis
- CBrainstorming
- DDelphi Technique
Explanation
The nominal group technique is a structured group process where participants generate ideas based on a prompt, record all ideas, and then rank them collectively using an ordinal scale to reach a decision or forecast.
Common mistakes.
- B. Ratio analysis is a quantitative HR forecasting method that uses historical data ratios (e.g., sales volume to headcount) to project future staffing needs, not a group idea-ranking process.
- C. Brainstorming is an unstructured idea-generation session where all ideas are encouraged without immediate evaluation or ranking, lacking the formal ordinal ranking step described.
- D. The Delphi Technique uses rounds of anonymous questionnaires sent to remote experts whose responses are summarized and fed back iteratively, without the in-person group discussion and collective ranking described in the scenario.
Concept tested. Nominal group technique for HR forecasting
Reference. https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/tools/toolkits/workforce-planning
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