Research Proposal on Construction Delays in the Gulf Region

Running head: RESEARCH PROPOSAL
TASK 1: Research Proposal
[Name of the Student]
[Name of the University]
[Author note]

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1:..................................................................................................................2
Introduction:..........................................................................................................2
Aim:.......................................................................................................................3
Objectives:.............................................................................................................3
Research questions:...............................................................................................3
Chapter 2: Literature Review:...................................................................................3
Chapter 3: Methodology:...........................................................................................7
Research method:..................................................................................................7
Participants and their response..............................................................................8
Method of data analysis:........................................................................................9
Questionnaires:......................................................................................................9
Interviews:...........................................................................................................10
Ethical considerations:.........................................................................................10
Problems and Limitations:...................................................................................10
Resources Access to primary and secondary data:..............................................11
References...............................................................................................................12

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Chapter 1:
Introduction:
Delays in construction are generally caused due to the recurring problems which occur in
the construction industry. Besides this delays are having an adverse impact upon the success of
the projects related to the cost, time, quality and lastly the safety. Besides this the effect of the
construction delays are not only confined in the construction industry but is also having a huge
influence upon the overall economy of the country such as the UAE, where the role played by
construction is considered to be huge in the development and is associated with contributing
around 14% of the GDP (Burr 2016). For all this reason it is very much essential the most basic
reasons lying behind the delays in the construction industry. This is essential to be done so as to
avoid or minimize the impact on the construction projects.
The main of this proposal includes the discussion about the construction industry in the
Gulf region which has been associated with facing ups and downs since the year of 2009. Each
and every contracting company existing in the UAE has been associated with thriving in the
competitive market by having one notion in its perspective. This notion included the providing of
a service which is much more reliable and better than the other competitors existing in the
market so as to generate profits and become prominent in the market. As more and more new
companies are emerging in the Gulf region, the need for calibrating by the civil contractors are
also increasing in their process of managing the project management methodologies and the
procurement strategies. This is done so as to stay a step ahead in the competitive market. The
different groups of the process which are existing in the project management are associated with
holding a key place for having a successful take-off and project closure. Besides this, in the
execution stage, the process of procurement management is associated with playing a very a vital
role process of procurement management which is seen to be having equal importance to the
process of handling the entire schedule of the project. So it can be stated that is dissertation is
going to help a lot in the process of determining the influence of the workflow as well as the cost
associated with the entire lifecycle of the project.

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Aim:
The main aim of this dissertation is to analyze the various process groups which are
generally associated with the project life cycle. Besides this, the dissertation is also aimed at
determining the areas where it is possible to calibrate the process groups so as to increase the
effectiveness that the project management and the procurement strategies in order to have an
optimized output.
Objectives:
The objectives have been listed below:
1. To categorize the various process groups along with the creation of the organizational
chart for the purpose of determining the hierarchy of the leadership.
2. To analyze the different process groups as well as their impacts upon the entire project
3. To determine the particular process in the process group which can be modified so as to
achieve an output that would be optimized and would be helping in the reduction of the risks at
the time of execution.
4. To increase the procurement management efficiency by making use of the new strategies.
5. To implement the new methodologies which would be better suited for the workflow and
would be helping in increasing the margin of profit of the organization.
Research questions:
1. How can the benchmark of performance impact and the analysis be done during the
process of implementing the new methodology in the workflow of the project?
2. Do the changes taking place in the process of managing the hierarchy have a kind of
contribution towards the improved project initiation and the planning?
3. Is there any need for developing the procurement strategies so as provide profit or to
become prominent in the competitive market or for both?