Response of Companies towards Equality and Diversity in the Workplace

This research report evaluates the response of companies, specifically Balfour Beatty Plc, towards the current challenges of equality and diversity in the workplace. It aims to understand the issues, strategies, and impact of diversity and equality in the organization. The report includes objectives, project management plan, research methodologies, and recommendations.

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Table of Contents

Topic:“To evaluate the response of companies towards current issues of equality and diversity in
the workplace.”................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1
P1) Objectives towards which research is conducted.............................................................1
P2) Plan for implementing project.........................................................................................2
P3) Tools of Project management .........................................................................................4
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................6
P4) Different methods of research.........................................................................................6
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................9
P5) Analysing data by utilising tools......................................................................................9
P6) Specific Recommendations............................................................................................17
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................17
P7) Reflection.......................................................................................................................17
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................19
APPENDIX I.................................................................................................................................21
APPENDIX II................................................................................................................................23
Template for Performance Review to be attached with the report by the learner:........................23

Topic:“To evaluate the response of companies towards current challenges of
diversity and equality at the premises of organisation or workplace.”
INTRODUCTION
Diversity mainly represent the presence of distinct employees and staff who are coming
from different inheritance and having different features, characteristics, knowledge and skill. The
concept of equality aim at ensuring same or equal opportunities at workplace without any
discrimination on the basis of their sex, colour, nation, culture or family background. Proper
governance of both equality and diversity is necessary in an organisation to impede productivity
and business growth(Vuorinen and Martinsuo, 2018). This research report is based on Beatty Plc
which is leading international construction and infrastructure development institution of UK
having its headquarter in London (TCI Top 100 Construction Companies 2018, 2018).
In this report background and purpose of the report and its main objectives are included.
A project management plan to monitor and complete objectives and aims of research is also
included which consists different aspects of research. Beside this a WBS and Gantt chart is also
there for providing stages and time frames for its completion. In addition to this, research
mythologies is also included with proper use of techniques for analysing data is collected. At
last, reflection and recommendation also form a part of this research report.
LO 1
P1) Objectives towards which research is conducted
Background and purpose
For every organisation is necessary to maintain and effectively mange both equality and
diversity in its organisation, so that productivity, opportunity and competitiveness of the
organisation can be enhanced through providing same opportunities to all staff irrespective of
any discrimination at workplace (Woliński and Bala, 2018). Thus, with the purpose of evaluating
how companies act towards managing this concept of equality and diversity following a research
is conducted on Balfour Beatty Plc that is multinational infrastructure and construction
organisation of United Kingdom.
Balfour Beatty Plc is an international company that is working across Canada, Ireland,
United Kingdom, United states and in some parts of south Asia. On the basis of its turnover and
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profit Balfour Beatty is a construction contractor of UK providing infrastructure investments,
construction services and support services and to its clients as well as customers. Balfour Beatty
is a operating in a construction industry which is considered as male dominated thus, it also
facing many issues related with equity and diversity at workplace which include gender pay gap,
sexual harassment and other discrimination. For effectively analysing that how Balfour Beatty is
responding to issue of equality and diversity to maintain its leading position and competitiveness
in market following research is conducted. The aim and objectives of this report are provided
below:
Aim
The main aim of this project report that is conducted on Balfour Beatty Plc is, “To
evaluate response of Balfour Beatty Plc towards current challenges of equality and diversity in
the premises and workplace of organisations.”
Objectives
Main objectives or targets of conducting this research on Balfour Beatty Plc are:
 To get an understanding about the current issues of equality and diversity in the
workplace.
 To evaluate the response made and strategies formulated by organisations to handle and
cope with current issue of diversity and equality in workplace (Haughey, 2018). To determine the various positive and negative impact that are created by diversity and
equality in workplace of Balfour Beatty Plc.
Question Tag
 What to you understand by current issues of equality and diversity in the workplace?
 What are some possible response and strategies formulated by organisations to handle
and cope with existing issue of equality and diversity in the workplace?
 What are the various positive and negative impact that are created by equality and
diversity in the workplace of Balfour Beatty Plc ?
P2) Plan for implementing project
It is written framework that is prepared by a researcher or manger to properly schedule
its research through properly planning for every phase and step of research and also facilitates
effective execution, monitoring and controlling of different aspects of research (Brewer and
Dittman, 2018). Thus, project management plan is a tool used for timely completing a research
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or project to achieve the aims and objectives of research. The various aspects included in project
management plan are explained below in context with this research:
Cost- This aspect reflects the amount of money needed to meet the various expenses and
disbursal of a research (Varajão, 2018). After proper analysis of current market rates and
scenario, following estimates are made regarding the cost of research.
Forecasted Budget
Particulars Amount
Promotion expenses £100
Cost incurred in technology £150
Other Expenses £120
Total Cost £370
Thus, £370 are needed for meeting expenses of this research.
Time- This aspect represents the duration and Timeframes in which the research or task
needs to be completed. The expected time duration required for this research to achieve the
desired level of objectives and retargets is 3 months which is starting from 1st October 2018 and
completing on 22 January 2019.
Quality- This factor focuses on the quality of methods and techniques used to collect and
analysis the data. Utilisation of quantitative and qualitative research ways are conducted to
maintain the quality of data so that most reliable and authentic data can be collected.
Communication Plan-a communication plan is basically a policy driven approach that is
used by an research to provide stakeholders all the relevant information for effective decision
making. This plan also includes information regarding to whom should the findings of research
should be communicated and which communication channels are used to deliver that
information. Following communication plan is made for this research work:
Objective: The objective of this is to have effective communication channels
so that data and information can be transferred easily within the
teams and staff to reduce the chances of confusion and chaos.
Target audience The target audience for this communication plan are the
stakeholder and related party of Balfour Beatty Plc which
includes its directors, top authority, mangers, customer,
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employees, etc.
When: Maintain effective communication with employees during the
research and providing information to stakeholders at the end of
research to communicate the findings.
Method of communication: Use of both formal and informal channels of communication are
made to have proper transfer the information and to maintain the
transparency and bonding between team and employees while
conducting this research.
Risk- This aspect is an indicator of various issues and problems that can be faced by an
individual or researcher while performing the research. The various risk which can create barrier
in this research are related with lack of resources and insufficient time duration thus, use of
various timeframes and statistical tools are made to handle these risks.
Resources- In this factor of project management plan all the tools assets and mechanism
used for effectively conducting a research is included. For this properly performing this research
use of different resource and assets are made which include, financial resource, human resources
and statistical tools and techniques.
Scope- This factor shows the possibility of success of a research (Wan, Saade and Wang,
2019). Best efforts are made by researcher for the purpose of meeting overall aims and purposes
of project and use of effective techniques and tools are also made, thus scope fir success of this
research are quite high.
P3) Tools of Project management
Gantt chart- Use of such tool is made to get a graphical presentation of all task of project
so that activities can be schedule properly. It is also helpful in detecting bottlenecks and other
wasteful activities through providing a more clear presentation of all activities thus, ensure
effective and efficient completion of research (Maylor and Turkulainen, 2019).
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Work breakdown structure- Use if WBS structure is made to break or divide a project
into smaller segments or task. It provide a hierarchy structure which clearly depicts the
information about cost and time of an task which lead to effective control. Use of WBS is also
remove the chances of duplication and ambiguities of task thus lead to effective completion of
research (Nisula and Pekkola, 2018).
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LO 2
P4) Different methods of research
Research mythology provide a set of action or specifies procedures and techniques which
are utilised by project manager for identifying, selecting, process and analysing information or
data related with a particular topic (Dwyer and Hopwood, 2019). Use of research methodologies
enhance the validity and reliability of research through making use of different research method
which are described below:
Qualitative Research Method- It is method under which efforts are made to collect
in depth information about human behaviour and perspective of individuals. The data
collected through making use of Qualitative research methods are mainly subjective in
nature thus, it is not easy to present this information inform of charts and tables. The
techniques used for data collection under this method includes deep interview, surveys,
experiments, group discussion, etc.
Quantitative Research Method- Under this method of research mythologises
numerical or denotative data is collected with the help of tools like polls, questionnaire, etc.
This data is in arithmetical form thus, can be easily get converted into various types of
charts, graphs and table (Soronen, 2018).
For formulation of this research both the methods are utilised. Qualitative research
method facilitates a in-depth and adequate data regarding the topic and perceptive of
respondents while quantitative research method ensures effective presentation of data.
Source of data
There are two main origin of data and information that are elaborated as follows-
Primary source- First hand information is provided by this sources or raw data which is
collected through making own efforts of research and provide most authentic and reliable source
of data. Data from primary source are collected through making use of interviews, questionnaire,
etc.
Secondary data- This source provide assess to already stored data which was collected
by any other researcher at past time for conducting past research. Data from secondary source
can be collected through books, literature, journal past records and documents, online website,
etc (Plewa, Rampersad, and Ho, 2019).
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For this research data is collected from primary source though making use of
Questionnaire so that most reliable and authentic data can be collected for effective decision
making.
Sampling- It is process of selection or choosing a pre determined observation or unit
from a large population on the basis of common feature or characteristic with the purpose of
making effective analysis for decision making in short period of time. Mainly used sampling
methods are:
Random sampling- Under this method of sampling every individual observation has
equivalent chance or probability of getting hand-picked for further research (Etemad and
Dulude, 2018).
Non random sampling- It is also known as non probability sampling where choice of
observation is based on some other factors other than random chance like convenience, prior
experience, knowledge or judgement of researcher.
Non random sampling method is selected for this research as it made as research is more
cost effective and less time consuming also facilitates better research outcomes. A sample of 30
respondents is selected from stakeholders of Balfour Beatty Plc which includes its staff, team
members, business partners, directors and other related individuals. Use of questionnaire is made
to evaluate the opinion and viewpoints of respondents on the topic Equality and diversity.
Questionnaire is a written document that contain a set of questions for analysing behaviour and
perceptive of individuals.
Questionnaire
Q1) Are you having awareness about the current issues of equality and diversity in
workforce?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2) What are the possible reason which has lead to an increase in issues of equality and
diversity at workplace?
a) Male dominance in society
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b) Expansion of business operations
c) Ineffective equality policies
Q3) Which is the main form of discrimination that are mainly found at workplace of an
organisation?
a) Sexual discrimination
b) Pay gap
c) Other mental harassment
Q4) Do you agree with the fact that male dominance in construction industry is a reason
behind increasing sexual discrimination in Balfour Beatty Plc?
a) Agree
b) Disagree
Q5) What issues are created by increasing equality and diversity at workplace of Balfour
Beatty Plc?
a) increase in conflicts
b) lack of coordination
c) ineffective communication (language)
Q6) What possible responses or actions that can be taken by Balfour Beatty Plc to cope
with the current issue of equality and diversity in the workplace.
a) Trough recognizing different types of diversity
b) Through providing training for redefining discrimination
Q7) what are the various strategies that can be adopted by Balfour Beatty Plc for
handling the issues of equality and diversity in the workplace?
a) Formation of inclusive council
b) Use of participative leadership style
c) Both a and b
Q8) What are the positive impacts of effectively managing equality and diversity at
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workplace for an organisation?
a) Improve productivity
b) Better growth opportunity
c) Enhance competitiveness
d) all of the above
Q9) What possible implication can be faced by Balfour Beatty Plc in absence of equality
and diversity at workplace?
a) Lack of creativity
b) Reduction in moral of employees
Q10) What practises can be adopted by Balfour Beatty Plc to cope with the current issue
of diversity and equality at its workplace?
A) Through implementing effective communication
b) Unbiased HR practices
c) Strict action against discrimination
Q11) How is the overall outcome and impact of equality and diversity for Balfour Beatty
Plc?
a) Favourable
b) Unfavourable
Q12) What perspective you are having regarding male dominance and sexual
discrimination in a construction industry?
Q13) What are the possible changes that can be made by Balfour Beatty Plc in its
leadership and management styles to effectively respond on the current issues of equality
and diversity?
Q14) What is the most common types of diversities that are found in an organisation?
Q15) Any further recommendation for Balfour Beatty Plc?
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LO 3
P5) Analysing data by utilising tools
Use of thematic technique is made for analysis of data collected trough questionnaire.
Interpretation of this analysis is provided below:
Theme1: Awareness about the current issues of equality and diversity in workforce
Q1) Are you having awareness about the current issues of equality and
diversity in workforce?
Frequency
a) Yes 25
b) No 5
25
5
a) Yes
b) No
Interpretation:
It can be interpreted from above picture that, 25 respondents are having Awareness about
the current issues of equality and diversity in workforce while 5 respondents are not having
much knowledge about this current issues.
Theme2: Possible reason which has lead to an increase in issues of equality and diversity at
workplace
Q2) What are the possible reason which has lead to an increase in issues
of equality and diversity at workplace?
Frequency
a) Male dominance in society 15
b) Expansion of business operations 5
c) Ineffective equality policies 10
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15
5
10
a) Male dominance in society
b) Expansion of business
operations
c) Ineffective equality policies
Interpretation:
On the basis of above pie chart it can be summarised that, 50% of responder i.e. 15 out
off 30 are having a perceptive that male dominance in society is the main reason which has lead
to an increase in issues of equality and diversity at workplace while 5 respondents are in favour
of expansion of business operation in other nation. Beside this 10 respondents are in support of
ineffective equality policy.
Theme3: Various forms of discrimination that are mainly found at workplace of an
organisation
Q3) Which is the main form of discrimination that are mainly found at
workplace of an organisation?
Frequency
a) Sexual discrimination 20
b) Pay gap 5
c) Other mental harassment 5
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20
5
5
a) Sexual discrimination
b) Pay gap
c) Other mental harassment
Interpretation:
From this pie chart it can be evaluated that 20 responders believes that sexual
discrimination is the main form of discrimination that is found at workplace while 5 think that
pay gap is most common discrimination. Further, 5 respondents are in support of the mental
harassment as a mostly found discrimination at workplace.
Theme4: Male dominance in construction industry is a reason behind increasing sexual
discrimination in Balfour Beatty Plc
Q4) Do you agree with the fact that male dominance in construction
industry is a reason behind increasing sexual discrimination in Balfour
Beatty Plc?
Frequency
a) Agree 28
b) Disagree 2
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28
2
a) Agree
b) Disagree
Interpretation:
From the above picture it can be analysed that, 28 respondents are agreed with the fact
that male dominance is the reason behind sexual discrimination in Balfour Beatty Plc while 2
respondents disagree with this fact.
Theme5: Issues are created by increasing equality and diversity at workplace of Balfour
Beatty Plc
Q5) What issues are created by increasing equality and diversity at
workplace of Balfour Beatty Plc?
Frequency
a) increase in conflicts 7
b) lack of coordination 10
c) ineffective communication 13
7
10
13 a) increase in conflicts
b) lack of coordination
c) ineffective communication
Interpretation:
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From the above shown diagram it can be interpreted that 7 respondents believes that
increasing equality and diversity will lead to more conflicts in Balfour Beatty Plc while 10
respondents thinks that it will create lack of coordination. 13 respondents are having viewpoint
that increase in equality and diversity will lead to ineffective communication.
Theme6:Possible responses or actions that can be taken by Balfour Beatty Plc to cope with
the current issue of equality and diversity in the workplace.
Q6) What possible responses or actions that can be taken by Balfour
Beatty Plc to cope with the current issue of equality and diversity in the
workplace ?
Frequency
a) Trough recognizing different types of diversity 15
b) Through providing training for redefining discrimination 15
15 15
a) Trough recognizing different
types of diversity
b) Through providing training
for redefining discrimination
Interpretation:
With regard to above pie chart it can be interpreted that 50% respondents are in favour of
recognizing different types of diversity while other 50% are in support of providing training for
redefining discrimination to cope up with the current issue of Equality and diversity in the
workplace.
Theme7: Various strategies that can be adopted by Balfour Beatty Plc for handling the
issues of equality and diversity in the workplace
Q7) what are the various strategies that can be adopted by Balfour
Beatty Plc for handling the issues of equality and diversity in the
workplace?
Frequency
15

a) Formation of inclusive council 12
b) Use of participative leadership style 11
c) Both a and b 7
12
11
7
a) Formation of inclusive
council
b) Use of participative lead-
ership style
c) Both a and b
Interpretation:
From this diagram it can be analysed that 12 respondents are in support of Formation of
inclusive council while 11 are in favour of Use of participative leadership style and further 7 are
having an opinion that both these options are effective strategy to handle issues of equality and
diversity in the workplace.
Theme8: Positive impacts of effectively managing equality and diversity at workplace for an
organisation
Q8) What are the positive impacts of effectively managing equality and
diversity at workplace for an organisation?
Frequency
a) Improve productivity 5
b) Better growth opportunity 8
c) Enhance competitiveness 12
d) all of the above 5
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5
8
12
5
a) Improve productivity
b) Better growth opportunity
c) Enhance competitiveness
d) all of the above
Interpretation:
From the above shown picture it can be interpreted that 5 respondents believes that
management of equality and diversity will improve productivity, 8 are in support of better
growth opportunity, 12 favour the enhancement in competitiveness and 5 respondents support all
the above options.
Theme9: Possible implication can be faced by Balfour Beatty Plc in absence of equality and
diversity at workplace
Q9) What possible implication can be faced by Balfour Beatty Plc in
absence of equality and diversity at workplace?
Frequency
a) Lack of creativity 24
b) Reduction in moral of employees 6
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6
a) Lack of creativity
b) Reduction in moral of
employees
Interpretation:
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On the basis of above diagram it can be evaluated that 24 respondents are having a view
point that lack of creativity is the negative implication of absence of equality and diversity at
workplace while 6 favoured Reduction in moral of employees
Theme10: Practises can be adopted by Balfour Beatty Plc to cope with the current issue of
diversity and equality at its workplace
Q10) What practises can be adopted by Balfour Beatty Plc to cope with
the current issue of diversity and equality at its workplace?
Frequency
A) Through implementing effective communication 11
b) Unbiased HR practices 7
c) Strict action against discrimination 12
11
7
12 A) Through implementing ef-
fective communication
b) Unbiased HR practices
c) Strict action against discrim-
ination
Interpretation:
In respect to above pie chart it can be evaluated that 11 respondents believes that issue of
diversity and equality at workplace can be cope up through implementing effective
communication, 7 support unbiased HR practises while 12 respondents are in favour of strict
action against discrimination
Theme11: Overall outcome and impact of equality and diversity for Balfour Beatty Plc
Q11) How is the overall outcome and impact of equality and diversity for
Balfour Beatty Plc?
Frequency
a) Favourable 26
b) Unfavourable 4
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26
4
a) Favourable
b) Unfavourable
Interpretation:
From the above pie chart it can be interpreted that 26 respondents are having a viewpoint
that equality and diversity will have favourable impact on Balfour Beatty Plc while 4
respondents oppose this fact.
Theme12: Perspective regarding male dominance and sexual discrimination in a
construction industry
Interpretation: Maximum number of respondents are having a perspective that male
dominance in construction industry has created sexual discrimination in various organisations as
construction company prefer to hire male candidate as compared to females. They are having a
viewpoint that the physical power required for construction of a building is more in male thus,
they are paid hire than female thus, created sexual discrimination.
Theme13: Possible changes that can be made by Balfour Beatty Plc in its leadership and
management styles to effectively respond on the current issues of equality and diversity
Interpretation: most of the respondents are having a viewpoint that Balfour Beatty Plc should
make use of democratic leadership and participative management style to respond on the current
issues of equality and diversity as it provide better involvement of all employees coming from
diverse environment and having divers feature thus, lead to better and positive atmosphere.
Theme 14: Most common types of diversities that are found in an organisation
Interpretation: On the basis of analysis of collected data it can be interpretated that as per the
opinion of maximum respondents the most common types of workplace diversity seen in
organisations includes diversity on the basis of race and ethnicity, Gender and Gender Identity,
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Religious and Spiritual Beliefs, Socioeconomic Status and Background, Thinking Style and
Personality and diversified personal life experience.
P6) Specific Recommendations
From the analysis of above data following recommendation can be made for Balfour
Beatty Plc:
 it should make use of democratic leadership style to create a more positive and motivated
workplace environment which will also helpful in coping with issue of Equality and
diversity. Use of democratic leadership style will facilitate better bonding and also
enhance relation among employees thus, will solve the problem and issue of equality and
diversity in organisation.
 Construction company like Balfour Beatty Plc need to have a fair HR practises where
equal job opportunities and relevant pay is provided to all staff irrespective of their
gender. No biasness and favouritism should be followed by manger of Balfour Beatty Plc
to reduce the case of sexual discrimination ad to eliminate the gender pay gap.
 Beside this, proper culture and diversity training to employees can also be provided to
enhance the knowledge of employees about various culture and thus, will motivates them
to respect all culture and people thus, meet and eliminate the issue of equality and
diversity at workplace of the organisation.
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P7) Reflection
While performing this research I have learned and improved a lot skills and also gained
knowledge about various aspects of research and the concept of equality and diversity. I had
prepared a project management plan for providing a guidance and farm,work to team member
about different aspects of research like its cost, time, resources, etc. Use of Gantt chart and WBS
is also made by me timely completion of this research. I have also made use of efficient research
mythologies for fulfilment of objectives and targets. Many issues also creates barriers in this
research which are mainly regarding lack of resources and time but these risks are eliminated by
me through making use of various statistical tool. Overall this research is helpful in improving
my communication and team management skills thus, created various opportunity for future.
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While conducting this research the various activities are carried out by me which includes
preparation and development of project management and communication plan for effectively
planning the various tasks and activities. Proper Gantt chart and work breakdown structure was
also prepared by me to had proper allocation and management of time and resources. Beside this
use of most efficient research mythology and different types of research method like qualitative
and quantitative research methods was also used by me to meet the objective of this research.
Use of questionnaire was also made to collect the data and have an understanding about opinion
and views of respondent. Finally use of thematic approach is made to effectively present the
finding of data with the help of pie charts.
This has enhanced my knowledge and information about equality and diversity and
provided me a deep analysis that how it is affecting and creating issues and various advantages
for a business organisation. It is has been learned by me that lack of coordination and cultural
barriers are the issues lead by Diversity and equality and the beneficial aspects of include the
enhancement of productivity and creativity at workplace. Further for accomplishment of this
research a detail project management plan is prepared by me for having better planning about
cost, resources, communication channels etc. to effectively meet the business objective. Beside
this, Gantt chart and WBS are also prepared by me to ensure the timely completion of work with
in the provided time-frames and it also facilitates the proper distribution and allocation of
resources and work among various tasks and employees. Along with this, a small scale research
is also conducted for collection of antithetic and reliable data so that valid decision can be made.
This research has lead to improvement of many skills in me which has lead to my overall
development. I have got better communication skills and my other interpersonal and analytical
skills are also got improved.
During this research a number of issues and problems are also cater by me which are
mainly associated with lack of resources and time. These issues are timely met by me through
using most efficient and analytical tool. Apart from this, creation of team bonding is also a issue
which was solved by me through establishing appropriate communication channels and team
building issue. Thus, overall this research work is very crucial and essential for me as it has lead
to an overall improvement in me. Beside this enrichment and betterment in my skills like
communication, time management, team building etc. also ensures better future opportunity for
me.
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CONCLUSION
From this research work it can be concluded that timely research are conducted by
business organisation to made effective decisions for management of a business successfully.
Project management plan is used to get a framework or outline which provide guidance for
timely and efficient completion of research. Gantt chart and WBS are project management tool
which lead to completion of a work in given timeframes. Use of research mythologies are made
for collecting most reliable and authentic data. Use of questionnaire is made to get the opinion
and viewpoint of respondents on a particular topic.
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APPENDIX I
Template for evidence collection to be attached with the report by the learner:
Project Logbook for the chosen organisation:
Name of the learner: Name of the Supervisor:
Project Title: Date:
Update of weekly research/ tasks achieved (Account
for a minimum of six weeks with dates)
 What have you completed?
 Did you fulfil Task requirements?
 Are you on track and within deadlines set?
 Did you need to make any changes to your
project management plan?
Comments
I have completed project on “To evaluate the
response of Balfour Beatty Plc towards current
issues of equality and diversity in the workplace”
Yes
Yes
No
Any risks and / or issues identified?
 Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking research
tasks?
 Did you identify any additional risks/issues
Yes, Some issues and barriers are faced by me
which are related with lack of time duration.
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that have an impact on the project
management plan? No
Problems encountered
 What barriers did you face?
 How did you overcome them?
The main barriers faced by me is insufficient time
duration for conducting research
To overcome this barriers overtime is made by me
for completion of research on time.
New Ideas and change of project direction I require 2 more week for completing my project in
an effective manner.
What Have I learnt about myself this week? How did I feel when I had to deal with
tasks/problems? Did I find it useful to complete the tasks? How well have I performed? What did I
contribute?
 What can I improve on next week?
 How might this learning apply in the future?
I had developed the feeling of discontentment.
Yes
According to me my performance is up to the
mark and I tried to contributed 100% of my skill
and time.
I can improve my time management skill by net
week.
This research work has enhanced my
communication skill and other interpersonal skills
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which will be applied by me in future reserch
work.
Tasks planned for next week Which tasks are priority?
 Have you set aside sufficient time for
completion?
Collection of reliable and trustworthy data is my
priority.
Yes
Project plan status to date (on, ahead, behind)
Supervisor comments to address
Signature of the Supervisor and date:
APPENDIX II
Template for Performance Review to be attached with the report by the
learner:
 What was the Project supposed to accomplish?
The project accomplished “ To evaluate the response of Balfour Beatty Plc towards current issues of
equality and diversity in the workplace .”
 Did the project succeed in its aims/ how do you know? Specifically, please outline any
evaluation and assessment undertaken.
Yes, the project succeed in its aims as all the objectives and targets of this research work
are met on time.
 What things do you think worked well and why? Evaluate all aspects of the project
(e.g initial inception, project activities and project outcomes) from a range of
perspectives.
My communication and team bonding skill worked well. Use of project management plan
and Gantt chart are made for completion of task in given framework.
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 What problems emerged during the project and how were they tackled? Was there
timely identification of issues and resolution during the project process?
Some conflicts are raised in team but that was resolved by me through my team building
and interpersonal skills.
 What did you learn from undertaking the project?
This report is enhanced my team building and communication skills and also developed time
management skills.
 How would you rate your performance as a management consultant leading the
project?
9 out of 10.
 What strengths and weakness of your performance did you identify?
My communication and other interpersonal skills and attributes like team building are my
skills while time management is my only weakness.
 How will this inform and support your continuous professional development?
This project will support my overall professional and personal development through improving my
logical, interpersonal, communication and research skills which will yield more
opportunities for me in future.
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