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The focus group sample was small, yet it represented a fairly broad selection of disciplines, ensuring that
a diversity of variations was possible. The common academic background and project management
experience facilitated a sharing of common experience in the group. This accords with the maximum
variation criteria elaborated by Lyons (2000). The age distribution was wide, the gender distribution was
acceptable, and many different business sectors were represented in the focus group.
Results
The Delphi survey
Table 9 below shows the distribution of participants in the Delphi survey, according to the NACE
classification. The *mark is used as to indicate the sectors that were excluded from the survey.
Table 9. Distribution of participants in Delphi survey.
NACE
Code
Sector
Participants
in 1st round
Participants
in 2nd round
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing* 2 1
B-E Manufacturing industry (excluding construction) 1 1
G-I Retail / transport / hospitality / tourism 2 1
J Information and communication 3 2
K Financial services & insurance 1 1
O-Q Public sector, education, health 2 1
L Real estate 1 1
F Construction* 4 2
M-N Corporate service providers* 6 6
S+F+L+
M-N
Other service providers 1 0
Total (male/female) 17/6 14/2
Table 10 shows the ranking of the twelve future trends (Gemünden and Schoper, 2014) after the first
round of the Delphi survey. Defined by a panel of experts.