Investigating The Cause of Labour Productivity on Context of Construction Projects in India

PPMP20015: Assignment 2 - Research Proposal
Unit Coordinator: Dr Samer Skaik
Research in project management: Investigating The Cause of Labour Productivity on Context of
Construction Projects in India.
Name of the student:
Name of the university:
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INSTRUCTIONS
This proposalis effectively your business case and project management plan for the
execution and closing phases of your research project. As such, it must be written in a
clear language so anyone can use this document to complete the project.
You must submit both Draft Proposal and Final Proposal in Word format. Please strictly
adhere to word limits in each section.
You are highly encouraged to consult Studiosity, ALC and/or Turnitin before submitting
your draft or final version.
Due date for the Draft Proposal is Monday, 20 May 2018, 5:00 pm. Due date for the Final
Proposal is Sunday, 3 June 2018, 11:55 pm
Dot points are not to be used except where noted as acceptable.
Youare encouraged to include relevant diagrams in any part of this submission to more
clearly illustrate ideas,including the research design.
Youmust refer to Moodle Site to learn about the criteria by which your research proposals
will be assessed.
Please include the following sections in the proposal (all blue text is for guidance only
and is to be replaced by appropriately formatted text). For draft proposal, include all
sections except the research project management which will only be needed in the
final submission

PPMP20015: Assignment 2 - Research Proposal
Unit Coordinator: Dr Samer Skaik
RESEARCH PROPOSAL CHECKLIST
(If you answer any question in this checklist with NO, Highlight that question in RED
and include this checklist in your submission)
The research topic
 Does it summarize the main idea of my proposed research in an exciting way in
no less than10- 12words?
 Can it stand alone? Is it fullyexplanatory?
Rationale andSignificance
 DoIprovideabriefdescriptionofmyproposedresearch?
 Do I explain how the results of my research will advance the general
understanding ofthis topic?
 Do I explain how the results of my research fill a knowledgegap?
Research questions and objectives
 Do I have a formal and clear statement of my proposed research questions
and objectives?
 Are my research questions developed aligned with the rationale and relevant
reviewedliterature?
 Do my research questions and objectives connect? Are they logical,
researchable,achievable, andethical?
Preliminary Literaturereview
 Does my literature review justify my research questions?
 Does my literature review identify gaps, shortcomings, and limitations in existing
researchgiving context to mystudy?
 Do I demonstrate a thorough and current understanding of the peer-reviewed
literaturerelating to mytopic?
Research approach, methods, ethics and
limitations.
 Do I explain the approach I intend to use to solve the challenge in my study?
Is it explicitand well thoughtout?
 Are both my research approach and methods tied to my research questions and
objectives?
 Does both my approach and methods show an understanding of
relevantreviewedliterature?
 Are my procedures well organized and clearlydescribed?
 Do I discuss how confidentiality of participants and their responses will
be maintained?(if applicable)
 Have I explained the scope boundaries and exclusions of my research?
Project management
 Does my project schedule name all key activities and milestones for specific
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PPMP20015: Assignment 2 - Research Proposal
Unit Coordinator: Dr Samer Skaik
achievements? And does it pertain to the objectives Ihave set out toachieve?
 Is my schedule manageable and realistic? Do I allow adequate time for
completion of eachactivity?
 Is the sequence for completionlogical?
 Are all resource requirements assigned to project activities?
 Are the key risks well identified and analyzed?
 Are the key stakeholders well identified and analyzed?
 Are my procedures for data management clearly described?
 Have I provided a shared link to my Endone library and project data folder?
References and Presentation
 Have I provided cover page and abstract as per requirements?
 Have I had my work checked by Studiosity and ALC before submission?
 Is my language clear enough and free from typos and grammatical errors?
 Do I provide a list of cited references that are current andrelevant?
 Am I using Harvard style in the reference list and in-text referencing?
 Have I followed all other instructions for submissions?
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PPMP20015: Assignment 2 - Research Proposal
Unit Coordinator: Dr Samer Skaik
Research Project Topic
Abstract
Most of the construction activities are labour intensive and labour productivity is one of the key
area in the construction industry of any nation. Construction activities in India contribute 10% to its
GDP (dmg events, 2015). Hence, enhancing labour productivity will contribute to the overall project
success. This research mainly aims to investigate the cause labour productivity in India. For this 30
Factors are considered which negatively effect the labour productivity in India. Out of these 30
factors 8 most significant factors are considered and Total interpretive structural modelling system
(TISM) is used as an methodology to identify the relationship between these problems. In this
research both quantitative and qualitative analysis is done. Interviews are conducted with the
stakeholders of 3 construction companies located in different parts of India to find 30 factors.
During this interview each person is asked to rate the impact of these factors on the productivity
and based on these rating 8 most significant factors are considered and TISM is applied to these 8
factors. This research shall be conducted in 3 months of duration (July 2018 – October 2018) and it
is accordance with the CQU policies and protocol.
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