Management Consultancy Project Report

This document presents a completed management consultancy project report. The report details a project focused on incorporating digital technology into a business to achieve growth and evolution. It includes sections outlining project objectives, methodology, findings, challenges encountered, lessons learned, and future recommendations. The report aims to demonstrate effective communication and business reporting skills within the context of a consultancy project.

MANAGING
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Aims and objectives of organisation......................................................................................1
P2 Plan of project management...................................................................................................2
P3 A Gantt chart and work breakdown structure to give stages and time frames for
accomplishing.............................................................................................................................4
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................6
P4 Small scale research implementing qualitative and quantitative methods.............................6
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
P5 Research analysis.................................................................................................................10
P6 Recommendation of study...................................................................................................20
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................20
P7 Self reflection of the work...................................................................................................20
CONCLUSIONS............................................................................................................................21
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................22

INTRODUCTION
Technology means to sum up the skills as well as strategies which are used by business
within the manufacturing process. Enterprise operations technology is again defining it in an
effective manner where enterprise functions are carry out (Ahmed Dine Rabeh, Jimenez-Jimenez
and Martínez-Costa, 2013). Medium as well as small sized business are using a digital
technology for accomplishing activities within the market successfully by mega corporations. It
is monitored that technology assist at a time of making enterprise operations as well as goods
more efficiently and profitability. Talent plus is adopting technology as it is an agency of
placement operating within United Kingdom is giving employment to 80 employees. In this
report, they are focusing on using a technology along with that it includes aims and objectives of
this research. In this small scale research will organise to collect information as well as analyses
of organisation by giving suggestions. In last, technology aid in continuing business operations
which can be analysed.
TASK 1
P1 Aims and objectives of organisation
Technology is a collection of different process, skills and techniques that aid in
manufacturing a product within company. Enterprise technology is modifying a way of
manufacturing a firm’s product. Small enterprise initiates the technologies of business for
developing a competitive benefit within a market. They are using websites, servers, computers
and digital goods for declining the cost of enterprise. In today's world of technology,
environment of market has become much dynamically. It is demanded by firms to make its
production as well as operations more properly for ensuring their sustainability within future
market (Chesbrough, 2010). Enterprise technology aid small firms to improve their process of
communication and production by its several apps such as personal digital, websites, texting and
e-mails. By technology development, companies are able to achieve the position of superior
within marketplace. It is proved that it is beneficial for firms to run its activities or operations in
a proper way and improve its efficiency as well. Physical resources such as operators as well as
machines linked with digital technology then it automatically run their function in an effective
manner by saving time. It assists in increasing buyers of their companies that achieve better
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results of financial as well. Companies can be large or small, new one or established, only its
skills of technological aid to meet competitive benefits within market.
Talent plus is a leading partner of assignment within businesses. It is an agency of
consultancy that provide skilled HR in others companies which is getting an advantage in terms
of sales performance, engagement, retention, profitability etc. This organisation also organises
the research within market that assist several firms in the process of decision making. They are
using advanced technology within employees. These technologies assist enterprise in enhancing
worker’s productivity as well. Hence, important aims as well as objectives of this assignment are
given below:
Aims: “To investigate influence of technologies on small enterprise in its growth and innovation-
case study on Talent Plus”
Objectives: Important objectives of this assignment are:
 Determine advantages of applying digital technologies within company.
 Evaluating influence of digital technology on enterprise.
 Analysing the relations of enterprise growth by applying advanced technology. Recommendations by which control of technologies can be approached.
Research questions
 How to determine the advantage of applying digital technology within enterprise world?
 How to evaluate the influence of technology which is applied on enterprise operations?
 How to analyse relations of enterprise innovation and growth in a company by using
latest technology?
 What are the ways by which enterprise can apply within the company?
P2 Plan of project management
Planning a project management is approved as well as formal documents creates by the
team of managers within the company. This plan is made by company, how they can execute a
project, controlled as well as monitored (Crane and Matten, 2016). It consists full baselines
summary, plans of subsidiary management and others planning of companies documents. These
documents which are planned are mainly used for defining methods of project team that they
have undertaken for increasing its scope. It involves the following points given below:
 Configuration and change management plan
 Need of management plan
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 Management plan for aspects such as human resource, quality, cost, schedule, scope etc.
 Process of improvement planning
Hence, it is a set of tactics as well as tools which are adopted to ensure the companies
activities which are undertaken as set results or not. Talent plus, which involve with applying HR
in other companies is observing several projects. It is adopted by this organisation which are
mainly undertaking with modifications in firms which has become a main cause of operations
failing. This assignment is difficult one which is dealing with an experienced employee within
their companies. The current assignment is given in a careful way that involve all main
components and ensure that there are very less chances as well as hindrances of failure.
 Cost: It is referring to all company’s expenditure which is held at a time of executing
a project. This current organisation like as Talent Plus, is monitoring the whole
culture of a firm (Den Hertog, Van der Aa and De Jong, 2010). This process consists
of formulation of new policies and practices, education, training and development etc.
Hence, it is a very expensive process for Talent Plus. e.g. Cost of executing a project
by using latest technology is used by Talent Plus organisation and its cost $2000 for
accomplishing all the activities.
 Scope: It is referring to entire process of functions that are undertaking for
accomplishing a project in a proper manner. To apply a productive culture within all
staff members, Talent Plus require to take several steps such as discuss as well as
inform about modifications with workers, use of latest technologies, organising
factors etc.
 Time: Managing it on proper time is a main factor in executing a plan of project
successfully. Hence, Talent Plus require to encourage its employees to execute a plan
within a given time period. Modifications in culture should be provided an adequate
time so that they can accomplish it in a proper way. e.g. Talent Plus need 6 Months
for achieving the goals and objectives of new project.
 Risk: Culture modifications have undertaken several risks. To implement these
changes, it requires various efforts that purpose is to use a new way of doing a work
and removing the traditional approaches. Therefore, if new modifications functioning
is getting failed to achieve a success then it will disrupt the whole activities of
enterprise. It will also take a time in achieving a defined certainty. Result of this risk,
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company require to establish new digital technology that assist in better training as
well as learning of workers (Eckerson, 2010).
 Quality control: Maintenance of quality is a main aspect of managing a project.
Hence, manager of project requires to plan all functions by concerning quality of
goods initially. Thus, Talent Plus can ensure in managing a right employees staff
within the company. So they can maintain their image as well as their brand name of
Talent Plus. e.g. Talent Plus have to manage their project effectively by adopting
latest technology to ensure the quality of their goods and services.
Modifications in company’s culture can adopt successfully if project management give
proper quality of learning as well as training platforms. It also aids them in managing a project
quality.
P3 A Gantt chart and work breakdown structure to give stages and time frames for
accomplishing
There are several enterprise tools which are applied at a time of doing a project plan. It is
a very difficult project so it is breakdown into certain elements which are bounded by its time
limit (Gebauer, Edvardsson and Bjurko, 2010). It can be accomplished by allocating all functions
in a given time period. It will assist in completing of project in an effective way.
Work breakdown structure
For accomplishing a project within a time limit, this system assists in breaking down of
business activities so it can achieve within a given span of time. This structure component may
be service, data, product and so on. It also gives a model for detailed estimating of cost and
controlling it. Instead of guiding a whole project, monitoring as well as managing a division of
hierarchical which can be accomplished more properly. Modifications in company culture can
undertake by firms with breaking its functions in training and development, education etc. It will
enhance the worker’s performance along with that company as well aid in competing with rivals
within a market effectively (Incelli, 2013). Hence, Talent plus had make a several departments
which are responsible for accomplish a project successfully. A company’s breakdown structure
is dynamically changing the firms culture is discussed below:
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(Sources: Work Breakdown structure, 2018)
Gantt chart
Structure of work breakdown has break the companies project functions into manageable
elements. Therefore, by the help of Gantt chart method, manager of project can depict work
amount should be accomplished on given time period. This method shows all functions by
graphical presentation. It is made by Henry Gantt which shows time, resources and progress used
in this project. Gantt method is concerned on every project segment that aid in management
successfully. For considering all activities as well as tasks within a project, this method can
utilise at a time of scheduling as well as planning the whole activities. In order to make a project
successful, it is also important to provide responsibilities of every given work to right HR so that
proper result can be achieved (Jones and Lubinski, 2012). One of important feature involved by
Gantt chart is find out of typical path for managing a project. Path which is critical is a method
that aid an enterprise to remove its efforts and choosing a right function to accomplish a project
within a given period of time. Talent Plus has break down its assignment into manageable
elements after than it gave effects or accomplish on given time, it is using in the following Gantt
chart. It also helps organisation in enhancing technology as well as performance orientation
culture for a firm.
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Illustration 1: Work Breakdown structure, 2018

TASK 2
P4 Small scale research implementing qualitative and quantitative methods
Business research is conducted for collecting data and information within a provided
topic. Gathering of information in the prospects for a business to take a decision. HR quality
services can analyse by gathering of data. Research of data collection with various methods are
secondary and primary data collection are discussed in detail below:
 Primary sources: In this, it is a natural data collection by persons for their work. Process
which is adopted at a time of gathering data and information are experimentation as well
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as observation (Introducing Research Methods, 2017). Gathered data and information is a
natural based data as it is used for the purpose of this study.
Name:
Age:
Education:
Gender:
Mail ID:
Q1) Does technology play important role in recruitment and selection method?
 Yes
 No
Q2) Does Talent Plus offer services through digital platform?
 Yes
 No
Q3) Is Digitalisation important for an organisation to achieve goals?
 Agree
 Disagree
Q4) How digital technology help candidate to select best option of job?
 Provide all information on one platform
 Easily to handle
 Increase efficiency
 High reliability of information
Q5) At which stage Talent Plus has come in technology adoption?
 Early adopter
 Majority
 Late adopter
 Laggard
Q6) Does organisation culture has created impact on implementation of technology?
 Yes
 No
Q7) Is online training method useful for company to enhance productivity of staff members?
 Yes
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 No
Q8) How role of advance technology has built innovative idea at work place?
 Increase learning of employees
 Reduce work efforts
 Provide path to complete task effectively
Q9) Importance of technology for Talent Plus?
 Increase performance
 Rise reachability
 Build positive brand image in candidate mind
Q10) Recommend several method for Talent Plus in order to develop competitive benefits and
increase revenue?
Q1) Does technology play important role in recruitment and
selection method?
Frequency
 Yes 30
 No 20
Q2 Does Talent Plus offer services through digital platform? Frequency
 Yes 35
 No 15
Q3) Is Digitalisation important for an organisation to achieve
goals?
Frequency
 Agree 40
 Disagree 10
Q4) How digital technology help candidate to select best option
of job?
Frequency
 Provide all information on one platform 20
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 Easily to handle 10
 Increase efficiency 15
 High reliability of information 5
Q5) At which stage Talent Plus has come in technology
adoption?
Frequency
 Early adopter 5
 Majority 25
 Late adopter 15
 Laggard 5
Q6) Does organisation culture has create impact on
implementation of technology?
Frequency
 Yes 35
 No 15
Q7) Is online training method useful for company to enhance
productivity of staff members?
Frequency
 Yes 30
 No 20
Q8) How role of advance technology has built innovative idea
at work place?
Frequency
 Increase learning of employees 10
 Reduce work efforts 10
 Provide path to complete task effectively 30
Q9) Importance of technology for Talent Plus? Frequency
 Increase performance 15
 Rise reachability 10
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 Build positive brand image in candidate mind 25
Q10) Recommend several method for Talent Plus in order to
develop competitive benefits and increase revenue?
 Secondary sources: Data is collected by newspapers, magazines, internet surfing and
many other external sources are known as secondary data. This is a process is very easy,
less time consuming and cost effectiveness as well. By using this source, it is not much
reliable as compared to primary data of collection because this data is already used by
others (Kankaanranta and Planken, 2010).
TASK 3
P5 Research analysis
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Theme 1 Technology play important role
Q1 Does technology play important role in recruitment and
selection method?
Frequency
 Yes 30
 No 20
Interpretation: There are 50 respondents selected through an investigator to know about their
opinions related to specific topic. According to 30 people, technology play a necessary role in
selection and recruitment method. But there are 20 respondents which are not agree with this.
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Yes No
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
30
20
Column B

Theme 2: Talent Plus is offer services through digital platform
Q2 Does Talent Plus offer services through digital platform? Frequency
 Yes 35
 No 15
Interpretation: On the basis of view point of 35 respondents, Talent Plus company offer its
services with the help of digital platform. But 15 respondents are not agreeing with it.
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35
15
Yes
No

Theme 3: Digitalisation is important to achieve goals
Q3) Is Digitalisation important for an organisation to achieve
goals?
Frequency
 Agree 40
 Disagree 10
Interpretation: Digitalisation is helpful in make operations and activities of an organisation
easier. Through this, Talent Plus company can easily focus on its aims and also can be achieved
in set time period. There are 40 respondents which said that digital technology is helpful in attain
aims in better manner. On the other hand, there are 10 respondents and they are disagreeing with
this.
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Agree Disagree
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
40
10
Column B

Theme 4: Digital technology help candidate to select best job option
Q4) How digital technology help candidate to select best
option of job?
Frequency
 Provide all information on one platform 20
 Easily to handle 10
 Increase efficiency 15
 High reliability of information 5
Interpretation: According to 20 people, digital technology helps candidate to choose best job
option through provide all information at one platform. But there are 15 respondents which said
that it is helpful in enhancing efficiency.
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20
10
15
5
Provide all information on one
platform
Easily to handle
Increase efficiency
High reliability of information

Theme 5: Talent Plus has come in technology adoption
Q5) At which stage Talent Plus has come in technology
adoption?
Frequency
 Early adopter 5
 Majority 25
 Late adopter 15
 Laggard 5
Interpretation: There are 25 respondents which said that at majority stage, Talent Plus
organisation adopt the digital technology. According to 5 respondents, it is early adopter. On the
basis of 15 respondents, Talent Plus company adopt digital technology late.
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Early adopter Majority Late adopter Laggard
0
5
10
15
20
25
5
25
15
5
Column B

Theme 6: Organisation culture has created impact on technology implementation
Q6) Does organisation culture has create impact on
implementation of technology?
Frequency
 Yes 35
 No 15
Interpretation: There are 35 respondents which said that culture of firm develop impact on
technological execution but according to 15 respondents, it is not necessary.
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Yes No
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
35
15 Column B

Theme 7: Online training method has useful
Q7) Is online training method useful for company to enhance
productivity of staff members?
Frequency
 Yes 30
 No 20
Interpretation: According to 30 respondents, online training method is useful for Talent Plus to
enhance employee's productivity. But 20 responses are disagreeing with this.
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30
20
Yes
No

Theme 8: Role of advance technology has built innovative idea
Q8) How role of advance technology has built innovative idea
at work place?
Frequency
 Increase learning of employees 10
 Reduce work efforts 10
 Provide path to complete task effectively 30
Interpretation: According to 10 respondents, advance technology has built innovative idea by
enhance employees learning. But there are 30 people which said that it helps in provide the right
part in order to finish task in an effective manner.
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10
10 30
Increase learning of employees
Reduce work efforts
Provide path to complete task
effectively

Theme 9: Importance of technology
Q9) Importance of technology for Talent Plus? Frequency
 Increase performance 15
 Rise reachability 10
 Build positive brand image in candidate mind 25
Interpretation: Technology plays a necessary role in increasing productivity and profit.
According to 15 respondents, technology is important for Talent Plus in enhance performance
level. On the other hand, according to 10 respondents, significance of digital technology is to
Rise reachability. But there are also 25 respondents and they said that technology helps in
develop positive brand reputation at the market place.
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Increase performance
Rise reachability
Build positive brand image in candidate mind
0
5
10
15
20
25
15
10
25
Column E

P6 Recommendation of study
Talent Plus is a small organisation in which management had employed approx. 80
employees within their company. This firm is organising functions by which they can give
proper workforce to several companies. Change, training and recruitment management are
activities which are conducted by this business. Managers are taking care of all business
functions are properly accomplish as per planning or not. Through that they can achieve their
goals and objective within a given period of time. In order to make a proper working of systems,
management had make a plan to apply digitalization. Through making modifications as well as
updating techniques and tools, enterprise can operate their work more efficiently and
significantly. Agency of placement is able to increase their share of market by taking help of
effective techniques. Some of several suggestions for this organisation are given below:
 Talent Plus need to organise a training sessions for employees as well as give them skills
as per their assigned duties; so they can perform their work efficiently.
 Manager need to apply technologies which executives designed the tasks.
 They need to have all customer’s information as well as considering and regulating them
in several functions.
 Scientific methods are correlated with digital technology along with that analysing both
the functions properly and results are achieved in an effective manner.
Therefore, talent plus has improved their level of profits by making their functions
system efficiently. Managers keep applying latest techniques by which they can provide quality
products to their customers. This will assist management in increasing their image within market
as well as compete their rivals effectively or easily.
TASK 4
P7 Self-reflection of the work
In this study it assists me in increase my knowledge of various terms which I had never
heard before. Through this, my abilities and skills had enhanced in an effective manner. While
doing this project, there were several conditions which I was not aware of it along with that they
are very much confusing. So, for completion this report successful I execute my duties and
responsibilities effectively. As management has accomplished the typical analysis regarding
digital technology applying in system of placement agency. Organisation goal is to raise business
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operations by taking help of technological apps. There are various issues which I faced while
doing a study are given below:
 Duration of research was very less due to that they are not able to get proper information
and resources for accomplishing assignment.
 I was not having effective knowledge as per operations which are to be organised by me;
it affected my research study as it makes my work typical.
 Sample is not effective as per present conditions of organisation; so solution for questions
are not having a quality work as well as effective for study.
Therefore, it is important for Talent Plus as well as its management to take care of all
problems which are hindering at a time of executing a report. Researcher want enough resources
and proper time by which they can collect proper data for study. It will help me in gaining
experience of several aspects which were not covered before. So, it will help in knowing that
project is accomplishing on time effectively.
CONCLUSIONS
As per above report it has been concluded that technology assist a company in enhancing
its effectiveness, profitability and productivity. It has changed the way of organising a business.
It allows all kinds of companies either large or small, it will help in reaching a new economic
markets and outsource their business activities in international as well as national environment.
Mainly for small enterprise, technologies assist in automating of office functions like as
accounting, record keeping, payroll and creating a secure surrounding for maintaining the
information of enterprise. By introducing several technologies applications into employees will
aid a firm in enhancing worker’s productivity as well.
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APPENDIX
LOGBOOK
Project Logbook for the chosen
organisation: Talent Plus
Name of the learner: Name of the Supervisor:
Project Title: Managing Business
Successful
Date:
Update of weekly research/ tasks
achieved (Account for a minimum
of six weeks with dates)
What have you completed?
Did you fulfil Task requirements?
Are you on track and within
deadlines set?
Did you need to make any changes
to your project management
plan?
Comments
The task have been attained
in developed assignment
associated with digital
techniques along with their
influence on the
organisational development.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Any risks and / or issues
identified?
 Did you identify risks/issues
with a lack of skills required
for undertaking research
tasks?
 Did you identify any
additional risks/issues that
have an impact on the
project management plan?
No
No
Problems encountered
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 What barriers did you face?
 How did you overcome them?
Lac of time and other
financial resources such as
requirement were more
than managed.
Availed through supervisor
and other collogues, I
achieved to meet final
outcome.
New Ideas and change of project
direction
To increase the
presentation of firm, new
changes and methods can
be coordinated accordingly.
What Have I learnt about myself
this week?
 How did I feel when I had to
deal with tasks/problems?
 Did I find it useful to
complete the tasks?
 How well have I performed?
What did I contribute?
 What can I improve on next
week?
I felt puzzled and did
worried.
Yes
Later, by the assistance of
senior, I attempted final
outcome.
Issues as well as conflicts
resolution qualities and
skills
Tasks planned for next week
 Which tasks are priority?
 Have you set aside
sufficient time for
completion?
Information Accumulation
Yes, I acquire enough
duration of time
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Project plan status to date (on,
ahead, behind)
Up to date
Supervisor comments to address
Signature of the Supervisor and
date:
Template for Performance Review
Template to be attached with the
report by the learner:
 What was the Project supposed to accomplish?
This work were portrayed on the explained report point.
 Did the project succeed in its aims/ how do you know?
Specifically, please outline any evaluation and assessment
undertaken.
Yes, work have been accomplished their goals their goals as this
is paramount to involve associated technology with digital
technology in business to gain evolution.
 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.
I have performed on the projected plan that has provided more
project completion in disciplined manner.
 What problems emerged during the project and how were they
tackled? Was there timely identification of issues and resolution
during the project process?
Sampling as well as interpretation was most complicated
procedure which was outlined and demonstrated in this work
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