managing a successful business project

Managing a successful
business project

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTIN..............................................................................................................................4
LO1..................................................................................................................................................4
P1) Aims and Objectives.............................................................................................................4
Research Questions......................................................................................................................4
Literature Review........................................................................................................................5
P2) Project Management Plan.....................................................................................................5
P3) Gantt Chart and WBS............................................................................................................6
LO2..................................................................................................................................................8
P4 Research Methodology...........................................................................................................8
LO3................................................................................................................................................11
P5) Data collection & Data analysis..........................................................................................11
P6) Finding & Discussion..........................................................................................................20
LO4................................................................................................................................................20
P7 Reflection.............................................................................................................................20
Recommendation.......................................................................................................................21
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................22
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................23
Appendix l.................................................................................................................................24
Appendix: ll..............................................................................................................................25
Appendix lll..............................................................................................................................27

Title
“To evaluate Equality and Diversity at workplace. A study on Marks and Spencer”.
INTRODUCTIN
It is research report that is based on equality and diversity at workplace which is
implemented in the organization for building working environment healthy and productive.
Equality and diversity can be defined as the process of promoting equality of all opportunity,
while diversity gives chance to individual for achieving their potential without discrimination
and prejudice. Equality and diversity play essential role such as maintains wellbeing of
individual one and builds creative environment within workplace (Butterby and Collins, 2019).
The report contains Gantt chart and WBS which is designed to maintain equality and diversity at
workplace. It includes qualitative and quantitative methods which is demonstrated in research
work for studying and analysing effectively. The brief study covers effective tools that applies
for explaining data gathered. While conclusion is portrayed to achieve overall objectives.
Background: This report is based on the Marks and Spencer company which comes in existence
1884 by Michael Marks. The assignment encompasses aims and objectives of the organization. It
includes literature review and questionnaires.
LO1
P1) Aims and Objectives
Aim
“To analyse equality and diversity at the workplace. A study on Marks and Spencer”
Objectives
 To understand the concept of Equality and Diversity.
 To evaluate significance of equality and diversity at workplace.
 To determine challenges that arise while working with diverse team at workplace.
 To recommend effective strategies for maintaining equality and diversity at workplace,
based on the identified challenges.

Research Questions
 What do you mean by the phenomena Equality and Diversity?
 Why equality and diversity is essential for Marks and Spencer?
 What challenges faced by M&S while maintaining equality and diversity at workplace?
 Which strategies can recommend for maintaining equality and diversity while
determining challenges?
Secondary research
According to authors, equality and diversity is essential for organization because it helps
company to upgrade it’s position and creates healthy working environment at workplace
(Cuervo‐Cazurra and et.al., 2017). Equality ensures individual or employee that they have equal
chance to achieve their potential, free from discrimination. On the other hand, diversity can be
defined as the people who keeps difference to each other on the basis of culture, gender, age,
sexual orientation, religions and physical activities. Equality and diversity help organization to
comply with business ethics while trading business with others. It creates productive working
environment and raises good will of company in the business market. Equality and diversity
promote fair decision-making process and leads effective understanding between staff about their
culture and ethics. To maintain equality and diversity formulates various policies by HR and
retains talented employees within organization (Fletcher, 2017). The equality and diversity
effects on employees working such as increases productivity, opportunities and competitiveness
at workplace.
P2) Project Management Plan
It is organized by organization as it demonstrates each phase of project. It encompasses
certain aspects which are described below:
Scope: Equality and diversity is hot topic currently which has wide scope in UK market.
the reason behind is that it increases productivity, obtains opportunities and helps to take
competitive advantage within business.
Resources: Books, Journals, internet, print media and magazines etc. are essential
resources which are applied for research.

Communication: Marks and Spencer follow open communication so that workers or
employee can communicate effectively to each other regarding their problems and easy to
achieve best solution for resolving their identified issues (Goldberg and et.al., 2017).
Quality: Overall information that are collected from the resources, must qualitative and
can apply for quantitative method.
Cost: The cost is generally based on research method. Equality and diversity research
need about € 5000 sum.
Area of investment Amount
Books and Journals charge € 900
Internet charge € 2000
Food charge € 500
Consultancy fees € 500
Salary of assistance € 400
Travelling charge € 700
Total €5000
Risk: The research possess numerous risk such as economical, physiological and social
risk, legal risk and loss of confidentiality can create major challenges for research but
organization have sufficient resources to overcome these risks.
Time: Marks and Spencer take about 10 weeks for completing whole research
effectively.
P3) Gantt Chart and WBS
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Introduction
Aims and
Objectives
Literature
review
Research
methodology
Data
collection
Data
analysis
Conclusion
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recommenda
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Submission
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report
Work Break Down Structure