First identifying a set of nine specific functions which are entailed in good group design work, the author presents a set of 31 key criteria, chosen to enhance these functions, displayed in a chart which groups the criteria under the nine categories, and can be used to assist in making good selections from the large number of methodologies that are being recommended for participative activity. This paper was written for the Bombay-New Delhi IEEE conference, held in India 30 Dec. 1983 – 7 Jan. 1984. Warfield did not attend this conference, but did contribute two papers; both were printed in the proceedings.
