To sum up, since voting is anonymous in NGT, equal participation of group members is eased and the distractions related with the chatter present in other methods are reduced. On the other hand, the voting process might not converge, and the process may appear to be too mechanical. All this given, the structured nature of NGT was found to fit better with the structured mind of the software engineers composing the team. As well, the coaches were not aware of the role played by each team member (“Is there a kind of extrovert leader dominating the discussions?”).