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Managing a Successful Business Project : Clarks shoes

Submission of a project for the Managing a Successful Business Project unit in the BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business program at MR College.

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Managing a Successful Business Project : Clarks shoes

Submission of a project for the Managing a Successful Business Project unit in the BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business program at MR College.

   Added on 2021-02-20

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Table of ContentsTOPIC- ............................................................................................................................................3INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3P1. Aims and Objectives ............................................................................................................3P2. Project Management Plan ....................................................................................................4P3. WBS Structure and Gantt Chart ...........................................................................................5P4) Study quantitative and qualitative approach in order to accomplish set standards..............6Questionnaire:.............................................................................................................................6P5) Study data gathered by using best tools and techniques.......................................................7P6) Provide appropriate recommendation for data analysis.....................................................15P7) Study the undertaking to accomplish set goals and objectives and own learning andperformance...............................................................................................................................15CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................16REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17APPENDIX I.................................................................................................................................18
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TOPIC- “ To determine the strategies and initiatives that can be brought up by companies to builda diverse and inclusive workplace.” A case study on Clarks shoes.INTRODUCTION Equality and diversity is determined as a legal obligation that is utilised to protectindividuals from discrimination which can be against caste, creed, gender, age, race, religion,belief, etc. The organisations which are diverse and inclusive always deliver better andinnovative results (Bouncken and Reuschl, 2018). This report is based upon an enterprise namedClarks shoeswhich is a British based organisation that deals with manufacturing and retailing ofshoes at multinational level. This project focuses upon strategies and initiatives brought by thiscompany for building diverse workplace and determine the aims and objectives of this report. Aproject management plan is developed for this purpose and different tools are also used. Furtherit covers small scale research that by using qualitative and quantitative research methods and itspresentation. At the end of the report, appropriate recommendations and reflection is given. P1. Aims and Objectives Background of the company Clarks shoes is a British based shoes manufacturer and retailer organisation that dealswith selling of shoes at international level. It was founded on 1825 by brothers James and CyrusClark and its headquarter is in England. This organisation has around 1000 branded shoesfranchises around the world and it also deals in third party distribution. This enterprise believesthat for bringing up better innovation it is important for an enterprise to develop a diverse andinclusive working culture. AimThe aim of this project is, “ To determine the strategies and initiatives that can be broughtup by companies to build a diverse and inclusive workplace.” ObjectivesThe objectives towards which this research is conducted are-To study the concept of inclusive and diverse workforce. To identify the strategies that can be used by Clarks shoes to develop a diverseworkplace.
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To determine the initiatives that can be taken by Clarks shoes to bring equality anddiversity at workplace. QuestionsWhat is the concept of inclusive and diverse workforce?What are the strategies that can be used by Clarks shoes for developing a diverseworkplace?What are the initiatives that can be taken by Clarks shoes for bringing equality anddiversity at workplace?P2. Project Management Plan Project management plan is determined as a document that is used by variousorganisations for the purpose of describing each and every phase of a project (Brennan, 2018).The components which are concluded in this plan are initiation, plan, action, implementation,control and closing. Here, this project plan is developed upon the how an organisation can bringequality and diversity at workplace. It is elaborated as follows-Cost- It is an amount that is required to implement a project so that its objectives can bemet. The cost which is required to implement this project in an appropriate manner is £250which is distributed as follows-Total Forecasted BudgetParticularsAmountCost of advertising£50Technical Cost £100Other Expenses £100Total Cost £250Time- It is the period within which a specific project is required to be completed and allthe objectives must be fulfilled. The time taken to finish this project is 12 weeks.Quality- The quality of this research is good because this research is conducted byutilising all the necessary and relevant data. This research is conducted on the basis of primarydata which makes it even more reliable (Bryson, 2018).
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Risk- It consists of certain barriers that arise while conducting a research and it affectsthe research quality. The risk which had arisen while conducting this research is lack of timeperiod which is resolved by doing overtime.Communication- An adequate communication must be there to formulate a specificresearch. While conducting this research, both oral and written communication is used and equalopportunity is given to all team members to take decisions regarding this research.Scope- This research will help the project manager and other team members to enhancetheir specific skills such as research and analytical skills which will open up certain opportunitiesfor them in future. Resource- In order to conduct this research, there are various resources are utilised suchas human, technical, financial, physical and other resources (Hajro and Pudelko, 2017). P3. WBS Structure and Gantt Chart There are various tools and techniques that can be used to develop an appropriate andproper project management plan. For implementing this research, the tools that are used areWBS Structure and Gantt Chart which are elaborated as follows-WBS Structure- Work breakdown structure is a tool of project management plan thathelps in breaking down a project into smaller components. It helps in organising work of a teaminto managerial actions. It provides an important framework for a detail cost estimation andcontrol and provide appropriate guidance for scheduling control and development. This methodis usually taken into use for simplifying the execution of a project by breaking down managerialchunks. It helps in accurately organising of a project and adequately assigning responsibilities tothe project team (Honeyman and Jana, 2019). Moreover, by using this tool researcher canestimate the time, cost and risk that is utilised to implement this project.
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