To determine strategies for building an inclusive and diverse workforce

MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS PROJECT

Contents
TITLE:.............................................................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
P1 Aim and objectives............................................................................................................4
P2 Project management plan that is including scope, communication, cost, time, quality, risk
and resources..........................................................................................................................6
P3 Formulate of the work-break down structure and Gantt chart..........................................9
TASK 2..........................................................................................................................................10
P4 Qualitative and Quantitative research method................................................................10
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................12
P5 Interpretation of data.......................................................................................................12
P6 Recommendation.............................................................................................................19
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................20
P7 Produce a reflection.........................................................................................................20

CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................22
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................23
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................24
Template for performance review that are attached with the report by learner...........................27

TITLE:
“ To determine the strategies and initiatives that will help an organisation in building an
inclusive and diverse workforce”. A study report on Tesco.
INTRODUCTION
Business project are the most essential aspects that leads the management to implement
modifications among their functions and operations which are designed to gain top position in
market. Human resources or employees are the most crucial aspects for organisation which leads
management to enhance their overall productivity. Along with this most of the current
organisation are performing its work at global level by engaging more number of employees.
This report is written from perspective of ASDA which manage its business among retail
industry. Currently organisation operates its supermarkets, retail stores and mobile chain at
multi-national level (Bell, 2018). All the operations which are performed by management are
focused towards accomplishment of organisational goals and objectives. Moreover, this report
highlights on aim and objectives of project. Project management plan will also be included in the
report as well as project is also divided with the WBS and Gantt chart for completing all project
successfully. In the recommendation will also be provided by analysing the data in accurate
manner.
TASK 1
P1 Aim and objectives
Global market is generating opportunity as well as challenges for the organisation which
directly impacts on the goals and objectives of company. With the term globalisation it is
analysed that the competition among organisation is increasing. Therefore, ASDA is also focused
for performing their work beyond local boundaries so management is recruiting more number of
employees to complete task and operations in minimum time period. But it also creates
challenges for organisation because of diverse workforce. So to retain employees for longer
period management implement policy related with employees for complete all task properly.
Project- With the set of activities and manage them in organised manner it is identified that
organisation perform all work in the form of a project (Bos-de, 2019). The project also leads an
organisation to perform all tasks in decided time period within accurate manner through utilising
available resources.

Project management- The term management consists of using different resources that are
started with the analysis of performing organisational task by utilising methods, skills,
knowledge and experience that helps to achieve target in decide time period.
AIM
“To determine different strategies and initiatives that can be used by organisations to
develop diversity and inclusiveness of workers which will help the organisation in gaining a
competitive advantage in the market.” A study report on ASDA.
Objectives
 To improve knowledge that are related with diverse and inclusive workforce in ASDA.
 To examine that is influence on workforce productivity of organisation.
 To understand advantages that is build diversity for performing diversity in the working
premises.
 To study all strategy that impact on diversity that work with Tesco premises.
Literature review
Understanding the concept of diverse and inclusive workforce among employees with their
importance
According to the Preeti Bedi, with implement of strategy that are related with strategy
and diversity and workforce leads an organisation for attracting and generating new talent among
organisation. This also enables the management to generate innovation for its operations. This
also leads management for generating and implementing new policies related with employees so
it is to implement them. In retail industry all task and operations management is implemented
those policy that enhances and deliver better work policy for the organisation (Englund, 2019).
Along with this there are all task also performed effectively that is leading company to gain long
term results.
Different types of strategies and initiatives for generating all workforce inclusive and diverse
As per the view of Poonam Lakra, organisation is analysing that all of its workplace is
inclusion and generate various ethnicities, orientations, religion based which treat that all
employees must be treated same and equal. It is also leading the business to perform their work
with more efficiency and human resource as well as talent management department play an
important role that leads to perform all work with using inclusive languages in workplace.
Educate the leadership and develop of mentoring community also guide employees for dealing

with all challenges in effective manner. This initiative also helps the organisation to perform
work at workplace environment with more efficiency and effectiveness. Thus, with all changes it
is easy for management to enhance morale of employees for performing all work in effective
manner.
Benefits to utilise strategies and initiatives for organisation on long term basis
From the view point of Ekanshi Gupta, inclusive and diverse workforce offers various
advantages to the organisation that helps the organisation to manage their work at higher level of
innovation among business. There are various benefits also gained by management that relates
with creativity of employees (Fernando, 2018). In long term organisation is undertaking
advantages such as low turnover rate of individuals, problem solving ability and increasing the
skills of employees for performing their work within effective manner. This also concern that
there are various abilities are gained which increase employee engagement to make desired
outcomes from all activities.
P2 Project management plan that is including scope, communication, cost, time, quality, risk and
resources
The term documents that contains complete detail which are related with every phase of the
projects. There are various components included in organisation that are planning, executing,
monitoring, controlling. This is used by the organisation which set goals and objectives that are
utilised for analysing and attaining long term goals. The main purpose of project management
plan is ascertain long term objectives that is involved in project (Kassen, 2018). Along with
benefits of project management plan is as follow:
 This involves the set of scope, budget and schedule of work from starting.
 All resources related with business are arranged in systematic manner.
 Operations and functions lead management to gain desired outcomes.
The overall project management plan that includes scope, communication, time, quality and risk
is mention as below:
Scope- The scope related with this project is that organisation helps to generate effective
strategies that are used for generating better workforce by understanding needs and wants of
employees. This also determines that workforce of ASDA is differ from each other so in future
with right strategy it is to gain right results. This also determines it helps researcher to utilise all

policies in upcoming future to manage manpower.
Communication- With undertaking all project and utilise them it is essential for researcher to
communicate all task to project manager. There are various sources present in market such as
emails, video and audio conference etc. This all leads the organisation to perform all task in
better manner and it is also leading individuals to manage all work as per project manager. This
results both researcher and organisational department implement communication system for
performing all work in effective manner.
Resources- To complete the research project in effective manner there are various resources are
utilised by investigator that includes laptop, office space, books, magazines and journals for
completing all task in positive manner. Along with this organisation implement information
technology system such as oracle to gather relevant information for implementing changes in the
workforce areas.
Quality- The main function of quality perspective is to make changes in operations and ensure
that similar and desired outcomes are gained by management. There are various reliable
resources are utilised by management such as quality control chart for managing organisational
work as per new strategy (Kokkonen, 2018). Moreover, researchers ensure that all information
which is utilised must be specific and assist to gain meaningful information from them.
Cost- Cost to complete the project must identify all needs that is required by investigator on the
basis of completing operations as per there estimated and decided funds. Along with this various
methodology are also used which is related with formulation of budget. The term cost aspects is
also impact on the investigator because researcher also required an amount of £ 200 to complete
all work within effective manner. It is used in travelling expenses, collection of information and
some other variable expenses.
Time- To work as the timeframe it is identified that this is important for each and every activity
that it is completed within decided time period. This refers that all tasks leads organisation to
perform work with managing task as per time limit. From the perspective of ASDA management
required more than 6 months to implement changes and monitor them. Similarly research is also
completed by investigator within 7 weeks of period in order to make meaningful conclusion from
it.
Risk- It is associated with the project and the investigator face difficulties for gathering
information as it is relevant or not. Sometimes, management also compromise with strategies

that are suggested for ASDA. Technical and information risk is faced by organisation as well as
researcher while managing and completing the project.