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The implementation of concept mapping is challenging. It is resource and labor intensive. The conduct of the group sessions requires availability of: suitable location for holding the meetings; well‐trained and experienced group moderators; skilled research assistants for entering and analyzing data; appropriate software for analyzing the data; materials for documenting the statements and for sorting and rating them; and equipment/technology for visually presenting the clusters/map to the group. In addition, the group sessions are long (about three to four hours) and involve intensive cognitive work; the statement sorting exercise is burdensome (Burke et al., 2005).