Assessment of opinion consistency of heterogeneous actors at the pre-project stage

The findings presented in this paper rely on system archetypes, which serve as unified conceptual models for addressing organizational challenges in managing complex systems. These archetypes facilitate the creation of comparable descriptions of problem situations by accommodating differing perspectives of stakeholders (actors) on the factors hindering the integration of local systems. The research framework integrates system archetypes with the House of Quality model and employs correlation coefficients-rank, partial, and multiple. An example of multi-faceted modeling is provided, wherein the calculated correlation coefficients act as indicators of the degree of alignment in actors' views regarding the factors of the problem situation. Multiple correlation coefficients are interpreted as measures of the consistency of an individual actor’s opinions with those of the collective group, while partial correlation coefficients gauge the alignment of opinions between specific pairs of actors. The proposed methodology for quantitatively assessing the alignment of heterogeneous actors' perspectives enables the evaluation of the effectiveness of initiatives aimed at building a communication framework that supports the development of a shared understanding of the significance of various factors in a problem situation.