• Good facilitators are required.
• Rules need to be clear at outset.
• The wording of questions must be unambiguous and clear.
• Not for routine business, bargaining, predetermined outcome, or groups requiring consensus.
• Can be difficult to convince people to use Nominal Groups for the first time.
• Explanations help to overcome this resistance, but a successful experience helps much more.
• Trying out the process on an issue that can be covered completely in one
• early experiences using Nominal Groups, people find it difficult to keep from discussing issues before all points are listed, clarified, and prioritised. So, the facilitator must prevent discussion from starting too soon.