Research Methods for Professional Practice

This document discusses the importance of research methods for professional practice and continuous professional development in the manufacturing industry. It covers topics such as reflective CPD, project proposals, scope, objectives, and risk. The document aims to help individuals enhance their skills and knowledge for a successful career in the manufacturing industry.

Research Methods
for
Professional Practice

Table of Contents
.........................................................................................................................................................1
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................1
Part one: Reflective CPD (continuous professional development)..................................................1
Part three: Project proposal..............................................................................................................6
i) Scope, Objectives and Risk .........................................................................................................6
Log to record achievements in relation to the project......................................................................9
ii) Sources and use of Knowledge ................................................................................................14
Research and apply appropriate knowledge.........................................................................14
Evaluate legitimacy of all sources........................................................................................15
Relate knowledge to appropriate work-based examples......................................................16
Justify all recommendations made.......................................................................................16
iii) Ethics, Legal, Social, Security and Professional Issues...........................................................17
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................17
References......................................................................................................................................18

Introduction
Professional development is considered as process of learning in order to develop or
maintain professional credentials and for this a person can adopt numbers of methods such as
attainment of conferences, formal coursework, informal opportunities of learning and many more
(Bertrand and Hughes, 2017). By conducting professional develop a person or employees can
enhance their skills, capabilities and knowledge on the regular basis which help them in
performing quality work in effective manner. The main aim of conducting this report is to
conduct professional development of a person who is mechanical engineer and want to make
career in manufacturing industry. For this they adopt different methods i.e. development of CPD
plan (continuous professional development), evaluation of achievement or learning log and
detail study of scope, objective and risk. Along with this it will also include ethical, social, legal,
security and professional issues which faced during the profession development. Through this
evaluation a person able to measure effectiveness of continuous development plan by which they
can develop effective or bright career.
Part one: Reflective CPD (continuous professional development)
Continuous professional development is considered as procedure of training and
development of professional knowledge as well as skills by adopting interactive, independent
and participation based learning (Cheung, 2016). In past I gain some experience in automotive
manufacturing industry which could be beneficial for me in order to building career in the same.
Company in which I gain my past experiences and achievements is Volkswagen which is one of
the leading automotive company which manufacture and sales automotive vehicles and its parts.
While I am conducting work their I go through several ups and downs at that time I able to get to
know that some of my skills that denotes my strengths and some are weaknesses. Below table is
given related to strong and weak skills which I get to know at similar industry:-
Skills which denotes strength Skills which are weak
I have effective technical skills, problem
solving skills, interpersonal skills,
collaboration skills and many more.
My skills in which I am lacking behind are
mathematics, communication, lean
manufacturing skills, fabrication technology
and many more.
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Currently I am perusing my master's studies so that I can develop my career for the
position that I want to grasp in manufacturing industry as a mechanical engineer. For that I am
planning to enhance my weak skills in future after accomplishment of studies so that I can
develop career in the similar sector. Moreover for that I am developing Continuous professional
development plan, which is given below:-
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Plan
Identifying
learning
needs
Define
expected
learning
outcomes
Identify
learning
activity
Resources Timescale Communication Evaluation
Mathematic
s Skills
If I want to
develop
career in
manufacturi
ng industry
it is
essential for
me have
mathematic
s skill
because that
will help
me in
conducting
statistics as
well as
calculus in
effective
manner for
attainment
For
enhancing
this skill I
can
conduct
implement
formal and
informal
activities.
According
to formal
activity I
can attain
structured
course and
technical
training
that how
maths will
use in
Resources
which I
required to
enhance
my
mathemati
cal skill
are mentor
or trainer
who teach
me maths
and its
implicatio
n.
Moreover
I also
required
funds and
time for
conduct
23rd
December
2019 to
25th March
2020.
In order to
enhance this skill
I need to conduct
communication
in both oral as
well as written
form. This is so
because this will
help me in
enhancing skills
in effective
manner.
This skill is
included in
the
Continuing
Professional
Developmen
t plan
because it is
one of the
my skill in
which I ma
lacking
behind and
it is
essential for
me to
enhance this
skill. This is
so because
through it I
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of goal. respective
sector.
Further in
respect of
informal
activities I
can
conduct
reading so
that I
enhance
my
knowledge
.
course in
proper
way for
enhancing
skill.
can conduct
statistics
and calculus
practices
effectively
and
successfully
.
Communica
tion Skills
To develop
career in
manufacturi
ng industry
as a
mechanical
engineer I
need to
enhance my
communica
tion skill so
that I can
train other
engineers in
effective
manner. It
will also
In order to
enhance
respective
skill I can
conduct
various
practices
or
activities
such as
peer and
profession
al
interaction
so that it
will help
me in
For
enhancing
this skill I
required
resources
like time,
reading
books,
participati
on in
debate,
attain
meeting,
taking
classes of
public
speaking
30th
December
2019 to 2nd
February
2020.
For improving
similar skill I
need to do both
oral as well as
written
communication
because it will
help developing
communication
skills in more
proper way.
The
respective
skill is
include in
Continuing
Professional
Developmen
t plan
because
when I will
work at
manufacturi
ng industry
as a
mechanical
engineer I
need to
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help in
conducting
clear
interaction
among the
staffs,
superiors
and team
members.
conducting
effective
communic
ation.
Along with
this I can
also try to
interact or
communic
ate with
each and
every
person at
workplace.
and many
more.
communicat
e to other
engineers
and
members for
which I
need to have
proper
communicat
ion skill so
that I can
properly
understand
information
and make
other stand
too.
Lean
manufacturi
ng skills
It is one of
the essential
skill which
is needed in
manufacturi
ng industry
so that I can
do waste
managemen
t properly
and
successfully
. It will also
help me in
Activities
which I
can
conduct in
order to
enhance
this skills
are formal
activities
like proper
structured
course,
attain
seminars,
In order to
enhance
this skills I
required
several
skills such
as mentor
or trainer,
time,
workshop,
books,
internet
connectivit
y and
28th
December
2019 to
15nd
February
2020.
For enhancing
this skill I can
conduct both
types of
communication
i.e. written as
well as oral
communication.
It is so because in
order to enhance
lean
manufacturing
skill I need to
interact with
This skill I
need to
enhance or
included in
Continuing
Professional
Developmen
t plan
because in
manufacturi
ng industry
it is
essential to
have
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fulfilling
demand of
customers
in proper
time with
minimum
wastage.
technical
training
and so on.
Along with
this I can
also
implement
informal
activities
like go to
workshop,
grab
knowledge
and so on.
many
others.
others for which
oral
communication
will used. On the
other hand I will
also gather
information
personally in
which I can use
written
communication.
knowledge
of lean
manufacturi
ng
procedure
so that I can
conduct
work on
time with
minimum or
no wastage
in
successful
manner.
Fabrication
technology
Skills
This skill is
related to
building a
metal
structure,
cutting,
welding and
so on. It is
essential for
me to
enhance
this skills
because it is
required in
manufacturi
ng industry.
Activities
which I
can adopt
in order to
enhance
this skills
are formal
activities
like attain
seminars,
conduct
technical
training,
structured
courses
and many
more.
Resources
which are
required
for
improving
this skills
are
mentor,
trainer,
books,
funds,
time and
many
more.
29th
December
2019 to
22nd
February
2020.
Communication
methods which I
can adopt in
order to enhance
respective skills
are both written
as well as oral.
This is so
because I need to
attain classes as
well as conduct
self reading so
both types of
communication
methods can
used.
Fabrication
technology
skill is
involved in
Continuing
Professional
Developmen
t plan
because it is
essential for
me to
improve this
skill for
building my
career in
manufacturi
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Furthermo
re I can
also adopt
informal
activities
according
to which I
can attain
workshop,
read books
and article
to know
about its
concepts
and many
more. I can
also
conduct
peer and
profession
al
interaction
at
workplace.
ng industry.
Part three: Project proposal
i) Scope, Objectives and Risk
For every company it is essential to conduct evaluation of their scope on which their
objective will be based then accordingly it will help them in analysing risk. Through this they
can also able to develop strategies as well as plans through which they can avoid risk in effective
as well as effectual manner (Chodorow, 2018). In respect of automotive manufacturing industry,
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this process is also essential for them because at that industry changes are occur on regular basis
so it is essential for their employees to conduct improvement plan accordingly so that they can
sustain in market for the long time duration. In automotive industry changes are occur at
continuous basis so it is essential for companies and employees who are working or want to work
in similar industry to adopt changes on regular basis. It is so because at this industry those
companies as well as candidate get priority who have updated skills, capabilities and
knowledges. In order to this staff can adopt personal development plan because it will help them
in conducting development on the regular basis according to need and demand of market.
Through this type process a person able to enhance their capabilities with help of
certification learning in successful manner. There are number of benefits which are gain by a
person when they adopt continuous professional development such as enhance learning abilities
and promote independent learning. Along with this it will also help in improving personal skill,
confidence and intellect as well as it also aid in endorsing a learning culture at workplace.
Personal development plan of this report is based on own development opportunities of career in
manufacturing industry with the help of my current qualification and knowledge in mechanical
engineering (Coughlan and et. al., 2016). I also want to develop my future career in automotive
industry after accomplishment of my master course. For which I conduct evaluation through
personal development plan which help me in understanding my effectiveness through which I
can develop my career effectively in respective industry.
Moreover, I want to develop my career in manufacturing industry and for that I need to
develop my some weak skills such as Mathematics Skills, Communication Skills, Lean
manufacturing skills and Fabrication technology Skills. These skills are essential to develop
because through it I can develop my career effectively in respective industry as well as that will
also help me in building bright future at manufacturing industry. Along with this, from all these
skills I need to enhance one skill on the priority basis i.e. Fabrication technology Skills, it is
related with this building of metal structure by conducting cutting, welding, melting and many
more (Evans and Evatt, 2018). It is essential for me to develop this skill on priority basis
because in manufacturing sector it is one of the main skill on the basis of which selection is
done. Furthermore, in this industry if a person have Fabrication technology Skills they get
priority at the time of selection procedure.
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Along with this by conducting this proposal I able to develop proper strategies through
which I can improve my knowledge for developing my career in automotive industry in effective
manner. For conduct this proposal in appropriate way I adopt continuous improvement plan or
professional development plan because through it I can systematically plan things for enhancing
by skills for conducting work in best company of automotive manufacturing company in future.
There are also several advantages of adopting this proposal such as I can do things
systematically, I can develop clear objective, this will also help me in improving my productivity
and work quality and many more. Moreover, it is also effective for respective industry company
because that will help them in gaining high competitive advancement, minimise turnover ratio,
enhance flexibility at workplace and many more (Gravetter and Forzano, 2018). These are the
major purpose which encourage me to conduct or develop respective proposal so that I can
improve my skills in effective as well as successful way.
In addition to this, fir conducting work or developing career in automotive industry for
the long time duration I develop some objective. This is so because through that I able to get
proper framework or guidance that how can I develop my career effectively in respective
industry. In respect of building career in automotive sector I create some objectives such as I
want to improve my Fabrication technology Skills in 56 days so that I can develop my career in
manufacturing industry. In addition to this another objective which encourage me for the
development of future is I want to improve my lean manufacturing skills in 50 days so that I can
conduct my work in proper time with minimum or no wastage. I also develop many other
objectives so that I can enhance my all skills in which I am lacking behind, it is so because that
will help in developing proper as well as relevant framework in effective manner which leads to
attainment of desired goal and target.
Risk appraisal is considered as evaluation of chances which may occur in future as well
as it will also help in analysing negative impact that may happen due to conducting any activity.
So this will also help in developing future action plan which is used to minimise negative impact
that may take place in future. Risk appraisal can be conducted through risk assessment and there
are numbers of benefits which a company can gain who is conducting their work in automotive
manufacturing industry (Greenfield and Greener, 2016). For example firm's can conduct optimal
productivity which lead to usage of proper resources as well as it will also help in making
employees happy. Through this industry can also attract qualified employees which leads to
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attainment of goal as well as objectives in effective manner. In addition to this, it will also help
company in saving money because happy employees conduct their work in effective manner as
well as it will also help in utilising resources in effectual way. It will also help companies in
developing and maintaining positive image at the automotive industry as well as marketplace.
For risk appraisal an organisation can adopt number of practices such as train employees on
regular basis, develop work procedure, conduct activities for employees fitness, ensure
maintenance of equipments and structure of companies and many more.
In context of automotive manufacturing industry trends are changing on the regular basis
such as in current time they are using usage based insurance for vehicles, V2X and V2G
technology, technology related to vehicle as hub (Hair, Page and Brunsveld, 2019). Moreover,
automotive manufacturing industry are also adopting some other technology for example mild
hybrid, car health monitor, truck platooning and many more. So it is essential for me to develop
continuous improvement plan so that I can improve my skills, abilities and capabilities according
to the requirement of industry in effective as well as successful manner. Along with this, it will
also help me in developing my career in one of the best automotive manufacturing industry
around the world as well as enhanced skilled also help in gaining high salary package. It is also
necessary for me to conduct development on the regular basis so that I can develop as well as
sustain in manufacturing industry of automotive in effective way. In addition to this, trends of
respective industry change according to location, customers requirement and expectation so it is
important for me to regularly attain training as well as development session. This is so because it
will aid in development of skills, abilities and knowledge according to requirement of current
industry customers.
Log to record achievements in relation to the project
This is said to be one of the crucial section for an investigator, while conducting a project
management plan in relation to the subject that has been considered which is directly linked with
manufacturing industry (Hansen and Machin, 2018). Here, preparation of a log could directly aid
in managing the project in any sort of sector, in which an investigation is going on. Basically,
this aid in meeting the requirements of the different desired goals and objectives in specified
time frame that the researcher has developed in order to resolve a particular problem.
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Week Date Nature of
contact
e.g. Lecture,
Self-directed,
One to one etc.
Content Action taken
1 August
11, 2019
Lecture
Introduction to
research topic.
Under this, research topic has been
developed with the help of lecturer
and resolve issues through him/her.
Including this, problem is being
identified so that to maximise the
probability of pulling out favourable
outcomes (Hong-Xing and HUANG,
2017).
2 August
16, 2019
Lecture
Looking into
different skills
related to
manufacturing
industry to
manage different
targeted projects.
There are number of skills that has
been identified that would help the
investigator in pulling out favourable
outcomes in relation to the project.
Along with this, considering CPD plan
that helped in making continuous
improvements among skills that are
considered.
3 August
24, 2019
One – to- one
Development of
Reflective career
plan
Into this, past achievements has been
disclosed along with the different
experiences as well, that would lead or
help in meeting all the requirements of
future goals and objectives (Karlsson,
2016).
4 August
31, 2019 Self- directed
Outlining all the
future career
consideration
Based on the skills along with the
experience, a particular goal is
developed to become a mechanical
engineer in near future.
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Week Date Nature of
contact
e.g. Lecture,
Self-directed,
One to one etc.
Content Action taken
5 Septemb
er 8,
2019 Different sources
Time log of
achievements
Preparation of the time log
considering the online tool to develop
an effective log in a short span (Lune
and Berg, 2016).
6 Septemb
er 15,
2019
Self- directed
Consideration of
the particular field
i.e. manufacturing
industry
Focusing over major credentials, rules
and regulations along with the
particular interest. Including this,
inclination of various factors as well
that are linked with the issue that has
been taken into consideration, which is
project management.
7 Septemb
er 22,
2019 Self- directed
Development of
the scope of the
chosen project
Specifically, consideration of different
elements that are linked with
particular topic and beneficial for both
society and the project manager as
well.
8 Septemb
er 29,
2019
Self- directed
Preparation of the
SMART
objectives in
relation to the
project that has
been taken into
consideration
Considering all the three elements,
SMART objectives would easily be
pulled out, that may help in meeting
different requirements in short span
(Nemeth and Hollnagel, 2016).
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Week Date Nature of
contact
e.g. Lecture,
Self-directed,
One to one etc.
Content Action taken
9 October
8, 2019
One to one
Consideration of
the Risk Appraisal
Basically, a risk appraisal plan is
developed in order to reduce all the
risks that are linked with the future
and current proficiency level as of the
individual
10 October
15, 2019
Self- directed
Application of
different resources
among problems
that are
specifically being
considered.
Appropriate knowledge is specifically
being applied over the issue that has
been considered by project manager
for the professional development
(Nielsen, 2019).
11 October
22, 2019
One to one
Focusing over real
life examples in
relation to the
project
management in
mechanical
engineering
Consideration of different examples
that would help in meeting the
requirements of the different goals and
objectives that are directly connected
to the whole scenario of the project
management in mechanical
engineering.
12 October
28, 2019
Lecturer
Resolving queries
that has been
identified
In present context, lecturer has helped
in pulling out favourable outcomes in
relation to the project that has been
taken into consideration (O'Sullivan
and et. al., 2016). With the help of
this, project manager will become able
to hit the current and future targets.
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Week Date Nature of
contact
e.g. Lecture,
Self-directed,
One to one etc.
Content Action taken
13 Novemb
er 5,
2019 Self- directed
Making
recommendations
for better results
This is one of the most crucial section,
which helped researcher in bringing
better and effective results for both
investigators and individuals that are
connected with the results as well.
14 Novemb
er 12,
2019 One to one
Finding number of
ethical, legal,
social and
professional issues
that are directly
linked with project
Looking into different areas and
considering different issues that are
connected to legal, ethical,
professional and social elements
(Pahuja, Mardis and Jones, 2019).
15 Novemb
er 19,
2019 One to one
Development of
particular
objectives linked
with project
management
The research aim is based on the topic
so there will be no difficulty faced in
order to develop aim.
16 Novemb
er 26,
2019 Self- directed
Framing the
objectives
Mainly the objectives are related to the
aim so with the help of consult with
each other, we make the objectives in
proper manner.
17 Decembe
r 5, 2019 Different sources
Literature related
resources
With the help of using secondary
resources such as books, journals,
internet sources, articles, data has been
collected.
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Week Date Nature of
contact
e.g. Lecture,
Self-directed,
One to one etc.
Content Action taken
18 Decembe
r 12,
2019
Different sources
Data collection Under this, secondary method has
been used in collecting information
(Rubin and Babbie, 2016).
19 Decembe
r 17,
2019 Different sources
Data evaluation
related to the
manufacturing
industry
After collecting data, it is necessary to
analyse them to know about relevancy
as well as effectiveness.
20 Decembe
r 23,
2019 Self- directed
Findings in
relation to project
management in
mechanical
engineering
Findings are related with the literature
review. Under this any issues and
suggestion related to research can be
taken place (Sekaran and Bougie,
2016).
Above mentioned log has given the detail information in relation to all the activities that
are directly linked with personal achievements that has helped the researcher in moving forward
towards personal development.
ii) Sources and use of Knowledge
Research and apply appropriate knowledge
According to Tvenge and Martinsen, 2016, project management within the field like
mechanical engineering is not an easy task to perform while studying in the university or at
professional level as well, where an engineer is performing. Basically, the reason that came in
front is the uniqueness and complex procedures where, a small mistake may lead the whole
project to go through different difficulties where in the last wrong results can also be carried out.
Due to high investments, it is mandatory for the mechanical engineer to conduct proper analysis
before taking any sort of decisions. Along with this, it is also said that due to high number of
possibilities that a machine could pull out favourable outcomes, it is required for the project
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manager to take into consideration of different tools and techniques so that right modifications
could easily be made.
On the other hand, if it is examined in a different way then, engineering project
management can be considered as a type of project management that focuses solely on
engineering projects (Wang, 2018). It uses all of the same standard methodologies and processes
as any other type of project management. This specialization is likely to appeal to anyone with
an engineering background who wants to get into the field of project management. Including
this, project management within the manufacturing industry, while centring the consideration on
managing engineers and engineering tasks that have the following characteristics:
 Tasks are routine
 Processes are repeatable
 Work is ongoing, with no defined end
 Tasks are part of regular business operations
Including this, if it is talked about the focus of engineering project management within
the manufacturing sector then it is directly helping project managers along with the engineers to
manage different engineering projects and this has helped in meeting the requirements in
specified time frame (Wei, 2019). This could be understood with a good example of an
automotive business organisation i.e. Volkswagen where being a mechanical engineer it will be
required to conduct the design of a whole new car's design. Including this, one key difference
that came in-front of here is that engineering project management particularly needs proper
management among different aspects of a particular project. Not just management of the
engineers or the engineering work. Some non-engineering tasks that an engineering project
manager still has to manage are:
 Scheduling
 Purchasing of materials
 Approval of plan documentation
 Budget and cost management
Evaluate legitimacy of all sources
Above mentioned secondary information (resource), that has been taken into
consideration on the basis of different standards that are directly linked and defended with many
of the elements like logic, justification and validity as well. Here, the different policies and
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approaches that has been taken into consideration are ANSI ASD & ISO. PMI continues to
respond to practitioners’ needs for reliable professional tools. As an ANSI ASD (Accredited
Standards Developer), many of PMI’s global standards are also ANSI approved (Yuan, 2019).
PMI also continues to actively support and participate in ISO (International Organization for
Standardization) activities related to the field of project management. This has helped in building
number of justifications considering all the logics as well that are directly linking with rights
along with the acceptance in relation to the authorities. Through this, it can easily be said that
overall performance level is being carried out in rightful manner.
Relate knowledge to appropriate work-based examples
In present context, there are ample number of work-based examples that can easily be
taken into consideration where, different project managers has effectively gone through different
issues that were directly linked with number of problems while installing a whole new machine
(Evans and Evatt, 2018). This could be understood with a good example of Volkswagen where,
it's mechanical and other engineers has developed a design of the software sensed when the car
was being tested and then activated equipment that reduced emissions.
This significantly raised worry for both the general public and for the association too. Be
that as it may, programming turned the hardware down during normal driving, expanding
emanations far above legitimate breaking points, well on the way to spare fuel or to improve the
vehicle's torque and acceleration as well. Another specific example that can be considered over
here is of Jaguar where the investment in relation to different cars and other machineries. This
impacted negatively upon overall performance level of the company and of the research and
development team as well. Due to high investment among different projects, company went
through various dynamics like reduction among number of investors, high impact upon sales and
so on.
Justify all recommendations made
Considering the above mentioned information there are number of recommendations that
can be given while managing the project while performing a task at workplace within the
manufacturing industry, or while performing a project at university in relation to mechanical
engineering (Gravetter and Forzano, 2018). Some of these are presented underneath:
 The primal recommendation, that can be given over here is to ensure that all stakeholders
understand the requirements, so that they can invest in a much more particular way and to
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 Another advice that can be given over here is that, it could effectively create a risk
response team so that project could effectively be executed without going through any
sort of issue.
 Including this, there is another advice which is specifically being given is directly in
relation to creating a detailed work plan. This would help the individual in performing the
task in rightful manner. Through this, effectively professional development within the
manufacturing industry would take place.
iii) Ethics, Legal, Social, Security and Professional Issues
Ethical issues: In present time, it has been analysed that ethical issues are directly linked
with the sentiments of the society and the situations as well that may impact in both negative and
positive sense in relation to the project that has been developed to resolve a particular issue
(Nielsen, 2019). While performing the project, researcher has gone through issues that were
directly linked with heavy radiations and pollution. This impacted negatively upon overall
performance on project management.
Legal issues: ANSI ASD & ISO are said to be some of the laws and regulations that were
directly linking with project, where the issue that was taken was directly linking with pollution
related issues, which was reduced by a software by the company (O'Sullivan and et. al., 2016).
This issue has hampered the whole process of developing the project.
Social issues: While performing the project, it is much needed for researcher to consider
perceptions of individuals so that no issues could take place while conducting the investigation
on a particular topic (Pahuja, Mardis and Jones, 2019).
Professional Issues: While conducting the investigation, on the topic that has been taken
into consideration a researcher conductor could go through different professional issues like
conflict among team mates and other individuals, which the researcher while performing this
research has faced. This affected the time duration of finishing the project in specified time
frame (Rubin and Babbie, 2016).
Conclusion
With the help of above mentioned information, it can easily be said that considering the
continuous improvement plan, personal development becomes really very easy for an individual.
While developing a project it is must for the project manager to conduct right analysis, through
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looking among different sources that are directly connected and linked with different resources.
On the other hand, it is also said that for a project manager it is much needed to resolve different
legal, ethics, social, security and professional issues so that effective results could easily be
found in specified time frame.
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