Response of Companies to Equality and Diversity at Workplace

Managing a Successful
Business Project

TOPIC
“Response of companies to issues relating to equality and diversity at the workplace like
gender pay gap, sexual harassment, gender divide in leadership etc. so that the productivity,
opportunity and healthy competitiveness among the workers can be increased.” A study on Aston
Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc.
INTRODUCTION
In the contemporary world businesses have employees belonging to different nations,
religions, cultures having different set of beliefs, ideas, skills, resources and energies which help
the company in achieving a competitive edge. Promoting equality among employees of the
company is important so that equal opportunities can be given to all the workers so that their
potential can be fully utilized and a working environment free from discrimination of all types
can be established which helps the company in achieving its goals and objectives effectively
(Allaoui, Bourgault and Pellerin, 2019). Equality and diversity in the company help in inspiring
the employees so that they can be more creative, innovative and productive to the company and
better results can be gained. This report is based on Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc
which is a British autonomous manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. It has over a
100 years of excellence in designing the automotive and creating world's most beautiful
automotive. This report will discuss about steps taken by the company to respond to the issues of
equality and diversity in workplace as car industry is majorly dominated by males. A small
research will be done to develop a project management plan along with Gantt Chart and WBS so
that the aims and objectives of the project can be successfully achieved.
TASK 1
P1 Project aims and objectives
The concept of equality and diversity at workplace is increasingly used by the
organisations as the increased globalisation has led to rise in the integration of businesses. This
has resulted in the increase in diversity at the workplace who have to be given equal
opportunities so that their potential can be fully utilized to achieve the company goals. Issues and
challenges that are generally faced in the company are gender pay gap, sexual harassment,
gender differences in leadership. These issues need to be successfully dealt with so that harmony

among workers can be created and a good working environment can be established (Araten-
Bergman, 2016).
Aim: To determine how Aston martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc responded to the problems
related to equality and heterogeneity at workplace so that the productivity, opportunity and
healthy competitiveness among employees can be enhanced.
Objectives:
 To understand the basic concept of equality and diversity at workplace.
 To determine the issues related to equality and diversity in Aston martin Lagonda Global
Holdings plc.
 To identify ways in which differences in gender pay gap, sexual harassment, differences
in leadership based on gender can be dealt with in the company.
Questions
 What is equality and diversity at workplace?
 Why are there issues related to equality and diversity at workplace?
 What are the ways in which these issues can be resolved?
P2 Project management plan
A project plan is a written representation which give details about each phase of a project
and defines the way in which project will be executed, monitored and controlled. It helps in
directing and guiding all the team members of the project so that the tasks of project can be
executed efficiently which will help in achieving the objectives of project (Bryson, 2018). The
elements of project management plan are:
 Cost: It is related the overall estimated expenses that will be required to be done so that
the project can be completed within time and budget and the expenses do not exceed than
the estimated amounts. Total cost of carrying out this project is shown as below:
Total Forecasted Budget
Particulars Amount
Promotion expenses £80
Cost incurred in technology £150
Other Expenses £200
Total Cost £430

 Scope: It relates to determining the extent to which the project will be able to achieve the
desired results. Proper methods and techniques of research are used in this report so that
the chances of the project success can increase and sameness and diverseness at
workplace can be established in the company. Time: It is related to the amount of time that will be required to successfully complete the
project. The time taken by researcher to finish this project is 2 months. Quality: It is related with collecting authentic information so that effective decisions can
be made which will help in completion of the project effectively on time. For this the
researcher uses both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection to ensure the
authenticity, reliability and quality of the data that is collected (Christian, 2019). Communication: Effective communication is the most important feature which helps in
completion of the project successfully by reducing conflicts and ambiguity of information
that is transferred at different levels of the project. Methods such as video-conferencing,
e-mails, voice messages etc. are used by the researcher so that transparency and
authenticity of information can remain intact. Risk: These are related to the barriers while efficiently conducting the project which will
reduce the efficiency and quality of research. The risk related to shortage of time and
resources, use of incorrect method of conducting research, inappropriate sample size etc.
are some of the risks faced by researcher.
 Resources: These are all the tools and assets that are required by the researcher to
conduct the project successfully so that the main objectives can be achieved. These
resources are human resources, statistical tools, technical and financial resources etc.
P3 WBS and Gantt Chart
Gantt Chart: A Gantt Chart is a horizontal bar chart which helps in representing a project
schedule including the time required to complete all the stages that are involved in the project
management plan so that the project gets completed on time (Erickson and et. al., 2014). This
helps the researcher in communicating the status of project to the project manager. It also helps
in identifying the hurdles that are involved in project completion so that the wasteful steps can be
eliminated and project gets completed on time.

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) : It refers to breaking down the complete project into
smaller components which are easier to achieve within a specified time-frame. This helps in
reducing the complexity of the project by breaking them into smaller and understandable events
so that the team members can efficiently perform their task and achieve the objectives on time
and in an efficient manner (Hajro, Gibson and Pudelko, 2017). Better distribution of work among
team members along with effective communication can be established by using this tool. The
WBS for this project is given below: