Project Research Diary: GCAA Flight Operations e-archiving Project

This project research diary documents the activities and findings of a study examining the effectiveness of the e-archiving project management process in flight operations at the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The diary details the research process from literature review and study plan development through data collection (including interviews and questionnaires), data validation, analysis, interpretation, and the formulation of conclusions and recommendations. The research employed both primary and secondary data sources, utilizing qualitative and quantitative analysis methods to assess the impact of e-archiving on flight operations. Key activities include the development of interview schedules, preparation of interview questions, data collection from GCAA, and the analysis of collected data using various tools and methodologies. The project aimed to identify the benefits of the delivered project and provide recommendations for future improvements. The diary also includes references to relevant academic sources used in the research.

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Examine the effectiveness of the Project Management process of the e-archiving project introduced in flight operations at GCAA and
to identify the benefits of the delivered project
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The project was conducted successfully, and the activities recorded. This diary gives detailed activities for the entire project
duration (Stolzer, 2017). Effectiveness of project management processes in e-arching effects in flight operations research activities are
well represented in the diary below.
Below is the research diary/log.
Date Activity Sources Monitor/control Aim Evaluation and Comments
7/15/2019 Literature Review Library Self To identify similar
research conducted
by various scholars
on digital achieving
in aviation industry
Identified three researches
conducted by different
groups of researchers
examining the
effectiveness of project
management processes in
e-arching effects in flight

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operations. This offered a
foundation for the
research.
7/18/2019 Development of
study plan
Internet and library Self The aim was to
develop a
comprehensive
study plan for the
entire research
To conduct a research on
GCAA and any other
aviation industry, there is
need to develop a
comprehensive study plan,
which was effectively
achieved.
7/22/2019 Verification of
literature review
materials
Internet and library Self and lecturer Ensuring quality
research in relation
to literature review
in cloud storage
Best literature review
materials were identified
and effectively in relation
to research question.
08/12/2019 Developing
interview schedule
Text books, self
and internet
Self and Lecturer To schedule date for
conducting
Developed a unique
interview schedule. The

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interviews. interview-scheduling plan
explained that the exercise
should take a duration of
one week.
08/16/2019 Preparation of
interview questions
and questionnaire
Textbooks, Internet
and library
Self, fellow students
and lecturer
To come up with
most reliable
interview questions
and questionnaire
Successiffuly developed
research interview
questions on effectiveness
of project management
processes in e-archiving
effects in flight operations
in GCAA.
09/02/2019 Piloting area of
data collection
Self and internet Self and lecturer The aim of this was
to decided where to
collect data
Decided to collect data in
GCAA offices and its
business environment
09/5/2019 Identifying best
data collection
Text books and Self and fellow Identified data
collection methods
Identified paper aided and
computer aided personal

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methods internet students for the research interviews as best suits for
data collection.
09/13/2019 Collection of data
using Primary Data
Design
Administering
questionnaires and
interviews: Self and
other students
Self and Lecturer To collect primary
data from aviation
institutions and
specifically GCAA
Administerd the
questionnaire to aviation
authorities in GCAA to
find out how the e-
archiving project improves
the effectiveness of the
flight operation (Jantunen,
2017).
09/22/2019 Collected data
using secondary
courses
Journals, Books
and articles
magazines
Self and fellow
students
To make use of
existing data from
GCAA libraries
The advantages of these
sources offered enough
information to the subject
matter towards the
research question
(Jantunen, 2017). Data

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collection also involved
in-depth internet research
to collect enough data for
the study (Ison, 2018).
09/27/2019 Data validation Microsoft excel
tools, self and
Internet
Self The aim of this
action was to
validate data before
analyzing
Data was successfully
validated before subjected
to qualitative and
quantitative research tools
10/07/2019 Methodology Used course notes,
textbooks, relevant
literature
Self To find a study
guidance for the
research methods of
data collection and
analysis
This activity involved
reviews of lecture notes
were the research
methodology and
strategies (Ison, 2018).
Research methodology
developed a strategy for
analyzing and developing

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models for the current
archiving system used into
operating flights.
10/11/2019 Methodology:
Identification of
relevance
secondary data
sources
Study using library
textbooks, (CU
online), Google
Self, lecturer and
fellow students
The aim was to
validate relevance of
data collected
through secondary
methods
Relevance of the data
before analysis was
verified and subjected to
the analysis methods
10/15/2019 Analysis and
interpretation
Collected data Self and lecturer To find out how
effectiveness of
project management
processes in e-
arching affects in
flight operations in
GCAA and aviation
industry as whole
A significant aspect of the
collected data was to
determine the project
management processes
used for flight operations
in the aviation industry.
Here the project data was
analyzed using qualitative

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models (Flouris, and Lock,
2016). The effectiveness
of the research question
was, therefore, identified.
Quantitative research was
applied during this period,
and the analysis pursued
the precise and contextual
data was proved to be
efficient
Still, during this time, the
interpretation of the data
primary and secondary
data was initiated. This
was after using the
analysis tools to draw

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models and visualization.
Observations and trends
from the interviews after
the analysis gave the
oversight of the project.
10/18/2019 Identification of
analysis measures
Textbooks Self To determine the
effective analysis
tools
Qualitative and
quantitative data tools
were used to analyse both
primary and secondary
data
10/20/2019 Verification of
results
Primary and
secondary analyzed
data
Self The essence of this
action was to ensure
that the results are
reliable to make
conclusion
Validated the results were
now ready to draw
conclusion
10/22/2019 Conclusion, Analyzed data form Self To draw relevant For the project

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Recommendations
and Evaluation
the project’s
Research findings
conclusion
hypothetically
whether or not
effectiveness of
project management
processes in e-
arching has effects
in flight operations
in aviation industry
management operations,
two aspects were
identified to have better
flight operations such as
inspection of aircraft and
monitoring of aviation
traffics.
10/25/2019 Recommendation From the analyzed
information
Self Recommendations were
made according to the
findings that effectiveness
of project management
processes in e-archiving
has effects in flight
operations in aviation

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industry is determined
project team.
10/27/2019 Finalization Self and lecturer To make sure the
research meets
academic standards
This activity involved
proofreading the whole to
identify errors (Flouris,
and Lock, 2016).
10/31/2019 Submission Self Self Submitted to instructor

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Flouris, T.G. and Lock, D., (2016). Managing Aviation Projects from Concept to Completion. Routledge.
Ison, D.C., (2018). Teaching the Next Generation of Researchers: An Inquiry into Aviation Research Education. Journal of Aviation
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Jantunen, E., Karaila, M., Hästbacka, D., Koistinen, A., Barna, L., Juuso, E., Pereira, P.P., Besseau, S. and Hoepffner, J., (2017).
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Stolzer, A.J., (2017). Safety management systems in aviation. Routledge.