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The facilitation steps involved in using the Nominal Group Technique are:
Step 1: Write each cluster label on a separate Big Idea Pad (BIP) sheet, and
prefix each label with a capital letter, i.e., A, B, C, and so on. When there are
seven clusters, then there would be seven BIP sheets with cluster names,
prefixed by A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.

Step 6: The BIP sheets, on which the decision factors are written, are then
positioned, by rank, with the highest rank on top. In this way, the group has
reached a consensus about the priorities for their work. New idea processing
activities will begin aimed at action planning.
Priority Ranking of Matrix Thinking Row Headings
The Nominal Group Technique can also be very useful when a group is involved
with the Factor Analysis Matrix technique.
When using the Factor Analysis Matrix Technique, it is often very useful to rank
the decision factors before assessing the option choices. In the example below,
involving the selection of a city for a new office facility, some decision factors
may not be initially known, and some may be more important than others. In that
case, additional factors should be surfaced and then all of them ranked with the
highest priority at the top of the factor-heading list. This ranking can be
City
A
Decision
Factors
Below
City
C
Workforce
Quality
Salary
Rates
Building
Costs
Air & Water
Quality
Culture
Etc.
City

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Step 1: Write each cluster label on a separate Big Idea Pad (BIP) sheet, and
prefix each label with a capital letter, i.e., A, B, C, and so on. When there are
seven clusters, then there would be seven BIP sheets with cluster names