Managing a Successful Business: A Case Study of Sainsbury's and Fingerprint Scanner Technology

Managing a Successful Business
1

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................4
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen project within your chosen Business.............4
P2 Produce a project management plan that covers aspects of cost, scope, time, quality,
communication, risk and resources..................................................................................................4
P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart to provide timeframes and stages for
completion.......................................................................................................................................7
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................9
P4 Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods
appropriate for meeting project aims and objectives.......................................................................9
Task 3.............................................................................................................................................11
P5 Analyse research and data using appropriate tools and techniques..........................................11
P6 Communicate appropriate recommendations as a result of research and data analysis to draw
valid and meaningful conclusions.................................................................................................18
Task 4.............................................................................................................................................19
P7 Reflect on the value of undertaking the research to meet stated objectives and own learning
and performance............................................................................................................................19
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................21
Appendix........................................................................................................................................22
2

Introduction
The dynamic nature of the global industry compels every organization to adapt to the changes
and formulate appropriate strategies. In order to survive in the highly competitive markets, the
companies adapt themselves to the changing technologies so that they can survive in the market.
In this assignment, the case study of Sainsbury's has been used to understand the growing
importance of the digital technologies on the operations of the company. For detailed analysis,
the use of the finger print scanner technology has been researched upon related to human
resource department. The assignment contains small-scale research analysis for ascertaining
responses and generating outcomes.
3

Task 1
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen project within your chosen Business.
Aim:
The aim of the research is to analyze the impact of the use of finger print scanner technology on
the functions of the human resource department.
Objective:
 To investigate the use of finger print scanner technology in Sainsbury's
 To analyze the influence of using finger print scanner technology on HR department of
the organization
 To identify the issues related to the use of finger print scanner technology in the HR
department
 To provide appropriate recommendations in order to mitigate the issues identified
P2 Produce a project management plan that covers aspects of cost, scope, time, quality,
communication, risk and resources.
Activities Time (in hour) Cost per hour ($) Total cost ($)
On-site survey 200 60 12000
Carrying out survey
via emails and
conferences
300 30 9000
Carrying out survey
via phone calls
450 30 13500
Carrying out
interviews
60 25 1500
Total 1010 145 3600
4

Table 1: aspects of cost and time
The above table demonstrates the total time and total cost consumed to complete the procedure
of the survey, which consists of on-site surveys in which thousands of employees of Sainsbury’s
has been investigated. The table also consists of survey conducted via emails, conferences and
phone calls. The researcher also carried out personal or face to face interviews with 3 HR
managers of Sainsbury’s that turned out to be helpful for the researcher to accumulate
information about the company. It also helped the researcher to get a rough idea about how much
time and cost it consumes to implement finger print scanner technology and its influence on the
business organization.
Scope of the project management plan:
Scope of the project plan reflects the chances or opportunities and the effectiveness of the
business plan. The scope of the project management plan can be categorized in two types
included scope and excluded scopes are mentioned below:
Included scope: Included scope is the scope that is included within the project of business
management plan. Included scope helps the researcher to identify and analyze the amount of
influence finger print scanner technology has on the organization and the activities that are
carried out within the organization. In addition, included scope assists the researcher to recognize
and assess the level of satisfaction provided to the customer by the company.
Excluded scope: Excluded scope is the scope that is basically not mentioned in the project.
Excluded scope helps the researcher to identify the influence of finger print scanner technology
on the organization and its effect on the business environment of the organization. Similar to
included scope it also helps the researcher to assess the consumer satisfaction level and the
expectation of the customers from the organization. Excluded scope helps the researcher to
identify the influence of finger print scanner technology on the external entities related to the
organization. The excluded scope makes the researcher to focus on the implementation of finger
print scanner technology in the organization will help the HR department of the company.
Quality:
5

The quality of the research would be determined based on the responses gathered and
documented. To ensure that the quality of the research is acceptable and the outcome generated
is in tandem with the market situation, the researcher has ensured that the survey is not
conducted among a limited audience. The researcher has made sure to prepare well structured
close ended questions with appropriate options so that the respondent’s opinions on the
questionnaires are proper and suitable with the research.
Communication:
The communication of the project would be determined based on the information and responses
accumulated by the researcher. It would focus on the communication of the organization with the
stakeholders and shareholders of the project. The communication procedure consists of surveys,
questionnaire, and mail the employees of the organization to acquire their responses on the
project plan. In order to ensure the communication is proper and effective face to face interviews
are conducted with the managers of the organization. Moreover, it is important to maintain and
keep the record of the activities that are carried out day to day.
Risk:
Week
number
Identified
date
Risk Identification
problem encountered
Impact Effect on the project
1 3.05.18 Communication
barriers between the
employees
moderate The time and cost
required for carrying
out the project got
increased because of
communication
barriers.
5 27.05.18 Information accessibility
problems
high The Information
Protection Act
restricted the reach to
several information of
the organization.
9 21.06.18 Technological
malfunction and data
low The progress of the
research got restricted
6

loses due to the loss of
information
accumulated and other
technological failures
P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart to provide timeframes and
stages for completion
Name of the task interval beginning ending precursors
Research on implementation of finger
print scanner technology by Sainsbury's 150 days Mon 2-4-
18 Fri 2-9-18
Commencing of the research 60 days Thu 12-4-
18
Thu 12-6-
18
Recognizing the project topics 7 days Tue 17-4-
18
Tue 24-4-
18
Developing the research objectives and
aims 21 days Wed 02-
05-18
Fri 23-05-
18 5
Analysing the scopes of the research 10 days Thu 17-
05-18
Sun 27-
05-18 3
Developing the time frame 15 days Sat 02-
06-18
Sun 17-
06-18 7
instigation completed 0 days Mon 16-
04-18
Mon 16-
04-18
Identifying the resource knowledge 7 days Sat 16-
06-18
Sat 23-06-
18 3
Carrying out the project 60 days Sun 24-
06-18
Mon 24-
08-18 10
Development of research methodology 14 days Tue 26-
06-18
Wed 10-
07-18 7
Recognizing the process of the
research 7 days Sat 07-
07-18
Sat 14-07-
18 8
set of resources and data 14 days Sun 15-
07-18
Sun 29-
07-18 13
Preparation of interview
questionnaires and survey questions 7 days Mon 23-
07-18
Mon 30-
07-18 10
Carrying out the interview 7 days Thu 03-
08-18
Thu 10-
08-18 9
Collection of data 14 days Mon 06- Mon 20- 15
7

08-18 08-18
Carrying out the qualitative research 5 days Sat 25-
08-18
Thu 30-
08-18 7
Gathering the responses 14 days Wed 05-
09-18
Wed 19-
09-18 17
Completion of research conducted 0 days Sun 24-
06-18
Sun 24-
06-18
Findings and Analysis of the project 45 days Sat 15-
09-18
Sun 15-
11-18 15
Accumulated quantitative response 10 days Tue 18-
09-18
Thu 28-
09-18 10
Assessing the qualitative data 14 days Wed 10-
10-18
Thu 24-
10-18 25
Showing the findings in the form of chart 7 days Tue 24-
10-18
Mon 31-
10-18 15
elucidating the facts gathered through
qualitative assessment 5 days Tue 30-
10-18
Sun 04-
11-18 20
finishing of gathering and analysis of
research data 0 days Sat 15-
09-18
Sat 15-09-
18
Conclusion and recommendations 10 days Wed 07-
11-18
Sat 17-11-
18 17
Recommendations provided 7 days Sat 10-
11-18
Sat 17-11-
18 21
Fixing the dates for the presentation 10 days Sat 17-
11-18
Tue 27-
11-18 24
Completion of the project 1 day Mon 19-
11-18
Tue 20-
11-18 21
8