Delphi Technique

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Delphi Technique

   <programming, tool> A group forecasting technique, generally
   used for future events such as technological developments,
   that uses estimates from experts and feedback summaries of
   these estimates for additional estimates by these experts
   until reasonable consensus occurs.  It has been used in
   various software cost-estimating activities, including
   estimation of factors influencing software costs.

   (1996-05-29)