Managing a Successful Business Project

Managing a Successful Business
Project

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
L O 1................................................................................................................................................4
Aim, objectives and background.................................................................................................4
Project management plan.............................................................................................................5
Gantt chart and work breakdown structure..................................................................................8
L O 2..............................................................................................................................................12
Research methodology...............................................................................................................12
Literature Review......................................................................................................................14
L O 3..............................................................................................................................................14
Data Analysis and interpretation................................................................................................14
Recommendation and Conclusion.............................................................................................24
L O 4..............................................................................................................................................24
Reflection...................................................................................................................................24
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................26
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................31

INTRODUCTION
The term equality and diversity can be defined as promoting the equality in opportunities
for all the people working in the organization. Diversity means providing each and every
individual the opportunity to achieve their potential that is free from discrimination, prejudice
etc. It helps to ensure that, each and every worker has same access to development and
promotion opportunities related with career (Heagney, 2016). A diverse and inclusive work
environment focus on individual skills, background, experience etc. The company is focussing
on developing diversity and equality at the workplace that helps to gain competitive advantage
over competitors.
The present research is based on Tesco Plc. It was founded in year 1919 by Jack Cohen.
Headquarter of company is located in England. The firm belongs to retail industry. It offers
various products through supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience shops etc. It operates various
subsidiaries like Tesco Bank, Tesco Stores Ltd, Booker Group, Dunnhumby, Tesco Ireland etc.
The research will outline aim, objectives of the study, project management plan, Gantt
chart, work breakdown structure etc. It will also explain research methodology that involves
research methods, data collection methods, sampling etc. adopted for performing research, data
analysis and interpretation, conclusion, recommendation and reflection etc.
L O 1
Aim, objectives and background.
Background
The diversity and inclusion strategies adopted by Tesco Plc. helps to offer unbiased
opportunities to all the employees that are working in the firm. The strategies of the company
provides value to individual experience, skills, knowledge and background etc. that helps to
develop productive, positive and effective internal as well as external environment. The present
research is based on Tesco Plc. Originally the firm is a grocer in UK (Abankina and et.al, 2016).
In year 1990's it has expanded its operations at global level that is in 11 other countries across
the globe. The total revenue of Tesco in year 2019 is £63,911 million. The total number of
employees employed in year 2019 is 4,50,000. It offers the products and services at various
locations such as Thailand, India, United Kingdom, Ireland etc (Abankina and et.al, 2016).
Aim

“To determine strategy and initiatives taken by company to develop diverse and inclusive
workforce - A case study on Tesco Plc.”
Objectives
 To evaluate the concept of equality and diversity.
 To analyse different strategies used by firm to build diverse and inclusive workforce.
 To determine the impact of having diverse workforce within the company.
 To recommend the strategies for developing equality and diversity in the organization.
Research Questions
 What is the concept of equality and diversity.
 What are different strategies that are used by firm to build diverse and inclusive
workforce.
 What is the impact of having diverse workforce within the company.
 What are the recommendations for developing the strategies for developing equality and
diversity in the organization.
Scope of the project
The study includes project management plan, research methods used for conducting
research, analysis and interpretation of data, recommendation for strategies for developing
diverse workforce in the organization.
Justification
The study will help other scholars to conduct the study in similar area. It will help other
companies that are operating in same industry to develop strategies for building diverse and
inclusive workforce in the company.
Limitation
The study has various constraints such as time boundation for performing the research,
researcher has to incur various expenses for conducting the study on determining strategy and
initiatives taken by company to develop diverse and inclusive workforce.
Project management plan.
Project-
The term project can be defined as the series of various types of tasks that are essential to
perform in order to attain a particular objective. It can also be defined as a set of input and output
that are essential for achieving a particular goal.

Project management-
It refers to the practice of starting, preparing, executing, controlling and finalizing the
task of the team to attain particular goals and to meet out particular success criteria in participant
period. The major challenge of project management is to attain all the goals of the project within
the given constraints such as cost, time, resources etc.
Cost-
It can be described as the expenses that are to be incurred with the intention of achieving
a particular objective of the researcher. It includes variable as well as fixed cost. While
performing this study, there are various expenses that has to be incurred by the researcher and
also by the management of Tesco. The expenses that is incurred by researcher include printing
expenses, cost of performing survey through questionnaire and cost of data through various
relevant sources etc.
Table of expenses for the researcher
Particulars Expenses ( £ )
Expenses related to stationary items 150
Expenses on collecting data 250
Cost of Printing 50
Expenses related with preparing Questionnaire 50
Total 500
Table of cost for Tesco Plc.
Particulars Expenses ( £ )
Expenses on training and development 100
Expenses related with research 200
Investment 400
Fixed overheads 300
Total 1000

Risk-
The management of risk is one of the important task for the researcher. Risk can be
described as the probability of injury, loss or uncertainty. Risk is an uncertain condition or event
that impact at least one objective. The management of risk helps to identify and assess various
types of risk related to the project. Risk related to this study may involve physical engineering,
loss of data etc. that may affect continuation of the project. Researcher will use various tools like
failure mode and effects analysis that helps to mitigate unidentified and identified risks
(Brennan, 2018). There are various types of risk from perspective of the company such as cost
risk, the risk that activities will take long time than expected.
Time-
It refers to the period that is required for achieving the aim of the study. Proper
scheduling of the project is essential. Researcher will take various steps for effectively managing
the time such as planning, scheduling, monitoring, controlling etc. Gantt chart helps to see
timeline of the project. Planning includes defining main aim of the study, how to achieve the
objective etc. Monitoring is performed to analyse the way in which trends affects future plans
and delivering the findings of research to all relevant stakeholders. Researcher requires 5 weeks
to finish the research in effective manner. To ensure that project should be completed within
time organization identifies all work items that are elements of the project.
Quality-
This factor is interrelated with all other types of constraints. This element is quite similar
with scope. Whatever be the type of the project it requires the development of standards related
with quality. Researcher has listed these standards. Further, researcher also requires developing
strategies that helps to meet out the quality standards and to measure the quality through
different tools. To maintain equality and diversity in Tesco, company uses tools such as cause
and effect analysis, benchmarking to maintain the quality of project.
Communication-
It refers to exchange of experience, knowledge and skills. The success of the project
depends upon effective communication. Researcher focuses on improving communication that
helps to maximize the success of research and minimize the risk. It is the major aspect of project

management. Researcher uses tools like email, schedule etc. for communicating the updates
project, reports of the progress etc. with stakeholders. Effective communication helps to attain
the objective of maintaining equality and diversity in the company. (Healy and Oikelome, 2017)
Resources-
Resources that are used in the project is strongly related with the cost of project.
Different types of resources that is essential for conducting the tasks of a project. In order to
achieve the aim of the study. Tesco requires resources like money, equipment, location etc. to
perform different activities for developing equal and diverse workforce in the business. Different
resources that are used for performing the study are human resource, physical resource etc.
Gantt chart and work breakdown structure.
Gantt chart -
It refers to a type of chart in which various horizontal lines depicts the amount of work
performed in order to complete the work in specific period.

Work breakdown structure-
It is a major project deliverable that organizes the work of group into manageable
sections.

Milestone schedule.
Activity From To
Developing research aim and
objectives
10/31/19 11/05/19
Analyzing gathered data set 11/06/19 11/08/19
Giving recommendations 04/03/20 04/07/19
L O 2
Research methodology.
It can be described as the particular techniques adopted in the process of research to
gather, assemble and evaluate data. It also defines the tools that are being used by researcher to
collect information in a particular research study like questionnaire etc.

Research philosophy -
It deals with the nature, source and development of the knowledge. It is the belief in
respect of the ways in which data is used, collected and analysed. It is of different types.
Pragmatism philosophy, recognize that there are various ways of performing research and there
may be various realities. Positivism philosophy, observation helps to gain only factual
knowledge. Realism philosophy, it is dependent on the premise that scientific method helps to
develop knowledge. Interpretivism philosophy, it focuses mainly on qualitative analysis.
The researcher has choosen Interpretivism research philosophy for conducting the study
to evaluate strategies and initiatives taken by Tesco to develop diverse and inclusive workforce.
It helps to study the topic in greater depth. It also helps the researcher to interpret the elements of
the study.
Research type -
The type of research is divided into two categories that is qualitative and quantitative
research. Qualitative research, it is a scientific method of observation to gather information
which is non-numerical in quality. Quantitative research, it means appropriate investigation of
phenomena by collecting data which is quantifiable in nature (Johnston, 2017).
The researcher has used qualitative type of research because it helps to provide in depth
analysis for achieving the aim of the study. It also helps researcher to encourage respondents to
give their response in a depth manner.
Research approach -
It is defined as the procedure or plan that involves steps of assumptions to the method of
data analysis, collection and interpretation. It depends upon the characteristics of research
problem. It is of three types. Deductive approach, it is related with deriving conclusions from
assumptions. Inductive approach, it starts with observations that are detailed in nature. Abductive
approach, process of study starts with surprising puzzles and research process focuses on their
explanation.
The Researcher has selected Inductive approach because it helps to explore the
phenomena and identifying themes. Inductive approach helps researcher to develop new theory
from data collected.
Data collection -

The term data collection means gathering information from various relevant sources to
provide answer the problem of study, to test the assumptions and to evaluate the results. It is
divided into two categories that are primary and secondary data collection methods. Secondary
data, it refers to the data which is already published in newspaper, magazine, research papers etc.
Primary data, it refers to the data collected by the researcher for the first time. It is of two types
qualitative and quantitative (Kerzner, 2017).
The Researcher has used both primary and secondary method. In respect of primary data
the method of survey has been used for collecting data from respondents. Secondary data has
been collected through books, journals etc. Primary method of data collection helps researcher to
resolve specific research problem. There is high degree of accuracy in data collection. Secondary
data collection method helps to reduce expenditure.
Sampling -
It can be defined as specfic principles that are used by researcher for selecting members
from ppulation to be involved in the study. Researchers are required to choose a certain size of
sample due to large population size to represent the population. Probability sampling, every
member of population has equal chance of participating in study. Non-probability sampling,
members are selected on non-random basis.
The Researcher has selected 30 employees of Tesco on the basis of simple random
sampling under probability sampling because it helps to take different views from respondents in
respect to the aim of research. It helps researcher to form representative groups from large
population.
Data analysis -
It can be described as the method of examining, transforming, cleansing and modeling
data with the aim of generating relevant information, supporting decision-making and informing
conclusions. It is of two types qualitative and quantitative. The Researcher has choosen Thematic
data analysis under qualitative data analysis (Kerzner, 2018). It provides flexible approach to
researcher that can be changed as per needs of researcher.
Ethical consideration -
It refers to an accumulation of principles and values that address the questions of what is
bad or good in affairs of human. It is one of the important element of the research. Researcher
has taken into consideration all the ethical considerations while conducting the study. The

participants of the study does not be harm in any manner, researcher has ensure the
confidentiality of data collected from various sources.
Literature Review.
Theme 1: To evaluate the concept of equality and diversity.
According to Meredith and et.al, (2017) the term equality and diversity means providing
equal opportunities to all the people working in the company through diversity providing equal
chance to attain the potential free from discrimination against religion, gender, disability etc.
Theme 2: To analyse different strategies used by firm to build diverse and inclusive workforce.
As per the view of Padilla-Díaz (2015) there are various strategies that are used by Tesco
for developing diverse and inclusive workforce. Such as leader of the company provide support
to employees whenever they find any difficulty, recognizing performance equally and they do
not discriminate on the basis of caste, religion etc.
Theme 3: To determine the impact of having diverse workforce within the company.
Wrench (2016) has pointed out in their paper that, diversity and equality at workplace
helps to develop feeling in workers that they are being valued by firm. It helps to retain loyal
employees in the company.
L O 3
Data Analysis and interpretation.
Theme 1: Do you understand the concept of diversity and equality?
Do you understand the concept of diversity and equality?
Yes 25
No 5

Interpretation- Equality is about assuring every worker has fair and equal opportunity
and is not discriminated and treated differently against because of its characteristics. Diversity is
all about taking account of differences between groups of people and individual, placing the
positive worth on those differences. Equality and diversity is the main source of success and
growth of business. 30 out of 25 respondents are able to understand concept and importance of
both elements which is beneficial for all staff and firm. According to these workers, diversity and
equality is the recent term used for fair or equal opportunities provide by senior authority to
grow professional and personal career rather than before. They think that equality in workplace
allow people to receive fair treatment without discrimination. On the other hand, 5 participants
do not understand the importance and conception of diversity and other essential things that
helps to build strong team who are able to achieve common goals. It supported to secondary
research, where different authors stated that equality adn diversity is significant for business as it
help to crate postive environment around workplace.
Theme 2: In your opinion do you think that equality is essential in workplace?
Do you think that equality is essential in workplace?
Yes 28
No 2

Interpretation- The state of being same or equal, specially in rights, status and
opportunities in workplace. Equality in company is assuring group of people and individuals are
not treated less favourably or differently, on the basis of age, colour, genders and other things. 28
participants out of 30 think that equality is very essential in workplace because it help to increase
productivity and profit margin as well. It helps to promote and foster all staff rights to be free
from discrimination. It is the best place where people is valued as individual and all workers
have choice and its own values or beliefs is respected. Implement equality in workplace is quite
beneficial and significant as it supports to bring all workers together from all several
backgrounds and put their perspectives on table. It helps to boost up morale, promotes inter firm
and intra company networking, builds cohesive groups centring on achieving better results for
business. Whereas, only 2 respondents think that without equality strategy applied in workplace
people can perform together. Suppoted to secondary research, authors also stated that equality
and diversity is essential that enhance productivity of workers better than before.
Theme 3: Do you believe that diversity in workplace impact on employee performance?
Do you think that diversity in work areas impact on staff performance?
Yes 29

No 1
Interpretation- Diversity means ability of understand that each of staff member is
unique, equaly and recognizing their individual differences. Differences can be in ethnicity, age,
religious, socio economic status, physical abilities etc. In workplace diversity means emploting
workers who is different from each other and do not all come from common background. 29
participants think that in workplace diversity place significant role, it helps to improve working
abilities of staff and increase morale rather than before. When management treated all the
members of its team equaly they can contribute to build strong and effective team who are able
to gain positive outcomes adn always being ready to give its 100 percent through hard work.
Team diversity permits increased creativity, better problem definition, wider range of
perspectives and also provide more aleternatives and best solutions. On another side, 1
respondent give its different point of view about above statement, they think that there are
different ways for increasing employee performance eacape of diversity.
Theme 4:Who has lead accountability for managing equality and diversity in firm working
area?
Who is accountable for managing diversity and equality in organization?

Human resource management 20
Leaders 10
Interpretation- Managing diversity and equality is crucial in workplace, human resource
departement and management is accountable for managing both these components in company
because it helps to create positive environment around working area where number of talented
workers perform based on day to day task given by senior authority. According to the view point
of 20 participants, HRM is mostly accountable for managing equaliy as well as diversity, they
can recognize performance of workers fairly without less favourable practices, and provide
rewards base on working ability that helps to build good relationship between management and
staff totally rely on loyalty. Whereas, 10 respondents belive that more than HRM, leader in
company is accountablet to manage diversity & equality. Leaders treat everyone equally, provide
training to exestining workers as well as new applicants for improving and developing
knowledge more than before.
Theme 5: How do you promote diversity and equality in workplace?
How do you promote diversity and equality in workplace?
Treating all staff fairly 21
Creating inclusive culture for all workers 9

Interpretation- To increase profitability and productivity in business, management
should focus on diversity and equality in workplace with the help of different activities
effectively. According to 21 participants, when leader and manager treat all workers equally,
take their opinion as well before taking any decision they can promote equality and diversity,
which is beneficial for company and all workers. Group of people and individual get fair
opportunity to express their feeling and share ideas related to work becuase it helps to achieve
common goals and objectives. On the other hand, 9 respondents have different view point they
think that when workers drive towards working on same project without differences, it promote
essential elements that has been mentioned above statements.
Theme 6: How do you monitored diversity and equality in work areas?
How do you monitored diversity and equality in work areas?
Review employee performance 25
Taking feedback from staff 5

Interpretation- Monitoring equality and diversity in workplace is quite beneficial as it
helps management to prevent discrimination on disability and grounds of gender, sexual
orientation and others. 25 participants, had faith on one procedure that is reveining workers
performance. They think that it is one of the best method used to monitor discrimination free
environment, becuase productivity will increase when employees feel free to share thoughs and
creative ideas without any barriers. When staff work together adn take participantion in each
activity it means that equality is spread around work area effectively. Whereas, 5 participants
support another option of monitoring diversity that is taking feedback from all staff individuals.
Theme 7: According to your point of view what are the benefits of equality and diversity in
company?
What are the benefits of equality and diversity in company
Promotes innovation 10
Enhance workers productivity 10

Increase profitability 10
Interpretation- By implementing diversity and treating people equally, company can
gain many benefits. As per view of 10 respondents, equality helps to promote innovation and
creativity. Workers who are not been able to performance effectively becuase they are
discriminated by other, when management cater fair treatment in workplace they can promote its
ability to think differently. It helps to enhance ability of work with creative ideas used to
complete give task on time as per view of 10 participants. Without difference any discriminated
applicant perform greatly, it increase greater productivity within team. When employees
contibute in competitive environment for achieveing goals and objective of business, it results
reflects as increasing profit margin, all it happend because of fair and diverse workforce,
according to 10 respondents it is one of the benefits of fair treatment in workplace.
Theme 8: According to you what are the barriers for implementing equality in workplace?
What are the barriers for implementing equality in workplace?

Unequal rate of participation 15
Discriminatory treatment 15
Interpretation- management consider different types of barriers while implementing
diverse workforce and equality in workplace. According to 15 particpants, when manager does
not allow people to take participation in decision making procedure, it effects applicant
performance and made barrier to implement discriminitaion free environment. On the other side,
as per view of 15 other workers, discriminatory treatment is vital barrier has to focus for
removing it as soon as possible.
Theme 9: What are the best practice in achieving workforce diversity?
What are the best practice in achieving workforce diversity?
Recruit broadly 18
Create mentoring programs 12

Interpretation- While companies has their favourite recruitment location and events,
expanding beyond these can support management to achieve business goals for more diverse
workplace. Accordant to 18 participants, broad recruitment is best practices used for achieving
workforce diversity. Whereas, 12 respondents think that by creating mentoring systems, manager
can achieve diverse workforce where they are able to measure effectiveness of individual based
on appropriate programs.
Theme 10: According to you which strategy can used to build inclusive and diverse
workforce?

According to you which strategy can used to build inclusive and diverse workforce?
Multiple practices 5
Leaders support 15
Recognize performance equally 10
Interpretation- According to 5 respondents multiple parctices is one of the best strategy
which is used by management to build diverse workforce effectively. Accordant to 15
participants, leaders support is better way rather than the stated above which increase
productivity. On the other hand, when leader recognize performance of staff euqally and then
give rewards it contribute to build inclusive workforce in company, accordant to 10 people's
Recommendation and Conclusion.
Recommendation

Top management of Tesco Plc. Should conduct training and development programmes
that helps to develop leaders that will support firm to develop diverse and inclusive workforce.
Further, firm may form an inclusion council which is committed towards building diverse and
inclusive workforce. Further, firm should listen to the issues of employees. This will help to
promote inclusiveness. According to the framework discussed in the class, Tesco should conduct
effective meetings for employees so that, they can easily share their experience. This will help to
develop an environment in which contribution of every worker is encouraged. Firm should
communicate objectives and measure the progress in effective manner. Management should
conduct full audit of the process of recruiting and selecting, retaining employees. Sense of
belonging should be developed. This will help to increase employee engagement and creativity
at the workplace. Only top down approach is not enough. From top management to front-line
workers, every member must know their role in culture of the organization (Developing training
with diversity and inclusion in mind, 2018).
Conclusion
It has been concluded that diversity and equality is the main source of growth and success
of the business. Firm should make efforts to improve the understanding of employee’s in respect
of diversity and equality. Further, the Report has explained that diversity and equality helps to
improve employee morale, promotes intra and inter firm company networking and also help to
improve performance of employee’s. It has been concluded that diversity in team promotes
effective team building, better identification of problems etc. Moreover, it has been analysed that
human resource manager is responsible for managing equality and diversity at workplace.
L O 4
Reflection
At the initial stages of conducting the research, I somewhat will demotivated because I
thought that, it will be difficult for me to conduct research on evaluating the strategies and
initiatives taken by company to develop diverse and inclusive workforce. But, I am excited also
as I got an opportunity to show my skills and abilities. Firstly, I have decided the topic for
conducting the study. I have faced various difficulties in selecting the topic but, my tutor has
helped me a lot. The relevant topic assist me in collecting information from all the relevant
sources such as data from respondents with the help of questionnaire, secondary sources of data
like books, journals, website etc. The employee’s of Tesco Plc. Are very knowledgeable, and

they assist me to gather information to determine the strategies and initiatives taken by company
to develop diverse and inclusive workforce. Further, the study helps me to develop me in
personal as well as in professional manner. It also helps to develop various types of skills such as
communication skill, interpersonal skill, presentation skill, research skill etc. Moreover, my tutor
has supported me at each and every step whenever I found any difficulty. I thought that, all the
efforts and activities that are undertaken by me helps to achieve the aim of the study that is to
determine strategy and initiatives taken by Tesco to develop diverse and inclusive workforce.

APPENDIX
Template for collecting evidence to be attached with the report by the learner:
Project Logbook for the chosen company:
Name of the learner: Name of the
Supervisor:
Project Title: Date:
Update of weekly tasks/ research achieved (Account for a minimum of six
weeks with dates)
 What have you completed?
The researcher completed the aim that is “To determine strategy and
initiatives taken by company to develop diverse and inclusive
workforce - A case study on Tesco Plc.”
 Did you fulfil the requirements of task?
Yes, I fulfilled all the task requirements.
 Are you on track and within deadlines set?
Yes
 Did you need to make any modifications to your project management
plan?
Yes, I will do if there is any requirement.
Any risks and / or issues identified?
 Did you identify hazards/issues with a lack of skills required for
undertaking research tasks?
I faced issue at the time of data collection and analysis.
 Did you identify any extra risks/issues that have an impact on the
project management plan?

Protection to data with ethical issue are the issue which I faced.
Problems encountered
 What barriers did you face?
Not complying with the requirement as per set deadlines
 How did you get over with them?
The barriers can be overcome by the guidance of mentor.
New Ideas and change of project direction
To overcome the limitations by using advanced technology.
What Have I learnt about myself this week?
 How did I feel when I had to deal with tasks/problems? I feel quite excited. Did I find it useful to complete the tasks? Yes
 How well have I performed? What did I contribute? I performed good and I also contribute my best to complete the
research in defined time.
 What can I change on next week? Research skills.
 How might this learning is used in the future? I will apply this learning for performing the research better in the
future.
Tasks planned for next week

 Which tasks having more importance? Aims and objectives is the first priority. Have you set aside adequate time for completion? Yes
Project plan status to date (on, ahead, behind)
Supervisor comments to address
Signature of the Supervisor and date:
Template for Review of performance to be attached with the report by the learner:
1. What was the Project supposed to achieve?
The aim is “To determine strategy and initiatives taken by company to develop diverse and
inclusive workforce - A case study on Tesco Plc.”
2. Did the project succeed in its aims/ how do you know? Specifically, please specify any
judgement and assessment undertaken.
Yes,
3. 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.
Project activities are worked well.
4. What problems occurred during the project and how were they tackled? Was there
timely identification of issues and resolution during the project process?
Ethical issues
5. What did you acquire from undertaking the project?

I learn research skill and also increase my communication skills and time management
skills during the project.
6. How would you rate your actions as a management consultant leading the project?
8.5 out of 10.
7. What strengths and weakness of your performance ?
Strength : time management skills, Logical skills and research skills.
Weakness : communication skills.
8. How will it supportive continuous professional development?
By developing problem solving skills and communication skills, so that this will
support my continuous professional development.

Performance Review Template
Performance Review
• What was the project supposed to accomplish?
To “To determine strategy and initiatives taken by company to develop diverse and inclusive workforce - A case study on
• Did the project succeed in its aims? How do you know? Specifically, please outline any evaluation and assessment unde
Yes, by meeting the aim and objectives on time as per defined deadlines.
• What activities do you think worked well and why? Evaluate all aspects of the project (e.g. initial inception, project activ
a range of perspectives.
The data analysis is work well because through this the aim is meet.
• What problems emerged during the project and how were they tackled? Was there timely identification of issues a
process?
Due to lack of communication skill, I face issues related to project and by using PDP I start tackle issues easily.
• What did you learn from undertaking the project?
I learn research skills and the importance of globalization for a business.
• How would you rate your performance as project manager?
8 out of 10
• What strengths and weaknesses of your performance did you identify?
Strength: Research skills
Weaknesses: time management skills
• How will this inform and support your continuous professional development?
By following continuous development plan, and analysing my weaknesses I inform or develop the weaknesses through PD

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