Current issues arising due to equality and diversity at work place

Managing a Successful
Business Project

Table of Contents
TOPIC..............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1. Concept and Initiation..................................................................................................................1
2.0 Project aims and objectives...................................................................................................1
2.1 Project management..............................................................................................................2
2. Definition and planning...............................................................................................................3
2.3 Initiation of the project planning phase.................................................................................3
3. Launch and Execution .................................................................................................................6
3.1 Project execution phase.........................................................................................................6
3.2 Field work.............................................................................................................................7
3.3 Ethics, relatability and validity.............................................................................................7
Gathering and Collecting data and material ....................................................................................7
4. Performance and Control...........................................................................................................11
5.1 Communication outcomes...................................................................................................11
5.2 Convenience arguments......................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
APPENDIX I.................................................................................................................................14
APPENDIX II................................................................................................................................16

TOPIC
“Current issues arising due to equality and diversity at work place. A study on Aston
Martin Lagoda.” A study on Aston Martin Lagoda.
INTRODUCTION
Diversity adverts to the combination of several culture, beliefs, values, religions,
languages, race, caste, tradition and others. Whereas equality consists treating all the workforce
equally in term of culture, language, religion, ethics, colour and others. Therefore, these two
conception are advised as most integral component within a company as it instantly affiliate with
accomplishing maximised extent of productivity and profitability in a better way (Athanasoulias
and Chountalas, 2017). Moreover, diverse employees modify a formation to keep a healthy
workplace culture and also enable them to cope up with all sort of challenges or risk in a
creative and innovative manner without and issues. In regard of this project, Aston Martin
Lagoda has been considered which is a British independent manufacturer of Luxury sports cars
and grand tourers. This company was established in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford.
The firm is headquartered in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England and operate its business a cross the
world. In this project, it consists project aims, objectives, project management plan and its
different aspects. Various research methods of data collection will discuss and interpreting the
information with the utilisation of several tools and techniques. Lastly, offering, effective
suggestions for improving the quality of project and company's execution as well as
manufacturing reflecting which is based on the investigator experiences while processing the
entire projections actions.
1. Concept and Initiation
2.0 Project aims and objectives
Aims
“To determine the gender pay gap issues associated with equality and diversity at work
place.”
Research objectives
 To study the basic concept about gender pay gap issue of equality and diversity at work
place.
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 To ascertain the impact of gender pay gap on overall performance of Aston Martin
Lagoda.
 To determine the ways and strategies use by Aston Martin Lagoda to deal with gender
pay gap.
Research questions
 What do you understand by the basic concept about gender pay gap issue of equality and
diversity at work place?
 What is the impact of gender pay gap on overall performance of Aston Martin Lagoda?
 What are the ways and strategies use by Aston Martin Lagoda to deal with gender pay
gap?
Milestone and project schedule
This prospect is an integral component in investigator study as it assist researcher to
monitor and evaluate their overall work process in context of attaining the aims in set time period
without any kind of failure (Banerjee, 2016). In regard of this research, the investigator found out
that this projection will be accomplished within 6 months of time frame in effective and efficient
way.
2.1 Project management
It refers to the activity of initiating, planning, performing, controlling and closing the
work and task of the group to accomplice especial goals and attain particular success criteria at
the nominative time. It involves five phases of project management like initiation, planning,
execution, monitoring and closing.
Project initiation- It is the first phase in which the administrator of the company specifies
and justifies about the resources that will be use for accomplishing the task. In addition to this, it
also refers the rationale behind chose specific business cases as well as the estimation of the
potential financial benefits.
Project planning- Within it, administrator take an initiative to manufacture a detail plan
involve of time frame, origins, quality, communication and others (Bartlett, 2017). With the
assistance of it, project administrator can provide guidance to its team members in easy way and
can also attain the objectives in effective manner.
Project execution- In this phase, the project manger perform the desired plan between
workforce and assign roles and responsibilities according the skills and cognition of the
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employees. It consists deliverables within point in time, obtaining needed resources etc. to carry
forward the utility without any issues.
Project monitoring- In this phase, the project administrator make an effort to determine
whole working execution of the group members and supported on that take effective course of
action (Bell and Harrison, 2018).
Project closure- It is the final stage of project management in which the administrator
assume final work of group members which they exchange to targeted stockholders and target
audiences in order to execute sustainable maturation or improvement.
Importance/Advantages of project management
It develop the chances of accomplishing the desired outcomes and help in gaining a new
appearance on the projection that how it fits with the business plan of actions. Project
management is important because it assures that what is being delivered, is right and will deliver
real value against the business growth options.
2. Definition and planning
2.3 Initiation of the project planning phase
The planning stage is when the project plans are attested the project production and
necessities are explained and project schedule is generated. It consists creating a set of plans to
assist direct the group by the implementation and closure phases of the project. In regard this
investigation, the area which is concentrates is one of the common problem in most of the
organisation like gender pay gap and it unfavourably affect the organisation's brand image
among rivals. Therefore, the scope of this report is wide as it assist investigator to offer effective
solution for further examination and also for diverse publishers. In relation to projection
administrator, it enable them to apply best strategic determination in context of improving the
profitability and productivity ratio.
Steps and documentation in initiation phase
It is the first phase in project management plan in which it monitor the resources which
are needed for culmination of the project and also communicates (Routledge.Halibozek and
Kovacich, 2017). Whether it is executable and not. It consists six steps which are mentioned as
beneath:
 Development of business case
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 Undertake a feasibility study
 Producing a project charter
 Appointing the projection group
 Setting up the project office
 Perform a phase review
Project development plan
Time scale- This element is affiliated to those factors which states that the techniques
which are utilises by the investigator for the completion defined work and task in adequate
manner (Buttrick, 2018).
Time management- It is explained as an activity or style of planning, performing,
conducting particular actions with an attentive of improving the quantity of output among
targeted market in a revised way.
Cost- It is the monetary value which obtain in the procedure of organising a specific
investigation and examination with the motive of attaining best outcome in set time frame.
Quality- It is the component which is relate with the quality and relevancy of the
projection in term of collecting he data. With the help of it, projection administrator can place its
brand in a good position.
Change- This component indicates to those aspects in which it signifies that the ability of
project administrator to enforce the relevant changes in project in order to accomplish required
extent of profitability.
Risk- It is explain as the possible for irrepressible failure and any unsure circumstance or
situation which create impact upon the entire projection result and efficaciousness.
Work Breakdown structure
It is a systematic and organised process in which entire work and task devised in to
several small actions with an aim of accomplishing the goal in an efficacious manner. In addition
to it, it benefits the investigator to define and conduct the task and work in a developed manner.
Apart form it, it also assist them to find out the possible scope of threat and offer effective and
reliable solution.
Gantt Chart
It is a horizontal bar chart which embrace the actions that will take place and also the
time period for the competition of the task in a good position (Cleden, 2017). In addition to it, it
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