Once trust had been
established with the participant, then the interview was carried out. And
uncertainty about the procedure was studied during the session of feedback and
solved between the participant and researcher in a mutual way. It was deemed
necessary to keep all the personal information of participants private (Simons,
2012).
Data of interviews were stored
in a manual way while after the research, notes were eliminated. This data was
not utilized in the absence of participants' permission. Meanwhile, information
security was guaranteed and it was published in an anonymous way (McNiff&
Whitehead, 2011).
All participants did not
obtain any kind of financial help.
BIAS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE
RESEARCH
In this study, a significant
and first bias could be the membership of researcher in terms of OMI and a
supposed preference for this firm. PMI standard’s credibility is indicated by
its utilization in the whole world, which is evaluated by the sheer number of
certifications and membership of PMI. It seems to comply with the universal
norms present in various nations in different languages. The strengthened
relationship of researcher with the company influenced this study in a positive
way on the basis of familiarity of the structure which is standard. The
structure of the interview was simply based on the standard of PMI. All the
important present standards for PM globally and their processes were evaluated
for ensuring a common analysis and understanding of the PM.
In PM, the experience of the
author could impact the interpretation of all the results as it involved the
management of projects. An extensive review of literature minimized this
limitation in complication and PM; the statements and opinions of researchers
are defined clearly.
Secondly, there is a chance
that the study can be biased as it is carried out in (Saudi Arabia) a limited
area with only one chosen standard of PM as the foundation. This could affect
the generalizability of the research findings. However, the chosen standard was
seemingly compared in all of its processes with other standards accepted
globally. From the same basis, those standards are obtained and they differ in
details only. That is why reverse engineering to different standards must be
provided.
The study was bound to only
Saudi Arabia which makes it possible for the results to be influenced by values
and culture. In Western or Asian cultures, the interpretation of discussion,
reflection, and questions may lead to a slight change in findings. However, the
chosen standard is used globally. Therefore, it is a cross-cultural parameter
which respects cultural differences. In addition, globalization leads to the
unification of important problems in PM. This limitation to the standard and
the concentration on a localized region was quite important for the proposal of
effective and sufficient handling of complexity.