Managing a Business Project: Strategies and Initiatives for Building a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce - A Case Study of Sainsbury

MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS PROJECT

Executive summary
Equality and diversity refer to providing equal opportunity to the employees to work
freely in business and also it is the duty of the owner to treat every person equally. In respect of
conducting the diversity, it results in building the talent of the employees at work place regarding
bringing more innovative ideas. Through this manner, it fosters the creativity of the business and
sustaining tehri business in market for longer way. Present report is based upon the Sainsbury
which is carried to be the second larger chain of supermarket in UK providing various grocery or
other products which retain the customer interest towards the business. This report describes the
project management plan which requires various factor such as cost, resources, time and risk to
present the project in business in better way. Research methodology is conducted to examine the
factors relating data collection, sampling and analysis to present the research in right manner. At
last, the report is concluded with the conclusion and recommendation which provide best
strategies to Sainsbury regarding increasing the concept of workforces and diversity at work
place.

Contents
Executive summary...................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................................4
Project comprehensive management plan................................................................................................4
Gantt Chart:.............................................................................................................................................5
Research methodology:...........................................................................................................................8
Data Interpretation...................................................................................................................................9
Conclusion and recommendation...........................................................................................................14
Reflection:.............................................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................................15
APPENDIX..............................................................................................................................................17
Questionnaire.........................................................................................................................................17
Appendix 1: Project Logbook Template...............................................................................................19
Appendix 2...............................................................................................................................................21

INTRODUCTION
Overview:
Equality and diversity refers to promoting the equal opportunities to all the employees at
work place so that they are given equal chances to gain profits. It is necessary to promote
diversity at work place so that every person is treated individually and also they are given equal
chances to present their views and thoughts in the business (5 Strategies for Creating an Inclusive
Workplace, 2020). In terms of legal rules, every companies are bound to work under the equality
act, 2010 which indicates that they not entertain their business into any discrimination activities.
Present report is based upon the Sainsbury company which was founded by John James
Sainsbury in 1869. They considered to be the second largest chain of supermarket in UK dealing
in wider range of products or services. It is examined that around 1,86,900 employees are
carrying the business of Sainsbury worldwide. This report will cover the matter relating to
examining the strategies and initiates that company adapted to build the diversity and inclusive
workforces interest for longer way.
Aim: To identify the strategies and initiatives adapted by companies to build a diverse and
inclusive workforce – A case study of the Sainsbury.
Objectives:
 To determine the concept of the inclusive workforce in the company
 To evaluates the benefits gained through adapting the strategies regarding diversifying
the workforces internally in the business.
 To assess the challenges faced by company during initiating the procedure of diversifying
and inclusive workforce.
 To recommend the best strategies which is adapted by Sainsbury regarding building the
diversifying and strong inclusive workforces.
MAIN BODY
Project comprehensive management plan
 Cost: In this aspect, the cost is examined which is spend through purchasing the
stationary or other equipment which is used in conducting the research. As this is the
basic necessity which is used in conducting the project in right manner.
 Scope: It refers to the compete stability of the projects which is to be delivered i.e. in
terms of quality of information provided or conducting the research within the set time
period. The main focus is on the key words which is used in presenting the data in right
way (Foster, 2019).
 Time: To compete the project, time is set regarding examining the initiation stage with
the completion stage through the procedure of the Gantt chart. Through this manner,
monitoring and controlling procedure is undertaken for each particular activity (Palacios,
2016).
 Quality: It is necessary that quality is to be maintained in the project and this is
undertaken through conducting the secondary research in which the data is to be collected

from magazines or journal or article. Quality is also to be maintained by taking feedback
from the tutors once the aim and objectives is prepared.
 Communication: To gather more relevant information, it is necessary that communication
is to be conducted through the participants which provides accurate information to
conduct the research in better way (Bowl, 2018). In this project, communication is to be
undertaken through raising questionnaire to the employees regarding getting accurate
information.
 Risk and resources: In respect of completing the projects, the risk is examined through
the time boundation in which the limited time is available to gather relevant information.
Resources are needed such as equipment, laptops and funding through which the data is
to be collected in systematic manner (Klein, 2016).
Gantt Chart:
Task Mode Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
Auto
Scheduled
Formulation of research aim and
objective 5 days Fri 2/21/20 Thu 2/27/20
Auto
Scheduled Project management plan 6 days Fri 2/28/20 Fri 3/6/20 1
Auto
Scheduled Research methods selection 8 days Mon 3/9/20 Wed 3/18/20 2
Auto
Scheduled Formulation of questionnaire 3 days Thu 3/19/20 Mon 3/23/20 3
Auto
Scheduled
Sending questionnaire for data
collection 4 days Tue 3/24/20 Fri 3/27/20 2,4
Auto
Scheduled Collecting of data 6 days Mon 3/30/20 Mon 4/6/20 5
Auto
Scheduled Data interpretation 10 days Tue 4/7/20 Mon 4/20/20 6
Auto
Scheduled
Conclusion and
Recommendation 4 days Tue 4/21/20 Fri 4/24/20 7
Auto
Scheduled Formatting 2 days Mon 4/27/20 Tue 4/28/20 8
Auto
Scheduled Taking feedback 4 days Wed 4/29/20 Mon 5/4/20 9
Auto
Scheduled
Doing changes as per the
feedback provided 6 days Tue 5/5/20 Tue 5/12/20 10
Auto
Scheduled Final submission 1 day Wed 5/13/20 Wed 5/13/20 11

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