South East Projects CEO Seeks Research Methodology for Strategic Intent South East Projects hired Mazurka Consultancy to provide research methodologies training to junior project managers. Mr. Peters Troy believed that a greater understanding of research methodologies would improve junior project managers' performance as well as their ability to become senior project managers. South East Projects is a business that was founded in the year 2008. It manages projects for a variety of organizations who use a project-based approach to their work. Dr Mazurka would be in charge of the training, which would also include Professor Holani and Dr Dzvuka. Professor Holani stressed the need of having a thorough understanding of literature reviews and the importance of doing a critical evaluation of the literature as well. He said that critically analysing the literature would be a good place to start while conducting research. The major purpose of critical review, according to Professor Holani, is to help one get a full grasp and insight into significant historical research and current trends. He goes on to say that the research approach one plans to use will establish the exact goal of the literature review. The lecture on the literature review follows a training session on the nature of business and management research, as well as the design and clarification of the research topic. After a few sessions near the end of the training, it became clear that the majority of the junior project managers were having considerable difficulties understanding specific aspects of what they were being taught. The following topics accounted for the majority of the problems identified: Formulation of research design Understanding research philosophies and approaches Conducting the literature review Formulating and clarifying the research topic; and Understanding the nature of business and management research. Interventions were made to ensure that the concerns identified were addressed, and the training was eventually successful. Mr. Peters Troy was pleased with the training's progress and was optimistic that he now has a team capable of attaining any desired outcomes. 2 Question 1 (10 marks) Assuming that you are one of the junior project managers identified in the case study, you seek clarity in understanding certain concepts from the training. Highlight the importance of management research, effective methods to a strong research topic, and awareness of research philosophies.