TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 2
1.2 Need of Study 2
1.3 Objectives 3
1.4 Scope of study 3
1.5 Research methodology 4
1.6 Thesis Schedule 4
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 5
2.1 Real Estate Development Process 6
2.1.1 Development in Real Estate 6
2.2 Real Estate Development Approaches and Models 7
2.2.1 James Graaskamp model for Real Estate Development 7
2.2.2 ZOPH Model 9
2.3 Contemporary Models/ Approaches for Process of Development 10
2.3.1 Equilibrium models/production-based approaches 11
2.3.2 Event sequence models/sequential or descriptive approaches 11
2.3.3 Structure of provision analyses/structural models 11
2.3.4 Agency models/behavioral or decision-making approaches 11
2.3.5 Systems models 11
2.4 Idea Inception and Feasibility Phase in Real Estate Development Process 12
2.4.1 Idea Inception 12
2.4.2 Feasibility Phase 13
2.5 Systems Thinking in Real Estate Development Process 14
2.6 Introduction to Design Structure Matrix 16
2.6.1 Design Structure Matrix 16
2.6.2 CPM and PERT VS DSM 18
2.6.3 Concepts used in Design Structure Matrix 19
2.7 Constructing DSM using "Problematics" 21
2. 7.1 About problematics 21
2.7.2 Developing a dependency structure using Problematics 21
2.8 Steps to create a DSM using Problematics 23
2.9 Literature -Tabular Format 31
2.10 Research Gap 36
CHAPTER 3 DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 37
3.1 Data Collection for conceptualizing The Real Estate Development Process DSM 38
3.1.1 Pilot Survey 38
3.1.2 Respondents Profile 40
3.1.3 Input of tasks in the Real Estate Development Process DSM and Interactions between the tasks 42
3.2 Identification of Gaps in the Development Process 43
CHAPTER 4 KEY OBSERVATIONS AND TAKEAWAYS 44
4.1 Key Observations 45
4.1.1 Identification of Gaps 45
4.1.2 Limitations for applicability of DSM as a tool for Project Management for tasks
in Idea Inception and Feasibility Phases 48
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION 50
5.1 Advantages of Design Structure Matrix 51
5.2 Comparison between contemporary project scheduling/management techniques and DSM 52
5.3 Future Scope 53
References 54
APPENDICES 56
.L\PPENDIX 1 TASK SOURCE
APPENDIX 2 UST OF RESPONDENTS 61
APPENDIX 3 QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY 64
APPENDIX 4 DEPENDENCY STRUCTURE MATRIX FOR THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 72
APPENDIX 5 DESIGN STRUCTURE MATRIX REPRESENTING THE "NECESSITY OF INTERACTION" 76