Types of Strategies and Initiatives for Building a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce

Managing
Successful
business project

Table of Contents
Title..................................................................................................................................................1
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario................................................1
P2 Produce a project management plan that covers, aim and deliverables, time, quality,
communication, risk and resources........................................................................................3
P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart to provide timeframes and stages
for completion........................................................................................................................4
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................7
P4 Carry out small-scale research applying primary and secondary methods appropriate for
meeting project aims and objectives.......................................................................................7
Task 3.............................................................................................................................................10
P5 Present findings and data using appropriate tools and techniques..................................10
P6 Communicate appropriate Recommendations as a result of findings and data analysis to
draw valid and meaningful conclusions...............................................................................17
Task 4.............................................................................................................................................18
P7 Reflect on the value of undertaking the project to meet stated objectives and own learning
and performance...................................................................................................................18
References......................................................................................................................................19

Title
“The types of Strategies and Initiatives companies put in place to build a diverse and
inclusive workforce”.
Introduction
Managing successful business project is defined to be the major consideration of a business
or its management to moving ahead in a right direction to accomplish business objectives,
therefore, this study is efficacious to make readers understand about the potential skills and
knowledge required for managing a business project. Thus project management is a critical task
which requires independent investigation and data in order to meet the appropriate business aims
and objectives (Gurung and Prater, 2017). The present project management plan is based on
analysing the type of strategies and initiatives put in actual consideration by the businesses to
develop diverse and inclusive workforce. Thus, in today’s modern business environment the key
motive of the business and its management is to manage inclusive and diverse workforces for the
purpose of developing the operations of the business. In this, Unilever Plc, is the chosen
organisation, thus it is a large British consumer goods company, which has wide customer base
and concern over promoting inclusive and diverse workforce for the intention of enhancing the
operations of the business. The present report contains the aims and objectives of business
project and the project management plan bearing in mind the Multiple aspects such as cost, time,
quality, communication etc., work breakdown structure and Gantt chart to oversee progress of
project, small-scale research using qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis,
appropriate recommendations and reflection after undertaking the project (Barak, 2016).
Task 1
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario
The existing initiates to analyse different strategies and initiates organisations put on place
to develop a diverse and inclusive workforce. Therefore, equality and diversity are two important
aspect that are crucial to be manages by the business and its management to develop effective
workforce that are significant to achieve higher growth and success. Diverse and inclusive
strategies are significant for a business to drive innovative outcomes that are significant for the
growth of business (George and et. al., 2016). Thus, equality and diversity are defined to be the
most crucial aspects that are needs to be manages by the businesses to attain growth and success,
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thus, equality refers as the aspect to provide equal opportunity to the people irrespective of
whether they work remotely in a business, warehouse, shop floor and so on, thus it is about
ensuring individual to access equality at work place without any discrimination. Diversity takes
into actual differences among individual and groups of people, through placing a positive value
on those differences. A diverse and inclusive work place assorted values for individual’s
different backgrounds, knowledge, skills, and experiences, and uses these differences to create a
productive and effective workforce. In today’s business context, equality and diversity are
recognised to be the key issue which is mainly faces by the employees and it affects employees
performance. Therefore, in the context of business it is important for the business and its
management to manage equality and diversity equally as it has positive influence over the
operations and progression of the business. Unilever Plc is a large British Dutch transnational
consumer goods business which has its headquarter is in London, England and Rotterdam,
Netherlands. The company was founded in the year of 1929 by the potential efforts of Willian
Lever and James Darcy Lever. The company is operated in all around the globe with the suitable
support of their 155000 employees, thus the primary obligation of the business is to promote
equality and diversity at workplace for the intention of attaining higher growth and success
(Alvesson and Sveningsson, 2015).
Research Aim
To examine the type of strategies and Initiatives businesses put on place to build a
diverse and inclusive workforce. A case study on Unilever Plc.
Research Objectives
 To explore understanding about the concept of equality and diversity in the context of
business.
 To enhance recognition in regards to the importance of building diverse and inclusive
workforces within an organisation.
 To develop recognition in regards to the strategies and Initiatives opt by businesses to
develop a diverse and inclusive workforce. To effectively analyse the potential impact of strategies and initiates over the
performance of employees within Unilever Plc.
Research Questions
 What is the concept of equality and diversity in the context of business?
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 What is the importance of building diverse and inclusive workforces within an
organisation?
 What strategies and Initiatives are opt by businesses to develop a diverse and inclusive
workforce?
 What is the potential impact of strategies and initiates over the performance of employees
within Unilever Plc?
P2 Produce a project management plan that covers, aim and deliverables, time, quality,
communication, risk and resources.
The project management plan isn't a simple errand since change in single factor influences
the accomplishment of an association in different way (Kumar, 2019). Therefore, Unilever Plc is
a large business which has also facing the issue of equality and diversity at workplace due to this
the management of the firm is concern over implementing effective strategies to overcome the
issue and the project management plan is significant in assisting the whole investigation in right
direction and the key aspect of project management plan are defined as below:
Aim of the Project: The potential aim of this project is to examine the type of strategies and
Initiatives businesses put on place to build a diverse and inclusive workforce. Therefore, it is an
effective area of study which helps the business in guiding in the manner of developing suitable
strategies in context of managing the issue of diverse and inclusive workforces.
Cost: Cost and Capital is viewed as most crucial perspective for organization while maintaining
their business and during dealing with an enormous project of Unilever Plc on the grounds that
number of exercises are acquired during this procedure, likewise, advertisement, staffing of
wanted representatives, resources, incidental exercises and some more (Stone and Deadrick,
2015). Thus, appropriate amount of case is required by Unilever Plc to manage equality and
diversity via implementing suitable business strategies and initiates. Forecasted amount for
completing this project is almost 87000 and classification of this fund is described as follows-
Activities Amount in
Staffing of skilled employees 15000
Planning process 14000
Advertisement 8000
Arrangements of necessary resources 16000
Electricity 12000
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All the other miscellaneousexpenses 13000
Total 78000
Time: This factor is worried about the duration in which all the exercises of project is going to
cultivated and set for empowering employees towards their set focuses in a characterized time
allotment. Furthermore, time is tied in with overseeing business tasks in a specified duration by
considering fundamental realities or figures, likewise, Unilever Plc, has set around 9 to 10
months for fulfilling the requirements of the project and complete it in proper manner. Therefore,
the requirement of this present project is high as cultural diversity is a major considered area of
study which needs appropriate time to be complete, thus the duration of 9 to 10 weeks are
required to conduct each task in suitable manner to drawn valid outcome.
Quality: It is the significant component for organization as significant reason for firm is to give
top notch administrations to their potential purchasers with the goal that they can move toward
the firm for satisfying their needs and needs (Brière and et. al., 2015). Quality aides in driving
organization the correct way. Unilever Plc is focuses around creating top notch merchandise with
less use of assets as for acquire more benefits with profits. Therefore, quality management is
required to manage project in effective manner to complete the work in right manner. In the
existing project region, the quality is based over the information accumulated to guide the entire
work in right manner, therefore, the quality of information helps in effectively resolving the issue
in imperative manner. However, for resolving the issue of cultural diversity the researcher is
required to be concerned over gathering information from the valid sources so the viability of
project can be maintained.
Risk: There are such a significant number of unsure dangers are emerges in any business
association, some are connected with change of costs, issue of expenses and unavailability of
unrefined materials as for gracefully of products and ventures (Yi, X., Ribbens, Fu and Cheng,
2015). In the context of this present investigation major risk are associated with the information
that are accumulated for resolving the issue of diversity at work place. In addition to this, cost
and capital is also termed to be the another important risk as few activities like survey,
questionnaire are quite cost consuming in nature and this hindrance affects the entire project.
Communication: It is most significant perspective in firm since it helps in building up a
powerful channel to execute information and data structure one source to another. It is the duty
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