Evaluating Equality and Diversity in the Workplace: A Case Study of CaféPod Coffee

Managing a Successful
Business Project
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TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO1..................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Aims and Objectives...............................................................................................................3
P2 Project management plan.......................................................................................................4
P3 Giant chart and breakdown structure......................................................................................5
LO2..................................................................................................................................................6
P4 Research methodology...........................................................................................................6
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................9
P5 Various tool and techniques are used for data analysis of CafePod Coffee...........................9
Data and analysis.......................................................................................................................17
P6 Recommendation..................................................................................................................18
LO4................................................................................................................................................19
P7 Reflection.............................................................................................................................19
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................20
REFERENCE................................................................................................................................21
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Title: To evaluate equality and diversity within workplace. The case study of the Cafépod
coffee.
INTRODUCTION
It is a research report that is based on the Equality Act 2010 which is implemented at the
workplace for managing equality and diversity. Equality and diversity is important for the
workplace because it supports organization to create brand image in the business market,
diversity is referred to the differences between people and group of people on the basis of
personality, age, gender, place and others. Whereas equality is the process of ensuring individual
or group of people or individuals that they treat equally and offer same sets of opportunities to
each one. Equality Act directs organization to maintain equality and diversity within workplace.
It includes Gantt chart and timeline is designed for maintaining equality and diversity within
business. It contains qualitative and quantitative methods which are displayed in research work
for studying deeply. There are some effective tools which is used for explaining data gathered in
the report. Additionally, conclusion is portrayed to achieve overall goals.
Background: Cafépod coffee is a fast growing independent coffee company which is located in
South West London. This project covers aims and objectives of the organization. It encompasses
literature reviews and questionnaires. Research methodology, data collection and data analysis
can comprise in the report.
LO1
P1 Aims and Objectives
Aim
“To investigate equality and diversity within workplaces. The case study of the”
Objectives
 To understand phenomena of equality and diversity.
 To understand significance of the equality and diversity at the workplace.
 To identify the challenge that arise in the workplace while working with other employees.
 To recommended appropriate strategies for creating an equivalent ad diversified work-
force on the basis of identified challenges.
Research Question
 What do you mean of equality and diversity phenomena?
 Why equality and diversity is crucial for the workplace?
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 What state challenges are faced by employees while working with other employees at
the workplace?
 What strategies can recommend for creating an equivalent ad diversified workforce
while identifying challenges?
P2 Project management plan
It can be defined as a plan that is designed by organization which represents every state
of project. The plan involves in numerous activities like monitoring, planning, conducting and
controlling. It encompasses various aspects that are described as follows:
Scope: The research on the equality and diversity has wide scope in UK market because
it supports business to influence positive working relationship with others firms. It improves
productivity, develops opportunities and leads competitive advantage in the organization.
Resources: Books, internet, journals and questionnaires etc. are important resources that
are used for the research. Survey method will use for gathering data from UK market about
equality and diversity.
Communication: Cafépod coffee adapts free flow communication channel so that workers
can easily interact each other regarding their issues and capable to gain best solution for
resolving their issues.
Quality: In this research will choose effective tools so that easy to maintain quality of the
project.
Cost: Generally, cost is based on the research method. But research on equality and
diversity requires about €6000 sum.
Area of investment Amount
Consultancy fees € 800
Salary of assistance € 500
Internet charge € 2500
Travelling charge € 700
Food charge € 600
Books and Journals charge € 900
Total €6000
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Risk: It has various risks i.e. time limitation, disclosing of information etc. can become
major risk for the assignment.
Time: It takes around 10 weeks for completing who research successfully.
P3 Giant chart and breakdown structure
Figure 1 Giant Chart
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Figure 2 Break down structure
LO2
P4 Research methodology
This report has carried out research through use of qualitative and quantitative research
methods that are appropriated for meeting objective and aim of project. The data collected
clearly explained about whether equity and diversity within workforce exist or not in the
company.
Research types: Research is conducted through use of qualitative and quantitative data to get
best outcome of research and effective analysis about equity and diversity principle in
organisation (Long, 2019).
Qualitative research: When data and information are collected through use of numerical and
statistics so that it can be found number of people feel similar about particular topic. Various
methods can be used to collect information such as online survey, paper survey, face to face
interview and systematic observation (Galassi, 2017). Thus, it is more structured and formal
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