Task path theory: further pilot study results analysis

Examines experimental data that forms part of an ongoing research programme focused on the issue of assessing task difficulty within construction industry processes. In this instance, the process is the task of bricklaying. The data is compared to previous data resulting from an earlier experiment, and the differences between the data sets are used to further develop task path general theory (previously referred to as tolerance requirement general theory). A forecasting equation for placing time is proposed on the basis of it “explaining” approximately 70 per cent of the factors contributing to the operative’s assessment of difficulty in completing a task. Further research is proposed in order to develop task path theory further.