Managing a Successful Business Project

This document discusses the importance of developing an inclusive and diverse workforce in an organization, using Tesco plc as a case study. It explores strategies and initiatives for creating an inclusive workforce, the advantages of diversity, and small-scale research methods. The document also includes a project management plan, Gantt chart, and work breakdown structure.

Managing a Successful
Business Project
Managing a Successful
Business Project
TOPIC..............................................................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................5
P1 Aims and objectives...............................................................................................................5
P2 Project management plan.......................................................................................................7
P3 Gantt chart and WBS..............................................................................................................8
TASK 2..........................................................................................................................................10
P4 Small scale research.............................................................................................................10
P5 Interpretation of findings......................................................................................................12

P6 Recommendations................................................................................................................22
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................22
P7 Reflection.............................................................................................................................22
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................22
REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................23

TOPIC
“ This is to determine that kind of strategies and those initiatives which is helpful
for an organization for developing an inclusive workforce”. This case study is taken upon
Tesco plc.”
INTRODUCTION
Competition in market is increasing day by day and is also expanding business for
themselves. This has become important for an employee of a company for mastering skills and
enhancing of talent which is within them. This is done in order to maintain coordination and
gaining effective results that has to be attained out of it. Also helps in achieving of goals in better
and effective manner. It is trend of creating an diversity in workforce of an organization which
contains different kinds of skills, talents, background and experiences all this has played an very
important role which helps in boosting of an competitive edge in a market. It is essential to create
an workforce in an working environment which is going to help in achieving of objectives in an
organization. Tesco is an British multinational supermarket plc that has been formed in the year
1919. Headquarters is situated in England. Company consists of more than 450000 employees
and has 6800 shops all over the world. In this file strategies which is going to be covered is
importance of having an inclusive workforce and also a diverse work force. Such strategies are
also helpful in building an working environment is going to be discussed. Also research is to be
done over small scale with the help of tools.
TASK 1
P1 Aims and objectives
An inclusive force means those kinds of employees which are having diversity within
their working pattern and are present in an organization. They are very much valuable within an
organization as their opinion matters at that time when decision making is going to take place.
This makes them realize their value in an organization. This helps in increasing of commitments
towards and organization. It also helps in suggesting of those methods that is necessary for
achieving of goals in easy manner. If any kind of dispute has taken place in an organization it

helps in creating of harmony among its workers, which gives rise to an positive working
environment in an organization (Kato and Charoenrat, 2018).
Aim: “ IS to determine that kind of strategies and initiatives which is going to lead towards
achievement that is going to helps an organization for developing of an inclusive and
diverse workforce”. A case study on Tesco plc.
Objectives:
 Gathering of information about work force.
 Also for determination of strategies and initiative can be used by Tesco which is going to
create an inclusive diverse workforce
 For identifying of advantage of workforce for company.
Research Questions:
 What is meant by and inclusive workforce?
 What strategies and initiatives should be used by an organization for creating of diverse
workforce?
 What are the advantages of having such a workforce?
Literature Review
Inclusive workforce in a company
According to this consisting of an inclusive workforce within an organization is that
people belonging to various backgrounds, religion, cast, age, talent and skill has to work together
in an environment formed by a company. As an important part an inclusive form of working
environment has to be formed within an organization that is going to help an organization by
creating an equal opportunities to work in an organization. This is going to help in feeling of
values in an organization. Also engaging an employee within an company helps in motivating of
employees for increasing its capacity of working in an company and is responsible for increasing
of capacity to work. An innovation is also helping in making an environment of inclusive nature.
Thsi is going to lead towards balancing of turnover of employees that is going to lead more
involved in companies work (O’Rourke, T., 2017). Their work performance also gets enhanced
and they can help in achieving company goals in an efficient manner
Strategies for building an inclusive and diverse workforce
According to the view of various manners in which an organization is going to be helpful
in formation of an inclusive workforce in an organization which going to form benefit within an

company that is going to make achieving of goals and objectives in much efficient manner.
Training and development of programs is going to help an employee for understanding of its
work and completing it together. This is going to help in having acceptance among workers
towards each other. Engagement of worker is able to uplift an organization by involving
participative leadership. So, employees are also able to include a decision making that is going to
help in increasing the value of ideas. Provides an increase in confidence and commitment
towards an company. This is going to give appraisal that is to be used for judging an employee
and to enhance its capacity for improving of its performance which enhances there capacity and
improvement in performance of workers (Viesi. and et. al., 2017).
Advantages of having inclusive and diverse workforce
As per an in time of economic globalization companies are trying its best to put an effort
that is going to leads towards creation of an diverse workforce that is going to have people which
contains variety of thoughts, skills and talent is to be hired in a company. Also it helps in
increasing of an productivity and boosting of performances and workers and they have to focus
upon its workers. This is going to bring a stronger image of brand in an company market because
of which a large base of customer is to be formed and talented workforce in a company.
.
P2 Project management plan
This means that an formal and a well documented that has approved which is going help
in executing, monitoring and controlling of project. That is going to help in determination all the
rules and regulation through which a problem is going to be solved (Henschel. and Durst, 2016).
It is helping in determining of the following important components of an project for gaining of
desired results:
 Cost: It is very crucial factor and is related towards applying of technology related to
mobile in business or else the process is not possible. Therefore it is one of the most
important thing for an company to use financial resources in wise manner which can only
be possible from the support of investors or the fund kept reserved. For this purpose only
budget is required to be made. .For completing of this project research is required with
total fund of £68000 and all activities within the project can be effectively completed.
Also goal can be achieved.

 Time: This is to determine the time period which is going to be required for doing
research for completing of project. This is considered to be one of the most important
thing for management that helps them in analysing and adopting mobile technology with
a minimum time period to achieve competitive market against its rivals.
Scope: . It happens through receiving standard quality of work by the employees which can be
possible through providing them training and learning programs to make them more capable to
work on using mobile technology. Researcher needs for determining scope of project, so that
action needed can be taken during project is determined. Quality: This means that quality of results that h as achieved only after complication of
the project. Collection of data plays an important role in defining quality of product
 Communication:. Communication is very important and has to be done in effective
manner. Research is going to required certain communication channels like internet,
computers, mobile phone and other communicating devices.
 Risk: Risk may include poor knowledge, lack of an appropriate support of employees,
insufficient resources etc.It helps in taking those decisions and forming of that strategies
which can result into better results.
 Resources: Office, printers, mobile phones, team members etc. are some resources that
can be used by research to complete the project on time and within the stipulated budget
P3 Gantt chart and WBS
Gantt chart: This involves an effort which is to be implied by an individual those in terms
is able to gain achievement of project. This is used by an researcher in order to know an

effectiveness of the project and about the time required for accomplishing of each task. It is also
important to provide information about entire project which provides relevancies also.

Work Breakdown structure:. This is an easy and reliable method which manages and
control each of activity for more sufficiency. All task under this is divided into different slots
which has been performed within a certain period of time (Bonafede. and et. al., 2016).

TASK 2
P4 Small scale research
Research is on e of the basic perspective of an organization that is there to conduct
analysis of trends in the market and requirement of it employees. On the basis of this analys is
deliver of product and services is done. Also administration is done which results in to increasing
of popularity and profitability of an organization. Two types of research is there which help in
collecting of data through analysis done. This helps in achieving of goals and objectives set-up
by an organization. Such are explained as follows:
Quantitative method: Under this type of method data is collected from tables, statistics
and other formats also. As per this output is carried under different norms and conclusion is to be
carried away with the help of the output come from it. This data helps in graphical representation
also (Graafland. and Smid, 2017).
Qualitative method: Under this type of research data that is collected in the form of
quality as a varied statement and will be measured in the form of research. It is additionally
another vital technique which can be embraced by researcher so as to accumulate significant
information into numerical frame or factual information.
 Primary source: It is that kind of sources under which data collected is from different
kind of survey, questionnaire, collection of feedback and other kind of sources also..

 Secondary sources: In this sources of research the data that has been collected from an
already published data which is from the newspaper, journals, articles, magazines and
other. Data that has been in order to get the relevancy in research and give adequate
direction
Sampling: Under this process a particular amount of people is going to be selected and then
only research is going to be conducted upon them. Size of this research is 30.
Questionnaire
Quantitative questions
Q1) Are you aware about inclusive workforce?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2) Is diversified workforce and inclusive workforce is essential in a company?
a) Yes
b) No
Q3) Do Tesco have diversified workforce and inclusive workforce?
a) Yes
b) No
Q4) How diversified employees can be introduced in a business?
a) Indiscriminate recruitment
b) Having variety of work
Q5) What do you mean by inclusive workforce?
a) Engaged employees
b) Include in decision making
c) Valued indiscriminately
Q6) Why is diversity required in company?
a) Increased innovations
b) Reputation of company
c) Competitive edge

Q7) How inclusive workforce helps the business?
a) Improved performance
b) Increased job satisfaction
Q8) What are the advantages of inclusive workforce for business?
a) Increased productivity
b) Increased employee retention
c) Better brand image
Qualitative questions
Q9) What are major strategies for inclusive workforce and diversified workforce in the business?
 Training and development
 Participative leadership
Q10) How the company may adopt strategies?
a) Change in leadership style
b) Performance appraisals
c) Equal opportunities to all
Q11) Recommendation
P5 Interpretation of findings
Q1) Are you aware about inclusive workforce? Frequency
Yes 20
No 10

Yes No
0
5
10
15
20
25
20
10 Frequency
From the above graph it can be concluded that out of 30 employees, 20 employees knows
about inclusive workforce whereas 10 do not know about this. That means employees are having
knowledge about inclusive workforce which can help them to have high job satisfaction and high
motivation so as to boost their morale.
Q2) Is diversified workforce and inclusive
workforce is essential in a company?
Frequency
Yes 18
No 12
1 2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
18
12
Q2) Is diversified
workforce and inclusive
workforce is essential in a
company?
Frequency

From the above graph it can be concluded that out of 30 employees, 18 are in the favour
that diversity and inclusive workforce is essential in the bsuienss. On the other hand 12
employees are not think that these two fcators are essential. It can be said that these two aspects
are essential for the business so as to attain business growth and objectives.
Q3) Do Tesco has diversified workforce and
inclusive workforce?
Frequency
Yes 20
No 10
Yes No
0
5
10
15
20
25
20
10 Frequency
From the above graph it can be concluded that out of 30 respondents, 20 are aware about
workforce diversity and inclusive workforce in Tesco whereas 10 respondents think that the
company is not having workforce diversity and inclusive workforce. So it can be said that with
the help of these two factors in the business opportunities can be seen by all employee which
helps them to integrate and to enhance their productivity(Wickert, 2016).
Q4) How diversified employees can be
introduced in a business?
Frequency
Indiscriminate recruitment 20
Having variety of work 10

Indiscriminate recruitment Having variety of work
0
5
10
15
20
25
20
10 Frequency
From the above chart it can be concluded that out of 30 respondants, 20 thinks that
diversified workforce can be seen in the business by adopting indiscrimination recruitment,
whereas 10 employees thinks that when buisness is having high veriety of work that may lead to
have diversified workforce in the bsuiness. It can be siad that recruitment is having essential role
in the business so as to have various skilled peeple in the business whereas when the business is
having hueg veriety of task and operation that may help the bsuienss in enhnacing tehir skill so
as to have diversified skills.
Q5) What do you mean by inclusive workforce? Frequency
Engaged employees 15
Include in decision making 10
Valued indiscriminately 5

Engaged employees Include in decision
making Valued
indiscriminately
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16 15
10
5
Frequency
From the above chart it can be concluded that out of 30 respondents, 15 thinks that the
meaning of inclusive workforce is engagement of employees, 10 employees thinks that meaning
of inclusive workforce is employees involvement in decision making and at last 5 employees
thinks that the meaning is valued indiscrimination. So it can be concluded that inclusive
workforce is sum of employee engagement, their involvement in decision making and valued
indiscrimination in the business (Sadeghi. and Biancone, 2018).
Q6) Why is diversity required in company? Frequency
Increased innovations 10
Reputation of company 10
Competitive edge 10

Increased
innovations Reputation of
company Competitive edge
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
10 10 10
Frequency
From the above chart it can be concluded that out of 30 respondents, 10 have perception
that for increased innovation a company requires workforce diversity. 10 think that in order to
enhance reputation of the company workforce diversity is mandatory. Rest 10 think that in order
to get competitive edge in the market workforce diversity is required. With the help of diverse
workforce the business may work with high efficiency due to which goals can be achieved in a
desired manner.
Q7) How inclusive workforce helps the
business?
Frequency
Improved performance 20
Increased job satisfaction 10

Improved performance Increased job satisfaction
0
5
10
15
20
25
20
10 Frequency
From the above chart it can be concluded that out of 30 respondents, 20 is having
perception that workforce diversity helps the business in enhancing its performance whereas 10
is having perception that with the help of workforce diversity job satisfaction of employees can
be enhanced. So it can be said that inclusive workforce in a business is required to enhance
cooperation in the employee which leads to provide integration in the business.
Q8) What are the advantages of inclusive
workforce for business?
Frequency
Increased productivity 10
Increased employee retention 10
Better brand image 10

Increased
productivity Increased employee
retention Better brand image
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
10 10 10
Frequency
From the above graph it can be concluded that out of 30 respondents, 10 think that
productivity can be increased with the help of inclusive workforce. 10 think that employee
retention can be enhanced with the help of inclusive workforce and the rest 10 think that brand
image of the business can be improvised in the marketplace when company is having inclusive
workforce. So the company is having high benefits form inclusive workforce that helps the
business to achieve their business targets and goals.
Q9) What are major strategies for
inclusive workforce and diversified
workforce in the business?
Explanation
Training and development This strategy is helpful for the business so as to build
up requisite talent and skills in their employees so that
to help the business in integrating and to provide
environment of cooperation so that all the employee
can work together to attain business objective and to
get high business efficiency.
Participative leadership With the help of participative leadership style,
employees within a business may have high level of
motivation as they are getting free business
environment where their grievances are heard and

their opinions are taken.
Q10) How the company may adopt
strategies?
Explanation
Change in leadership style Democratic leadership style can be taken in the
business by their leaders so as to make their
employees motivated by involving them in the process
of decision making. This boosts the performance level
of employees which helps the business to touch new
heights in the marketplace.
Performance appraisals This may assist the employees to enhance their
performance so as to get high recognitions and
monetary benefits (Sharma, 2018).
Equal opportunities to all This helps the employees to boost their morale as they
get equal opportunities so as to enhance their
performance in the business.

P6 Recommendations
This is going to be helpful for an organization like Tesco in a manner that it is going to
give rise to such strategies which has to be applied by them. Also is going to create an worke
environment in which all persons despite of religion, caste, age, sex etc. can work. Some of
them are explained below:
Equal and fair chance has to be given to each employee in order to develop a company that is
helpful in developing and increasing of job satisfaction.
Increasing employee engagement by including workers while making decisions so that
their ideas and opinions can be valued which help in improving their performance.
TASK 3
P7 Reflection
initiatives that has to be taken by Tesco which has helped a company to achieve its goals
and objectives. In very effective an efficient manner. I have also conducted that using survey
questionnaire and asked certain questions from employees of Tesco has made me get high
quality results can be drawn from appropriate sources.This research can help in gaining future
research projects in big companies that will help me financially and will also help me in getting
through my desired college for higher (Trianni, Cagno. and Farné, 2016).
CONCLUSION
From this file it can be concluded taht an organization should be able to create an diverse
effect upon the workforce in a organization. This is going to help in engaging of decision making
process in an company. This is going to help towards improvement of performance in an
organization which is gaining of competitive advantage in the market. Also further it is going to
help a company in creating of brand image that is helpful in raising of fund and profit and marks
out talent. Also maintains brand image which is helpful in increasing of profit to bring out talent
of workers in a company. Strategies can also be adopted by an company for achieving a diversed
and inclusive work force.

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