Project On Barclays's Corporate Social Responsibility

MANAGING
SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS
PROJECT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART 1 ...........................................................................................................................................4
P1 What are the aims and objectives of project .........................................................................4
P2 Produce a project management plan......................................................................................5
P3 Produce a Work breakdown structure and Gantt chart..........................................................6
PART 2 ...........................................................................................................................................9
P4 Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods.9
Project Log Books.....................................................................................................................11
PART 3..........................................................................................................................................13
P5 Analyse the research by using appropriate tools and techniques ........................................13
P6 Recommendations of research and data analysis.................................................................18
P7 Reflect on the value of undertaking the research to meet stated objectives and own
learning and performance..........................................................................................................19
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................20
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................22

INTRODUCTION
Corporate Social responsibilities plays very essential role in growth and success of every
business organisation. Today's customers are expecting quality products and services for that are
ready to pay high amount to companies. It concerns with ethical values and spirit of law and
national & international norms of every business organisation. Along with this, companies also
to clear their aims and objectives which they wants to achieve. For that they should have to use
better quality of raw material and reduce wastages (Kerzner, 2013). With that, Barclays is
enable to ease up its products as well as manufacturing cost of their products and services.
Project management is the important responsibilities of managers it helps in to organise and
maintain the overall functions and activities of an business organization. If leader are enable to
manage their projects and task, it helps them in to completing their task on time. For that,
organisation is able to achieve competitive advantage of market and heights of success as well.
Along with this project management plan can be implement by different research methods in
order to achieve project aims and objectives. Evaluation of research methods and techniques
helps in to developing own learning process of managers by which they can improves their
personal as well as professional growth.
PART 1
P1 What are the aims and objectives of project
CSR activities are helps in to focus environment and developing natural resources of the
company. It is useful for organisation as well as for society in order to increasing market growth
and reputation of company. In Barclays, managers wants to achieve the aims ans objects form
their upcoming projects. With that, they are enable to accomplishing their goals missions. CSR
activities are helpful in order to fulfil the needs and demand of their customers and they also
have to maintain the quality of the product as they promised with customers (Meredith and
Mantel Jr, 2011). It also helps in order to reduces cost of the products and save damages.
Topic - “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its importance for
sustainability and competitive advantage”
Background of the project – The project is concerned with fulfilment of corporate
social responsibilities. In Barclays, it helps in increasing sales and customer's loyalty towards
the products and services of the company. B Along with this corporate social responsibilities also

useful for developing better brand recognition, business reputation and financial performance of
the company. It has ability to attract talent and retain staff for organisational growth (Jeston and
Nelis 2014). CSR activities easier to access capital in Barclays. Therefore, it useful for brand
differentiation in order to create different brands and products form another companies.
Aims –
 Accomplishing organisation growth and market share by supplying quality products and
services to customers so as they can easily trust upon products of company.
 To maximise the internal efficiencies and reduces cost of the company. For example –
Barclays aims to make 1 billion of savings on the purchase of their goods and services by
2011.
 CSR also helps in increasing value for stakeholders that involves – local communities
and shareholders.
Objectives -
 For Barclays, customer satisfaction and care is the first priority regardless of the kind of
goods and services. So as the company should have to improves their relationship with
customers, ethical behaviour, customers services and the quality of their products
(Rosenau and Githens, 2011).
 Barclays is also responsible for environmental activities because it uses various natural
resources. For that, company is able to take necessary steps to maximize the necessary
steps for environmental protection.
P2 Produce a project management plan
Project management plan – Project management plan is a approved and formal document
that is used to manage and organise project execution. It helps to take necessary actions in order
to define, coordinate, integrate and prepare the different planning activities. For Barclays, PMP
works as a communication vehicle that helps in ensuring key stakeholders in order to share an
understanding of the project. There are some elements that are necessary to involve in project
management plan, such as as follow: - Cost – Managers have to managers the cost of the project. It means the prices and
necessary elements of the project do not affects the budget of the company. If Barclays
manage its cost on its business operations so as it is enable to increasing savings and