Editing Creativity techniques (section)

==In project management<!--'Group creativity techniques' redirects here-->==
For [[project management]] purposes, '''group creativity techniques'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> are creativity techniques used by a [[team]] in the course of executing a project. Some relevant techniques are [[brainstorming]], the [[nominal group technique]], the [[Delphi technique]], idea/[[mind map]]ping, the [[affinity diagram]], and [[multicriteria decision analysis]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Boral |first=Sumanta |date=2016 |title=Ace the PMI-ACP exam: a quick reference guide for the busy professional |location=New York |publisher=[[Apress]] |isbn=9781484225257 |oclc=967511997 |doi=10.1007/978-1-4842-2526-4 |page=225|s2cid=27902062 }}</ref> These techniques are referenced in the ''Guide to the [[Project Management Body of Knowledge]]''.<ref name="Projects">{{cite web |url=https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/8359/Group-Creativity-Techniques-to-Collect-Requirements- |title=Group creativity techniques to collect requirements |website=projectmanagement.com |date=13 July 2012 |access-date=15 April 2017 |archive-date=30 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330090545/https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/8359/Group-Creativity-Techniques-to-Collect-Requirements- |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Group creativity techniques can be used in a sequence; for example:<ref name="Projects"/>
# Gather [[requirement]]s using idea/[[mind map]]ping
# Continue generating ideas by [[brainstorming]]
# Construct an [[affinity diagram]] based on the generated ideas
# Identify the most important ideas by applying the [[nominal group technique]]
# Obtain several rounds of independent feedback using the [[Delphi technique]]