Project Outputs – Interim findings from the Systems and Technology Facet e-Delphi Study

The Delphi studies gather primary data from selected participants (~20 people) and develop a picture of ‘expert opinion'. The use of electronic means enables anonymous and geographically wide participation.

To date, the first two e-Delphi study—for the People and Process facets of the investigation—have been carried out.

The current Delphi, in respect of the Systems and Technology facet, is now almost completed. Though not all of the data contained in the participant responses has yet been analysed, we are able to make some of the results available in interim form.

Participants in the Delphi study identified, explored and clarified the issues in three rounds of questions and a final exercise (in progress) in which solutions arrived at in previous rounds are evaluated by a number of set criteria.

We aim to analyse the participants' responses using a range of different approaches (subject themes, numerical ratings, subjective explorations) to provide a 360-degree view of the data.

We also intend to produce outputs in textual, numerical, graphical and diagrammatic forms to support different cognitive styles.

The outputs now available from the Delphi Study are:

• All rounds – list of questions for participants [link]


• Round 2 – ranking of issues in terms of urgency/importance (graphs and tables) [link]


• Round 3 – summary of solutions [link]

You can gain access to these findings through the links above, or on the project website at http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/ceis/re/isrc/themes/rmarea/erm/diss/delphi_diss/systech_diss/