Managing Successful Business Project Assignment - Oakmann Inns

Managing Successful
Business Project

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Objectives and aims for selected scenario.............................................................................1
P2 Produce a project management plan......................................................................................3
P3 Work breakdown structure and Gantt chart to provide time-frame.......................................4
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TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................6
P4 Small scale research by using qualitative and quantitative method for achieving aims and
objectives.....................................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
P5 Data analysis by using appropriate tools ad techniques.........................................................9
P6 Communicate appropriate recommendations for drawing a valid conclusion.....................18
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................18
P7 Reflect on the value of undertaking the research to meet standard.....................................18
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................19

INTRODUCTION
Corporate social responsibility is a process in which company will take step for
development as well as betterment of society. Management have to take effective steps for
society to find out all problems and issues (Crane and Matten, 2016). Therefore, for helping as
well as improving the society standards for this activity of CSR will take place. It enable an
company for gaining a competitive benefit by applying this plan within enterprise. It is an
voluntary initiative which do not need any form of legislation. Oakmann Inns is an organisation
having a chain of 16 pubs ranked 4th in the list of top 100 within hospitality sector. In order to
gain higher position, management have to create differences of image from others. Company
have to apply the activities of CSR within their enterprise. A main thing which will
accomplished by an company under Corporate social responsibility is environment sustainability
and protection. In this research project, proper objectives as well as aims for assignment are
formulate within a limited time period along with that produce a project management plan.
TASK 1
P1 Objectives and aims for selected scenario
In this today's world, Corporate social responsibility is important for each company to
gain competitive benefit within enterprise. It is one of main thing by which management can
create as well as maintain their differences of image from others. It include as a promotional tool
for a organisation for generating as well as raise higher profits. It is carried down in proper
working along with that it influence positive on society. Oakmann Inns I having 16 pubs in over
all United Kingdom and they are making higher profits. In this, organisation management is
having capability to apply activities of CSR within enterprise. In order to maximise buyers as
well as sales of a firms, it is necessary for an entity to make a different image from another.
Organisation is utilizing the resources of society as well as it is an important duty to provide
certain return within favour of that. It is an only thing from which organisation can give proper
return to society by protecting them (Den Hertog and et. al., 2010). In today's times,
surroundings are getting exploited according to population as well as days are increasing. This
fact should be understand by organisation as well as start organising some programmes which
are value based for certain things.
Topic: “Implementing CSR activities within an organisation to meet sustainable objectives”
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Research background
Sustainable objectives are useful in context of which help in declining of societies issues
as well as raise their operations for getting things accomplished in an effective way. It is done by
taking part in CSR activity plan for improving standards of society (Gharajedaghi, 2011). As per
plans in which hotels have to improve issues of environmental as well as conserve it for
maintaining sustainability. Their are various other rivals already use this fact in enterprise as well
as gain benefits of this. Therefore, gaining a share market, organisation can adopt strategies as
well as apply in an effective way.
In order to create a different image from others, they have to employ some of tools and
techniques along with that process which are useful in such term. In this, government support
this type of company who actively take part in such kind of programmes as they are giving
advantage to society standards. Hence, for gaining shares of market as well as competitive
benefits of Oakmann Inns play an appropriate role.
Aim: To apply activities of CSR in the company to meet sustainable objective: A case study on
Oakmann Inns.
Objectives
 To find out the plan of Corporate social responsibility in gaining the objective of
sustainability
 To find out relation within competitive advantage and CSR for Oakmann Inns
 To control the positive influence of CSR on enterprise To analyse the different method for gaining competitive benefits by CSR
Research questions
 How the corporate social responsibility plan will aid in meeting the objective of
sustainability?
 What is the relation within competitive benefits and CSR for Oakmann Inns?
 What are main methods for gaining competitive benefits by such kind of programmes?
All the things are linked with assignment for making good understanding. It is useful for
long term existence of a enterprise as well as give growth as well. Therefore, it is gaining a
competitive benefit of CSR plan is one of best method.
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P2 Produce a project management plan
Plan is a useful tool for managing task in an effective way. As per plan, entire work is
accomplished in an systematic way which is an important thing for making a successful business
assignment. Managers play a very vital role as well as they have to take proper participation for
such consent as well. Project management plan consists quality, risk, time, scope and cost for
running a enterprise as well as an entity effectively for each fresh project. In relationship to
maximise enterprise, company have to consider this concept in account more effectively.
Oakmann Inns have to find out their plan of project management as well as work on it. Scope: Project scope is mainly high as compared others due to society. Within society,
Corporate social responsibility will lead to make different image of organisation in
relation to growth or survive and along with that improve society standards (Gustafson,
2012). Campaign of environment protection will support them in maintaining
environment as well as shoe their care towards it. Risk management: It is an important thing which is linked with each assignment is
having a risk behind it. Leaders as well as manager have to utilise their measures as well
as skills all such factors of risk which are linked with it. It aid them in overcome with
uncertainties along with that manage enterprise project successfully. Quality control: Quality attract mainly in service sector business. They have to measure
their quality of providing services so that they can meet higher customers as well as make
them aware about fresh projects which is in society favour. Cost: Value is linked with assignment also have to analyse them by senior authority as
well as managers for applying. If they found the project cost high then identify the
effective paths from which finance get minimise as well as arrange wastage which is
linked with it. Time: A boundaries or given period of time in which project should get accomplished is
also needed (Kowalkowski, Kindström and Brehmer, 2011). This assist in making proper
operations and make its result much effectively. Management have to make effective
period of time for applying the plan of CSR within enterprise. In this, they have to aware
about buyers within a limited period of time. Communication: A effective communication transformation or chain of passing
information from higher authority to lower level is necessary within company. A perfect
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entity is in which having a free flow of communicating information can take place. In this
CSR plan, they have to make a chain of informal communication in which they are going
to communicate a plan to every workers.
In order to achieve a successful business project, all the above points should have to
consider within firms. This assist them in controlling potential of a organisation and manager
deal with higher assignments. Therefore, decreasing of risk factor by finding them in another
main concern. Measuring a value of project is necessary for comparing the arrangement of fund
as well as availability of cash. Scope of these projects is already high due to that it is for society
as well as attract customers in an positive way.
P3 Work breakdown structure and Gantt chart to provide time-frame
A work breakdown structure estate to divide of all business activities and task in certain
units for completing them in an appropriate way. In this, employees are providing roles as well
as responsibilities according to their level of skills and knowledge, its result improve their
employees performance level. Oakmann Inns has create a work breakdown structure for
completing the activities of assignment within a limited period of time. Their are several tools
and techniques that assist in determining a project management of business activities. Gantt chart
is used for increasing firms potential by effective planning of company and work channelising in
several employees of the organisation. Oakmann Inns must sure that distribution of task within
employees according to their calibre, potential, efficiency and attitude. Company have to make
sure for making a positive surrounding within company and make their labours happy. It will aid
manager to increase coordination as well as collaboration within employees. For effective
growth of organisation have to observe as well as understand their employees which will give
them ideas about strength and weaknesses of firms to sustain for a long time within competitive
marketplace (What is a Gantt Chart?, 2017). In order to increase potential as well as growth of
company must conduct as well as plan different speeches of seminars for motivating employees
morale and motivational within business. In order to evaluate organisation performance different
tools and techniques are represented within marketplace. Oakmann Inns can analyse business.
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