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082			_aCEM TH-0391 _bPIT
100			_aPitroda, Jalpesh (PG190409) _990272
245		0	_aInvestigating project scope definition elements in front end planning of indian metro rail projects (Softcopy is also available)
260			_c2021
300			_axvii,113p.
505			_aTABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT i UNDERTAKING iii CERTIFICATE v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii NOMENCLATURE ix LIST OF FIGURES xv LIST OF TABLES xvii CHAPTER-1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Need for the study 1 1.2 Objectives of the study 3 1.3 Scope of the work 3 1.4 Methodology 3 1.5 Timeline of the activities 5 1.6 Contribution 5 CHAPTER-2: LITERATURE REVIEW 7 2.1 Construction phases in Infrastructure projects 7 2.2 Front-end planning or Pre-project planning 8 2.3 Importance of Front-end planning 10 2.4 Front-end planning process 13 2.5 Infrastructure growth in India 15 2.6 Need of Front-end planning in Infrastructure projects of India 15 2.7 PDRI a catalyst for promoting Front-end planning 17 2.8 Research Gap 18 CHAPTER-3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 21 3.1 Alternate Knowledge claim 21 3.2 Strategies for inquiry 22 3.3 Research Methods 22 3.4 Adopted Research Methodology 23 3.4.1 Data Collection 24 3.4.2 Data Analysis 26 3.4.3 Discussion and Synthesis of Results 26 CHAPTER-4: DATA COLLECTION 27 4.1 Semi-structured Interviews 27 4.2 Importance Ranking 32 4.3 Questionnaire survey 32 4.4 Scope elements of metro-rail projects 34 4.4.1 Basis of Project Decision 34 4.4.2 Basis of Design 41 4.4.3 Execution Approach 54 CHAPTER-5: DATA ANALYSIS 63 5.1 Respondent Profile 63 5.2 Concept of Validity 63 5.2.1 Criterion-related validity 64 5.3 Reliability test 66 5.3.1 Split-Half technique 66 5.4 Relative Important Index (RII) 67 5.5 Summary of the results 68 CHAPTER-6: CONCLUSION 71 6.1 Limitations of the study 73 6.2 Future scope 73 xiii REFERENCES 75 APPENDIX 81 Appendix 1 - Interview Protocol 81 Appendix 2 – Interview transcripts 85 Appendix 3 – Questionnaire survey form 94 Appendix 4 – Reliability testing 109 Appendix 5 – Frequency count for Importance level 110 Appendix 6 – Ranking analysis 112
700			_aDevkar, Ganesh (Guide)
890			_aIndia
891			_a2019 Batch
891			_aConstruction Engineering and Management
891			_aFT-PG
999			_c69569 _d69569