Importance of Equality and Diversity in Workplace

MANAGING A
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
PROJECT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
Project objective and aims...........................................................................................................3
Project management plan that cover all essential aspects............................................................4
Work breakdown structure and Gantt chart.................................................................................6
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Comprehensive project management plan, project schedules and milestone..............................9
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................9
Research methodologies..............................................................................................................9
Literature review........................................................................................................................11
LO 3...............................................................................................................................................12
Data analysis..............................................................................................................................12
Conclusion and recommendation as result of data analysis.......................................................18
Evaluating appropriate techniques and tools use to analyse data..............................................19
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................19
Reflection...................................................................................................................................19
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................19
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................20

Topic: To identify the importance of Equality and Diversity in workplace.
INTRODUCTION
Diversity and equality in workplace is one of the most important elements, that affects
business progress and productivity. It is the subject that relevant for all workplaces, irrespective
of whether employer employ two or more applicants in company (Ozeren, 2014). The current
report is based on diversity and equality in Marks and Spencer and its importance for business.
This study sets out findings from systematic review of literature on businesses case for diversity
and equality in workplace. The aim of this report is to assure that all employees has right to get
same opportunities and access fair treatment towards management. It explains the aim and
objective of study, project management plan and research methods applied for collecting data.
Furthermore, this report justifies appropriate techniques and tools to analyse information and
clarifies self learning and performance experience.
Company's Background
Marks and Spence is a multinational retailer of UK. Company is dealing in sale of
clothing, food products and home products. Company had a policy of selling only British goods.
Today company has expanded across borders serving large number of customers.
LO 1
Project objective and aims
Aim-
To determine the value and strategies used to improve diversity and equality in
workplace. A case study of: Marks and Spencer.
Objective-
 To define the concept of equality and diversity.
 To asserted different strategies used by Marks & Spencer for implementing diversity and
equality in workplace.
 To evaluate the challenges facing by company due to lack of diversity and equality in
workplace.
 Recommend solutions to enhance and improve equality and diversity in H&M.
Research questions-
 What is concept of diversity and equality?

 What are the varies strategies used by company for utilizing equality and diversity in
workplace?
 What are the challenges faced by M&S due to lack of diversity and equality in company?
 What are the suggestions for improving equality and diversity in workplace?
Project management plan that cover all essential aspects
Project management plan is approved and formal document that defines how work is
controlled, executed and monitored (Saxena, 2014). It refers to detailed or summary document
include baselines, planning documents and subsidiary management plans. This summary will use
to define strategy project team will takes to deliver conscious project management scope of
work. As work proceeds, the progress of project is measured against performance management
standard included in plan. Project manager is accountable for creating project management plan
effectively following inputs from stakeholders and project team. The purpose of producing PMP
is to cater baselines of what has to be gained by work, how it is achieved and who will be
included, how it will be measured and reported and how data will be communicated.
Components of project management plan-
Cost-
It provides both the amount of money being spent, input cost estimated and cost output
calculation which is amount of monetary estimated to be accepted. The total fund required to
complete this project is mentioned below. In simple words, cost is the value of money in research
project that will use to produce work or deliver on time.
Table of expenses for whole research-
Particular Cost
Expenses related to stationary products £160
Expenses on gathering data £300
Cost of printing £60
Cost related to preparing questionnaire £70
Total £ 590
Scope-

This project is quite beneficial and helpful in future work, it helps company during facing
issues or difficulties due to lack of diversity and equality in workplace. The strategies will
mentioned in this project will use by firm to enhance diversity and equality, that will help to
make environment around work place positive. It will help to identify current issues and
implement strategies in order to solve these effectively. With the help of this project researcher
will be able to gain more knowledge about equality and diversity strategies.
Time-
Time is referred to period that is needed for achieving specific aim of this project,
appropriate planning and scheduling of work is essential. Researcher will have to take different
steps for managing time effectively such as monitoring, measuring, scheduling, and controlling
activities during project management plan. In this project Gantt chart will help to see fixed
timeline of work. Researcher will require 6 weeks to complete this project in systematic and
effective manner. To assure that work should be done within time company determine all
activities and aspectc that is considered as components of project.
Quality-
This element is related with all kinds of constraints, it is too similar with scope of
project. Company require developing plan and strategies that help to meet out quality standards,
researcher also develop strategies to measure the quality of work through various tools. In order
to maintain diversity and equality in workplace, M&S will use different tools like benchmarking,
effect and cause analysis to maintain and improve quality of work much better than before.
Communication-
In respect to organization, communication is one of the most essential activity that helps
to share information about workplace situation with other stakeholders effectively through use of
different communication tools. In simple words, it is the act of transferring and sharing
information about quality and diversity in workplace. Manager in company will use tools like
email, message box and other to communicate and interact with their seniors in order to make
discussion based on implementing strategies for improving diversity and equality in workplace.
The aim of this project will complete with the help of effective communication, in which
management and other stakeholders communicate for purpose of taking decision related to
implementing equality and diversity. There are possibilities that the message is not understood in
the same senses in which it has been conveyed. It may effect the operations and performance if

communication channels are not effective. This involves high risk for the company and people
working within.
Risk-
Different types of risk is associated with implementing strategies related to diversity and
equality in workplace. Cost risk, lack of resource, expert opinion and risk that all over activities
will take long time than expectation is considered as various kinds of risk from perceptive of
Marks and Spencer. It described as possibility of failure, uncertainty and loss due to some
reason, it is an uncertain event that affects the objective of work and growth of business. Cost
risks should be met by making effective strategies that will help company in stabilising its
operations in the event of cost failures. Companies are generally in lack of resources and they
should have alternative available so that their operations and workings are not hampered.
Communication risks could be met by taking the proper feedback from the receiver that it is
understood in the same sense. This will avoid conflicts and mismanagement in company.
Resources-
It is strongly related to cost of work, in order to implement plan to improve diversity and
equality in workplace M&S required human resource, funds for training, and other equipments
that helps to achieve their goal.
Work breakdown structure and Gantt chart
Gantt chart-
It is a timeline use as project management plan or tool to illustrate how work will run and
proceed. With the helps of Gantt chart researcher will be able to view individual tasks,
sequencing of tasks and its duration.