Project Management and Performance Review

This assignment involves a project management performance review, where the student is required to reflect on their experience in managing a research project. The review covers various aspects, including setting deadlines, dealing with issues, communicating effectively, and identifying risks. The student also evaluates their strengths and weaknesses, such as time management skills and communication skills. The review concludes by highlighting areas for improvement and future professional development opportunities.

Managing as successful
Business Project

Table of Contents
TOPIC:.............................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Research Background.............................................................................................................3
Rationale.................................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
Aims and Objectives..............................................................................................................3
Project Management Plan.......................................................................................................4
Time Scale, Gantt chart..........................................................................................................5
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................8
Research Methodology...........................................................................................................8
LO.3.................................................................................................................................................9
Data Analyse and Interpretation.............................................................................................9
Recommendation..................................................................................................................16
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................17
Reflection.............................................................................................................................17
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................18
Appendix........................................................................................................................................19
Log Book..............................................................................................................................20
Performance Review template..............................................................................................23

TOPIC:
“How do multinational companies improve the recruitment, selection and training of
their employees to meet International requirements?”
INTRODUCTION
Research Background.
Globalization is the main component that has led to the revolution change in the business
operations through its activities like cross border trade, exchange of information and technology,
movement of people across the world and other economic factors like exchange of currency etc.
It has lead to the autonomous movement of goods and services and people across different
countries and has affected various functions of business like-marketing, HR, Operations and
finance. This project report is based on the study of Nestle Plc, which is the largest FMCG
company and deals in packed foods, chocolates and dairy products. The company has its
operations in 194 countries across the world. Nestle has around 450 factories and consists
339,000 employees working for it across the world. This project report will highlight the process
of recruitment and selection and employees training of Nestle Plc and the improvements to gbe
made in order to cope up with the globalization trends and meet up international standards.
Rationale
The intent for this topic selection by the researchers is to understand the recruitment
selection and training process of the multinational organization and to understand what
improvements can be made in these processes to meet up the international standards in context
with globalization. On the flip side another purpose for this project preparation is for the
academic requirements of the researcher.

LO 1
Aims and Objectives
Aim:
“To explore the scope of the recruitment, selection and training strategies for employees
to meet the International Standards- A Study on Nestle Plc.”
Objectives:
 To have a better understanding of the the current recruitment, selection and training
process of multinational companies.
 To determine the changes to be made in the recruitment and training process of the
companies to meet up the globalization trends and international standards.
 To identify the challenges which are faced by the multinational companies in recruitment
and training process due to labour migration across the countries.
 To recommend the effective measures in improving the training process by the
companies for dealing up with the arising challenges and issues.
Research Questions:
 Which recruitment, selection and training process are used by the organization?
 What are the changes to be made in recruitment, selection and training process of the
companies to meet the globalization trends and international standards?
 What are the key challenges which are faced by companies in recruitment and training of
individuals due to labour migration across different countries?
 What are the effective measures that companies can use to deal with the challenges and
issues related to recruitment and training process?
Project Management Plan
Project management plan is a document which defines each and every aspect of the
project. It adds structure to the process by assigning an order to all the important parts involved
in the plan, therefore, it includes scope, schedule, cost and quality, human resource,
communication and risk which are mention in detail below:
Scope- Scope of the project refers to its utilization in certain areas. The outcomes of the
research project report will be beneficial for the academic learners as well as the corporate

purpose(Palinkas and et.al., 2015). The report will help the Nestle Plc in relation to its internal
operations and will also be beneficial for academic learnings for students as well.
Cost — Cost is the prior thing to be considered before conducting the activities of the
research. Identifying the cost of different elements and activities will provide the researcher a
cclear overview of the overall budget for this project. Researcher has considered cost allocation
of all the activities and the total cost for this project is £7000.
Time- Time management is the another important element of this research project to be
considered by researcher. It includes allocating time schedules for every activity and setting up
deadlines for each activity to complete the project within specific time limit(Teherani and et.al.,
2015). The researcher has scheduled the time for all the activities by relating to the overall
deadline for this project completion.
Communication- Communication is an element that establishes coordination and
connection between the people. It connects the stakeholders of this project with the researcher
and lets him collect the required information in relation to the project objectives. Researcher has
used different communication tools in this project as such- Emails, Social media, Telephones,
Fax etc. in order to collect information and communicate with the stakeholders.
Risk- Risk are the uncertain circumstances that arises during the project execution. The
risk factors causes loss and delays in the completion of the activities of the project(Bernard,
2017). Researcher has to ensure and be prepared with the effective measures for the occurrence
of risk factors in project like- Data loss, data manipulation, physical injury and other common
risk elements. The consequences of the risk may delay in the results for the project and will
disturb the time schedule for the activates as well as incur financial loss to the researcher as well
and thus teb researcher must be prepared with the preventive actions for dealing with the risk.
Resources — Resources comprises all the necessary elements that are needs in the
successful completion of these research project. Without the availability of the adequate and
required resources the project activities are difficult to accomplish on time. The researcher has
utilized different types of resources such as- laptops, stationary, internet connection, telephones
etc.
Time Scale, Gantt chart
Time Scale

Gantt Chart
WBS

LO 2
Research Methodology
Research Methods- Research methods comprises the techniques and tools of conducting a
particular research. They are used for collecting and analysing the data for research. Quantitative
and qualitative are the two types of research methods. Quantitative methods are used where the
data collected is in the numerical forms including facts and figures(Lohr, 2019). Qualitative
methods are used where the data collected contains the people's reviews, suggestions,
perceptions, choices and mindset toward particular element and when the data collected is in
unstructured form. This research project is based on then use of qualitative method to obtain the
outcomes related to the project topic.
Research Approach- research approaches refers to the plan and procedure for collecting,
analysing and interpreting the data into a systematic manner for obtaining accurate outcomes.
There are two types of research approach- Inductive and Deductive approach. Inductive
approach starts with the findings and hypothesis is planned at the ending of the study procedure
due to set of observations(Lune and et.al., 2016). Deductive approach comprises developing the
hypothesis based on the existing theory and testing the research approaches after that. Researcher
has applied deductive research approach as it is suitable for qualitative data.
Sampling- Sampling is the selection of different variables from a wide range of population and
these variables are known as samples. There are two types of sampling- Probabilistic sampling
and Non probabilistic sampling. Probabilistic sampling involves calculation of possibilities or
chances for the selection of samples, here there are equal chances for the variables in the
population. Non probabilistic sampling involves sample selection on the judgement of the
researcher and his experience and knowledge related to the data. In non probabilistic sampling
the chances for all the variables are not equal for getting selected. This research project is based
on non probabilistic sampling where 20 HR managers from Nestle Plc are been selected to get
the outcomes and answers regarding the topic of the project.
Data Collection- After the selection of the sample size the next step is to collect the data from
the respondents. Data collection refers to collect the data from all the relevant sources and
collecting the answers for the research questions. Primary and secondary are the two methods for
collecting the data. Primary method includes collection of data directly from the respondent in
the form interviews, questionnaire, reviews etc. It is the raw form of data and need to be

structured to arrive at the specific outcome(Bell and et.al., 2018). Secondary data collection is
the data collected from the already published sources such as magazines, books and journals,
internet articles etc. This research will utilize primary method of data collection in the form of
questionnaire.
Data Analysis- Data analysis is the evaluation of the data collected from different sources in
order to arrive at particular result from it. Quantitative and qualitative are the two types of data
analysis in research. Quantitative method includes scientific solution or the use of different tools
like SPSS and spreadsheet for evaluating the data and obtaining results. Qualitative includes the
use of range of strategies and action plan for evaluation of qualitative information and transform
them into particular outcome. Researcher has used qualitative data analysis in this project.
LO.3
Data Analyse and Interpretation
Theme 1: Maximum managers were uncertain with the current recruitment, selection and
training process of Nestle.
PARTICULARS HR MANAGERS
Highly satisfied 1
Satisfied 4
Uncertain 15
Dissatisfied 0

Interpretation: The above questionnaire carried from 20 managers of Nestle Plc and the
outcomes obtained is that 15 managers were uncertain about the current recruitment, selection
and training process of the organization as they felt there must be change in these processes due
to various changing trends and different culture in the countries and other external factors.
Remaining were satisfied with the current process of recruitment, selection and employees
training as they were concerned prior about management's decision rather than the changing
trends.
Theme 2: Maximum managers were Highly agreed for the change in Recruitment, selection
and training process of Nestle Plc.
PARTICULARS HR MANAGERS
Highly agree 14
Agree 4
Disagree 2
Highly satisfied Satisfied Uncertain Dissatisfied
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
HR MANAGERS

Interpretation: The above questionnaire carried from 20 managers of Nestle Plc and the
outcomes obtained is that 14 managers were highly agreed with need of change in the
recruitment, selection and training process of Nestle as the employees were facing various issues
in performing the activities and matching up their skills with the latest trends as well as their
hesitation in working with the Nestle culture due to other cultural barriers among them.
Remaining were agreed as they were being concerned about the existing benefits to the
organization by the current recruitment and training practices and required changes, both at a
time.
Theme 3: Maximum managers suggested All the above options as the main changes to be
made in HR practices of Nestle to meet up the international standards and deal with
globalization trends.
PARTICULARS HR MANAGERS
Hiring High Skilled employees 4
Improvement in employees Training 4
Change in HRM policies 4
All the above 8
Highly agree Agree Disagree
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
HR MANAGERS

Interpretation: The above questionnaire carried from 20 managers of Nestle Plc and the
outcomes obtained is that maximum managers went up with all the above option as the required
changes to be made with the in HR practices of Nestle to meet up the international standards and
deal up with the globalization trends. They justified their statement by stating that Hiring skilled
employees will establish a strong workforce to cope up with the changes and latest trends of
globalization on business, Improving the training process of employees can make them capable
enough to resist the changes and adapt them accordingly and change in HRM policies of the
company will turn up to meet the international standards as well. Remaining opted for single
options as they were concerned of their benefits prior to all of them.
Theme 4: Language barriers in training programs is the main issue and challenge faced by
Nestle in its recruitment and training process due to labour migration across different
countries.
PARTICULARS HR MANAGERS
Corporate cultural differences 6
Change in employment policies 4
Hiring High Skilled employees
Improvement in employees Training
Change in HRM policies
All the above
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
HR MANAGERS

Language barriers in training programs 10
Interpretation: The above questionnaire carried from 20 managers of Nestle Plc and the
outcomes obtained is that 10 managers stated that language barriers for employees in training
programs is the main issue and challenge faced by Nestle in its training process due to labour
migration among the countries. They justified their statement that due to globalization there were
a lot of labour migrants for search of Job and which enabled the company to hire them and
provide employability and train them as per the company's requirements. But the major thing
was the language barrier which delayed the training completion and created issues in
communication as well. Hence, they opted to go with this option. Remaining went with the
cultural differences as they stated that the employees were unable to adjust as per the
organizational culture.
Theme 5: Maximum Managers were Strongly agreed that Cultural differences is the major
issue faced by Nestle Plc due to the expansion of company in different countries.
PARTICULARS HR MANAGERS
Strongly Agree 15
Corporate cultural differences
Change in employment policies
Language barriers in training programs
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
HR MANAGERS

Agree 4
Partly Agree 1
Interpretation: The above questionnaire carried from 20 managers of Nestle Plc and the
outcomes obtained is that 15 managers were strongly agreed that cultural differences was the
major issue faced by Nestle after expansion of its business in different countries, They justified
their statement by stating that Nestle has its business in several countries and in order to operate
the business the company require local work force from that country and train them accordingly.
Theme 6: Maximum Managers supported that the changes in recruitment, selection and
training will be beneficial for the employees in Nestle.
PARTICULARS HR MANAGERS
Yes 12
No 2
Uncertain 4
Maybe 2
Strongly Agree
Agree
Partly Agree
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
HR MANAGERS

Interpretation: The above questionnaire carried from 20 managers of Nestle Plc and the
outcomes obtained is that 12 managers supported that the changes in recruitment, selection and
training process of Nestle will be beneficial for employees of the company. They justified their
statement by stating that the company has several cultural and social issues among their
employees to adjust and work along with the organization as by the changes in the training
would develop the required skills and efficiency among the employees and also make them
adjustable as per the company's culture. Remaining were uncertain as they were not exactly sure
that the changes can bring up the solution or benefits to the employees as well.
Theme 7: Most of the managers suggested Employees Training and Development could be
used to overcome the challenges from labour migration on HR function of organization.
PARTICULARS HR MANAGERS
Employees Training and Development 14
Change in the HRM policies 2
All the above 4
Yes
No
Uncertain
Maybe

Interpretation: The above questionnaire carried from 20 managers of Nestle Plc and the
outcomes obtained is that 14 managers suggested that training and development of the
employees can be used to overcome various issues and challenges arising from labour migration
such as cultural adaption, language barriers and other issues. They justified their statement by
stating that employees training will make them capable enough ton resist the changes as well as
develop extra skills which will drive away their different issues like cultural differences and
language barriers and make them efficient enough to work with Nestle company. Remaining
opted towards the remaining options as they felt that along with the employees training there
must be change in HRM policies as well to make the employees comfortable and cope up with
the organizational culture.
Recommendation
 Change in the research method and using the quantitative method and using the SPSS
tool could have determined the specific and exact outcomes for the topic as the current
one is on hypothetical basis and judgement of the researcher.
 One more change can be recommended as using online tutorials for training the
employees so that they can manage their work on time and could have focus on training
session and this will also avoid disturbances in company's operations and productivity.
Employees Training and
Development
Change in the HRM policies
All the above

LO 4
Reflection
Conducting research project on scope of the recruitment, selection and training strategies for
employees to meet the International Standards-was the great experience for me, this has
improved my understanding about various recruitment strategies and training strategies that may
a company in meeting the international standards as this project has asked me to conduct a
extensively research on the recruitment, selection and training strategies at different platform of
the source such as books, internet and local platform. This research is valuable for the companies
those which want to expand its business in new location, these firms will be able to implement
correct strategies or will be able to improve their recruitment, selection and training practices in
order to get high profit as this research will help the company in understanding the strategy in
more reliable way as compare to the past. I learnt that if firms implements the correct tactic then
it would be beneficial in order to run business sin international market successfully. This study
has improved my knowledge about research methods, I got to know importance of each
methodology which may help in getting reliable results. I realised if selection of research method
is not appropriate then it may create problem in end results. I would be able to apply adequate
research methods in future projects. This study has improved my coordination and
communication skill as this research has asked me to involve in more tough discussion in the
team which has helped my communication and coordination skill. I realised that I am unable to
interact with other people easily but know I understand how to communicate with people. I have
worked on excel for graphs and words software . This has improved my analytical and technical
skill as well. The biggest benefit which I have got is the confidence that I can perform any
research very easily. Now in the future I would be able to use new technologies easily. But still I
realised that I need to work on my presentation skill, this may give my better results.
CONCLUSION
After going through above report it has been summarized that AIM of the company
“recruitment, selection and training strategies for employees to meet the International Standards”
can be successfully achieved by the company. It has also been summarized that the
organizational has to improve the HRM practices in the organization. Improvement requires are
they need to hire more skill full employee in the organization, They need to improve the

employee training in the organization and also they need to change their current HRM policy.
This report also summarized that the data which is gathered from the survey has helped the
organization in knowing what the changes which are required to be done and what can be done
in the better way to achieve the aim. It has been also summarized that the report not only has
helped the organization but also has helped the reporter that it has helped the reporter in
advancing the practical skill of the reporter which was not possessed by the reporter in the past.
REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Bell and et.al., 2018. Business research methods. Oxford university press.
Lune and et.al., 2016. Qualitative research methods for the social sciences. Pearson Higher
Ed.
Bernard, H.R., 2017. Research methods in anthropology: Qualitative and quantitative
approaches. Rowman & Littlefield.
Teherani, A. and et.al., 2015. Choosing a qualitative research approach. Journal of graduate
medical education. 7(4). pp.669-670.
Palinkas, L.A. and et.al., 2015. Purposeful sampling for qualitative data collection and
analysis in mixed method implementation research. Administration and policy in mental
health and mental health services research. 42(5). pp.533-544.
Lohr, S.L., 2019. Sampling: Design and Analysis: Design and Analysis. Chapman and
Hall/CRC.

Appendix
QUESTIONNAIRE
Name of Organization: Nestle Plc
Designation of Respondents: Human Resource Managers
Name of Respondents;
Age:
Gender:
1. Are you satisfied with the current recruitment, selection and training process of Nestle ?
 Highly satisfied.
 Satisfied.
 Uncertain.
 Dissatisfied.
2. Do you think there must be a change in Recruitment, selection and training process of Nestle
Plc ?
 Highly agree.
 Agree.
 Disagree.
3. According to you what are the main changes to be made in HR practices of Nestle to meet up
the international standards and deal with globalization trends?
 Hiring High Skilled employees.
 Improvement in employees Training.
 Change in HRM policies.
 All the above.
4. What is the main issue and challenge faced by Nestle in its recruitment and training process
due to labour migration across different countries?
 Corporate cultural differences.
 Change in employment policies.
 Language barriers in training programs.
5. Does Human resource management of Nestle Plc face the issues of Cultural differences due

to the expansion of company in different countries ?
 Strongly Agree.
 Agree.
 Partly Agree.
6. Do you think the changes in recruitment, selection and training will be beneficial for the
employees in Nestle?
 Yes.
 No.
 Maybe.
7. What would you suggest for overcoming the challenges from labour migration on HR
function of organization ?
 Employees Training and Development.
 Change in the HRM policies.
 All the above.
Log Book
Project Logbook for the chosen organisation:
Name of the learner: Name of
the
Supervisor:
Project Title: Date:
Update of weekly research/ tasks achieved (Account for a minimum of six
weeks with dates)
 What have you completed?
The researcher completed the aim that is “To explore the scope of the
recruitment, selection and training strategies for employees to meet the
International Standards- A Study on Nestle Plc.”

 Did you fulfil Task requirements?
Yes
 Are you on track and within deadlines set?
Yes, I met with the set deadlines.
 Did you need to make any changes to your project management
plan?
Yes,will do as per requirements.
Any risks and / or issues identified?
 Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of skills required for
undertaking research tasks?
I faced issue at the time of secondary data collection.
 Did you identify any additional risks/issues that have an impact on
the project management plan?
I faced issues such as Data protection with ethical issue.
Problems encountered
 What barriers did you face?
Primary data collection
 How did you overcome 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 as well as too nervous. Did I find it useful to complete the tasks? Yes
 How well have I performed? What did I contribute? I performed good and I contribute to complete the research in defined
time.
 What can I improve on next week? My communication and research skills.
 How might this learning apply in the future? I will apply this for conducting the research better in the future.
Tasks planned for next week
 Which tasks are priority? Aims and objectives is the first priority. Have you set aside sufficient time for completion? Yes
Project plan status to date (on, ahead, behind)
Supervisor comments to address
Signature of the Supervisor and date:

Performance Review template
 What was the Project supposed to accomplish?
The aim that is “To explore the scope of the recruitment, selection and training strategies for
employees to meet the International Standards- A Study on Nestle Plc.”
 Did the project succeed in its aims/ how do you know? Specifically, please outline
any evaluation and assessment undertaken.
Yes,
 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.
 What problems emerged during the project and how were they tackled? Was there
timely identification of issues and resolution during the project process?
Ethical issues
 What did you learn from undertaking the project?
I learn research skill and also raise communication skills while undertaking the project.
 How would you rate your performance as a management consultant leading the
project?
8.5 out of 10.
 What strengths and weakness of your performance ?
Strength : time management skills.
Weakness : research and communication skills.
 How will it supportive continuous professional development?
By developing communication and problem solving skills, so that this will support my
continuous professional development.