Delphi Technique Procedures: A New Perspective in Construction Management Research

Abstract:

The Delphi technique is a methodology seeks to achieve a consensus among panel of experts. The consensus is gained through a sequence of rounds. The feedback information passed to panelists by questionnaires. The technique applications being progressively involved in construction management (CM) researches and it has been applied widely in many disciplines. This popularity meant that reasonable and accurate results have been gained using Delphi technique. The aim of this study is to analysis monetary Delphi technique as a robust and systematic data collection tool in CM. Discussion and review focused on the procedures of application, cons and pros and the technique key aspects. These key aspects included experts’ selection, anonymity, rounds and feedback; have been investigated through ten published articles in CM. Delphi technique has significant opportunity to be used widely in gaining consensus within CM research. This article provides rigorous guidelines for the technique application in CM to ensure bias elimination and the outcomes validity and reliability.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 802)
• Pages: 661-667
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.802.661
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Wesam Salah Alaloul, Mohd Shahir Liew, Noor Amila Wan Zawawi
• Keywords: Consensus, Construction Management, Delphi, Procedures, Rigorous

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