The Rut Del Methodology Presented by Danielle Lombardi

The Rut. Del Methodology Presented by: Danielle Lombardi

Outline a. Introduction • Process • Results • Conclusion Rutgers Business School

What is Rut. Del? a. Modified Delphi Technique Set to obtain the most reliable consensus of opinion among a group of experts b. Characteristics a. Iteration b. Controlled feedback c. Statistical aggregation c. Desired outcome d. Participants a. Predict what a well coordinated audit may look like in approximately 5 to 10 years a. A total of 8 participants Rutgers Business School

Process a. Brainstorming session a. b. Two smaller groups Each group has identical questions & individuals in a group have different questions a. i. e. Audit process (ways to change the way we audit e. g. create automatic confirmations through database to database) Questions are passed around and thoughts expanded from the prior d. Group ranks questions/ideas e. Discuss c. Rutgers Business School

Process (2) a. Questionnaire session Two rounds First round is unstructured Participant to rank 12 questions, each currently and in 10 years from now d. Results are tabulated and discussed by the group e. Second round asks the same 12 questions and participants are free to change rankings based on group discussion f. Results are tabulated with the intention of a smaller range of ranks a. b. c. b. Timely questions a. Participants to suggest most important questions to discuss during next session Rutgers Business School

Results a. Mostly all ranges minimized b. The questions which experienced an increased range will be further investigated a. Confusion among group in interpreting the question either before or after group discussion Rutgers Business School