Managing A Successful Business Project

This report focuses on managing a successful business project and the importance of workforce diversity. It covers the aim, objectives, project management stages, research methods, data analysis tools, and recommendations. The report also includes a reflection on project value and its impact on organizational performance.

Managing A Successful
Business Project

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Aim and objective...................................................................................................................3
Time, resources, quality, risk and cost aspect of project plan................................................5
Covered in ppt........................................................................................................................5
Explaining about WBS and Gantt chart.................................................................................5
Covered in ppt........................................................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
To conduct small scale research with use of quantitative and qualitative research methods.5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
Tools to explain data analysis.................................................................................................8
Recommendation..................................................................................................................12
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................13
Reflection to project value and match them with organisation performance.......................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Employees or individuals are most important asset of an organisation that is leading
management to complete their project in an appropriate manner. In the present scenario, most of
organisation manage diverse workforce for performing their functions at global level. Sainsbury
is selected company for this report which is a retail enterprise and performs their work in
international market (Abankina and et. al., 2016). The issue of equality and diverse workforce
relates with socio-culture issue, performance appraisal of employees for solving conflicts
between diverse workforce. Moreover, this report focus on aim, objective and plan related with
the topic of equality and diversity. Gantt chart and WBS tools to manage work with schedule or
time frame will also include in this report. In the last, research methods and the reflection on
project value is highlight in the upcoming report.
TASK 1
Aim and objective
Retail industry is increasing their business constantly by fulfilling customer needs and wants
on daily basis. On the other side, Globalisation is impacting on company operations due to which
its business size is directly impacted. Therefore, team management is an important factor that is
leading company for selecting and engaging right individuals in organisation operations. Along
with this it is also leads Sainsbury for implementing diverse and equality workforce in internal
department of organisation (Bender, Klarsfeld and Laufer, 2014).
Project management- The term project management is defined as an application of methods,
knowledge skill and processes which is used by organisation for accomplishing specific project
with obtaining desired results from project operations.

Key stages of project management- Project are designed by company to complete work in an
organised manner. This also refers there are five phase of project management are included by
Sainsbury which are initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closing of project which all
are motivated towards completing of organisation project in a professional manner.
Advantages of project management
 Improve in productivity- The main motive of project management is to complete all
task with decided plan. It is beneficial for organisation to work with project management
because it helps to perform work in minimum time period and also reduce cost by
reducing unnecessary steps with use of planning.
 Improve collaboration- By relating all operations with project structure and the engaged
workforce it is easy for organisation to complete all task in proper manner. This also
determines management is leading employees for completion of Sainsbury’s project by
generating effective collaboration among them (Calvo-Mora, Navarro-García and
Periañez-Cristobal, 2015).
Aim- The aim of Sainsbury is to accomplish competitive edge in market by implementing
equality and diversity strategy that improve employee’s performance. A study report on
Sainsbury.
Objective
 To create alertness among workforce for the policy that relates with diverse and equality
in organisation.
 For understanding all factors which is enlightening productivity of workforce.
 To identify the potential benefits that relates with equality policy and strategy.

Time, resources, quality, risk and cost aspect of project plan
Covered in ppt
Explaining about WBS and Gantt chart
Covered in ppt
TASK 2
To conduct small scale research with use of quantitative and qualitative research methods
The term research refers to make an effective investigation which is related with managing
of all essential materials that is used for establishment of accurate facts in order to reach towards
right conclusion. This research relates with managing employees that relates with diverse
workforce. The main motive of company is to conduct right and effective results for analysing
explanation related with topic of equality and diversity workforce (Nicholas and Steyn, 2017).
Quantitative and qualitative methods are utilised by organisation for completing research with
stated project.
Qualitative market research- According to the qualitative research method it is used by
researcher to establish better fact to make better conclusion. In order to complete research with
arranging right workforce it is analysed management obtain better explanation about topic. This
also refers qualitative research method that is focus group, innovation related research method
and also interview that is used to understand workforce belief. This also make better point and
view for understanding particular situation which undertake about equality and diversity
workforce.
Quantitative research method- With the implement of quantitative research method
respective organisation or researcher is motivated to enter into target market with formulating
structure that is related with business (Palacios, 2016). Market research, questionnaire, survey
and many more are some of the important method which is used by researcher to present all
information with use of graph and chart.
From the perspective of Sainsbury it is identified that organisation is focused to utilise both
research methods so positive outcomes are generated from research that leads to obtain accurate
results.
Method for data collection

Primary data method is adopted for collecting the information directly from respondents
and the main use of primary research is to gather data for a specific topic (Rankin-Wright and et.
al., 2016). Moreover, primary research method is an effective method which is used to collect
information about organisation. It governs workforce conditions for each department is different
that collect all information to make meaningful results.
Secondary data define the information that is easily obtained by researcher because it is
already gathered by other individuals for completion of their research (Ryan, Ravenswood and
Pringle, 2014). Books, Journals and newspaper are some of the effective sources which already
states information about organisation task and it is used by researcher to undertake information
in minimum time period. The selected sample size for this research is 40.
Questionnaire
Quantitative question
Q1) Are the employees of Sainsbury understand about diverse workforce management?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2) Is equality workforce is required by all organisational departments to perform work in an
organised manner?
a) Yes
b) No
Q3) Which type of result is obtained by organisation with implement of equality and diverse
workforce?
a) Positive
b) Negative
Q4) By which strategy it is easy for business to adopt equality workforce?
a) Motivation about workforce
b) Right training methods
Q5) Operation and functions are performed in productive manner with part time employees or ful
time employees?
a) Part time employees
b) Full time employees
Q6) Is policy related with equality and diversity enhance company the work performance of

employees?
a) Yes
b) No
Q7) What benefits obtain by organisation with managing diverse workforce?
Q8) Which strategy minimise the impact of diverse culture from organisation?
Q1) Are the employees of Sainsbury understand about diverse workforce
management?
Frequency
c) Yes 20
d) No 20
Q2) Is equality workforce is required by all organisational departments to
perform work in an organised manner?
Frequency
c) Yes 15
d) No 25
Q3) Which type of result is obtained by organisation with implement of
equality and diverse workforce?
Frequency
c) Positive 30
d) Negative 10
Q4) By which strategy it is easy for business to adopt equality workforce? Frequency
c) Motivation about workforce 18
d) Right training methods 22
Q5) Operation and functions are performed in productive manner with part
time employees or full time employees?
Frequency
c) Part time employees 13
d) Full time employees 27
Q6) Is policy related with equality and diversity enhance engaged
employee productivity?
Frequency
c) Yes 28
d) No 12

Q7) What benefits obtain by organisation with managing diverse
workforce?
Q8) Which strategy minimise the impact of diverse culture from
organisation?
TASK 3
Tools to explain data analysis
Q1) Are the employees of Sainsbury understand about diverse workforce
management?
Frequency
a) Yes 20
b) No 20
Interpretation- By monitoring the data or information that is gathered from respondent refers
that most of the employees are already aware about equality and diversity workforce. So it work
as positive aspect for organisation to manage diverse and equality workforce.
Q2) Is equality workforce is required by all organisational departments to
perform work in an organised manner?
Frequency
a) Yes 15
b) No 25

Interpretation- There are various departments engage in Sainsbury that aids management to
achieve company goals and objectives. So it refers that with equality and diversity workforce
management is able to accomplish better results through performing work in organised manner.
Q3) Which type of result is obtained by organisation with implement of
equality and diverse workforce?
Frequency
a) Positive 30
b) Negative 10
Interpretation- Most of the respondents are agree that equality and diversity related policy leads
organisation to follow right results due to which positive results are generated in organisation to

make positive and effective results. So the reseasrch on equlaity and diversity work as effective
process for Sainsbury.
Q4) By which strategy it is easy for business to adopt equality workforce? Frequency
a) Motivation about workforce 18
b) Right training methods 22
Interpretation- With the gather information it is identified that training methods and motivation
perform an important role for organisation. Both methods are utilised by Sainsbury which is
leading management for implement of better human policy in organisation.
Q5) Operation and functions are performed in productive manner with part
time employees or full time employees?
Frequency
a) Part time employees 13
b) Full time employees 27

Interpretation- With the collection of above respondents data it is identified that part time
employees perform a small role in organisation operations. So Sainsbury must design policy
related according to full time workforce to obtain better results.
Q6) Is policy related with equality and diversity enhance engaged
employee productivity?
Frequency
a) Yes 28
b) No 12
Interpretation- Respondents provide all information that is related with company policy it is
identified that management is providing results that demonstrate employee productvity is

increased. So all enterprise perform work with motive of improving workforce performance
through providing business opportunities.
Q7) What benefits obtain by organisation with managing diverse workforce?
Solution- With managing diverse workforce it is analysed by management that organisation
complete their work with more productivity. The first benefit which is obtained by management
relates with adopting diverse work policy is that conflicts among employees is reduced.
Another benefit determines that business policy leads company to manage better results by
completing all task with more efficiency by enhancing morale of employees to engage them in
company operations.
Q8) Which strategy minimise the impact of diverse culture from organisation?
Solution- With the collected information an organisation recruit policy which is leading
management for reducing conflicts of diverse culture. This defines management of Sainsbury
make culture which is adopted by all and in context of company employee policy organisation
is able in generating longer results such as sustainability for accomplish of better position in
market.
Recommendation
Some recommendation on the basis of above data analysis is undertaken to improve policy
related with employee or workforce.
o The first recommendation which is provided to the organisation relates with the conflicts
that are generated due to the change in organisation policy. Like, both part time and full-
time workforce is engaged in organisation because both individuals perform different job
role in company.
o This is also recommend to organisation that it is mandatory for individuals to obtain
better position in market in order to gain competitive edge. But it generates challenge
company so training is recommend to all employees for improving skills of all
employees.

TASK 4
Reflection to project value and match them with organisation performance
First I am very glad for providing opportunity related to analyse the gap between
organisation internal divisions. One of the most useful perspective for conducting research study
is that it leads to understand working environment that boost probability for completion of task
with effective employees. Along with this it also raise understanding about retail companies that
leads to overcome from the impact of diverse policy in organisation. In the case that is related
with aptitudes, analytic capacity and dynamic environment conditions generate challenge to
complete project in an appropriate manner. Some skills and methods to improve them are
mention as follow:
Skills Requirements Method to improve
Communication skill One of the most important
aspects that are used by
researcher for all project that
leads to make better interaction
with all another employees. So
communication is required
among all departments.
In order to improve communication
skill I started to learn verbal and
written communication for
improving my performance on
regular basis. Correspondence also
improve information to make better
association.
Research skill With research skill executives
generates longer results by
completing all task with right
information. Further, it helps to
complete research with
understanding current
requirements.
For boosting the research skill I
learn to use software because it helps
to generate meaningful information
and complete the overall research in
minimum time period. Further, I also
take guidance from professional to
utilise information properly.
CONCLUSION
In the last, by the analyses of all above information it is concluded that workforce
diversity must be managed in the organisation for completion of project in an effective manner.
This project is used to study about workforce requirements and managing them to work
according to decided goals. It also defines with adopting policy and strategy related with human

employee’s better interaction is generated among all engaged workforce. Small scale research is
also conducted in the organisation for managing all employees in proper manner. Gantt chart and
WBS are project management tool which leads to complete all task in decided time period. In the
reflection on the project value to accomplish organisational goals is included in the report.

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Template for Performance Review to be attached with the report by the
learner:
What was the Project supposed to accomplish?
The current research is related with the human asset and the policy that is related with engaged
workforce. “ To investigate about the methodologies that are related with equality and diversity policy
within the organisation. A study on Sainsbury.
Did the project succeed in its aims/ how do you know? Specifically, please outline any evaluation
and assessment undertaken?
Yes, all the essential task are completed in an appropriate manner by focusing on all project which
finish the company work through using right and effective techniques. Questionnaire is the technique
which is utilised by management for completing all work in an organised manner.
What things do you think worked well and why? Evaluate all aspects of the project?
The best technique which is used by me is the skills such as communication and research skill and both
of them are utilised by me in an appropriate manner. It also leads me to examine all exercise through
which task are explored and complete with right strategy.
What problems emerged during the project and how were they tackled? Was there timely
identification of issues and resolution during the project process?
With the motive of completing and finishing research in an appropriate manner it is essential to conduct
all research in an appropriate manner by undertaking respondents review on the specific issue. This is
also relates with another issue which is used to follow the examination in order to explore different task
and align them with use of Gantt chart.
What did you learn from undertaking the project?
The completion of project relates with discovering of board and wide result to learn all association with
is related with workforce and the representatives of organisation.
How would you rate your performance as a management consultant leading the project?
By investigating all of the research factors used by me. I rate my work 7.5 from 10.
What strengths and weakness of your performance did you identify?
According to exploration of the report it is identified that research skill is the quality for my work that
drives in completion of all research factors with in an organised manner. Further, the issue which is
related by my work is people response towards organisation work.
How will this inform and support your continuous professional development?
With the use of research skill in different situations it is analysed that communication skill help me to
work with professional business practice. Example- it helps me to collect all information which is
relevant and generate meaningful results from research.