Digital Transformation Process and Business Activity Research Proposal

This document presents a research proposal focusing on the steps involved in digital transformation and its subsequent impact on business activities. The proposal outlines the research objectives, which include examining the concept of digital transformation, identifying key steps, and assessing its importance for businesses, specifically using Wiser as a case study. The methodology section details the research approach, emphasizing an inductive approach for generating new theories from gathered information. It also describes the use of both primary and secondary data sources, including questionnaires and journals, to collect comprehensive information. The proposal also includes a timeline of activities and seeks approval from the tutor and project proposal checker, ensuring the project's appropriateness and originality.

Research Proposal Form
Student Name:
Student Number:
Centre Name:
Tutor:
Date:
Unit:
Proposed title: To determine the steps of digital transformation process
and its impact on business activity. A case study on Wiser.

Section One: Title, objective,
responsibilities
Title or working title of research project ( in the
form of a question, objective or hypothesis)
Research project objectives (e.g. what is the
question you want to answer? What do you want
to learn how to do? What do you want to find
out?):
Main aim of this research is To determine the steps of
digital transformation process and its impact on business
activity. A case study on Wiser.
Research Objectives:
 To examine the concept of Digital transformation
process.
 To determine the main steps of digital
transformation process.
 To examine the importance of digital
transformation process on business
activities of Wiser.
Section Two: Reasons for choosing
this research project
Reasons for choosing the project (e.g. links to
other subjects you are studying, personal interest,
future plans, knowledge/skills you want to
improve, why the topic is important):
This aspect of research cover the main reason of
conducting study on a specific topic. Present
investigation is based on the steps of digital
transformation process and its impact on
business activity.
Section Three: Literature sources
searched
Use of key literature sources to support your
research question, objective or hypothesis:
https://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/digital-

transformation
https://www.cio.com/article/2988012/it-
management/6-steps-for-digital-
transformation.html
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-digital-
transformation-important
Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the research project (e.g. research,
development and analysis of ideas, writing, data collection, numerical
analysis, tutor meetings, production of final outcome, evaluation, writing
the report):
How long this will take:

Milestone one:
Target date (set by tutor):
Milestone two:
Target date (set by tutor):
Section Five: Research approach and
methodologies
What type of research approach and
methodologies are you likely to use and why?
What your areas of research will cover:
Research approach: This section of
the research methodology is divided
into two different important parts
such as inductive and deductive.
Main purpose of deductive approach
is to investigating theory or
hypotheses. On the other side,
inductive approach is principally
related with the generation of new
theory emerging from the
information. Thus, both are
significant but according to the
research topic, inductive approach is
applied because it assist in driving
valid and appropriate conclusion for
field of study.
Primary and secondary source:
There are fundamentally two kind of
data sources including primary and
secondary. With the assist of
primary source, questionnaire
instrument is prepared and it will aid
in assembling accurate information
about the theme. In case of
secondary sources, journals
magazines etc. are utilized to collect
correct information which is related

to the topic.
Comments and agreement from tutor
Comments (optional):
I confirm that the project is not work which has
been or will be submitted for another qualification
and is appropriate.
Agreed: (name):
(date):
Comments and agreement from project
proposal checker (if applicable)
Comments (optional):
I confirm that the project is appropriate.
Agreed: (name): (date):