Unit 6 – Managing a Successful Business Project

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................4
P1) Aim and objectives..........................................................................................................4
P2) Project management plan.................................................................................................6
P3) Work breakdown structure and Gantt chart.....................................................................7
M1) Project schedule for monitoring and completing the aims and objectives of the project8
LO2..................................................................................................................................................8
P4) Small-scale research applying primary and secondary methods.....................................8
M2) Accuracy and reliability of primary and secondary methods applied..........................11
D1) Project management process and methods applied for gathering information and data
collection..............................................................................................................................11
LO 3...............................................................................................................................................11
P5) Analysis of data and findings.........................................................................................11
Quantitative data...................................................................................................................11
Qualitative data.....................................................................................................................19
P6 Recommendations as a result of findings and data analysis...........................................20
M3 Evaluate the selection of appropriate tools and techniques for accuracy and authenticity to
support and justify recommendations...................................................................................20
P7 Reflect on the value of undertaking the project to meet stated objectives and own learning
and performance...................................................................................................................21
M4 Evaluate the value of the project management process to meet stated objectives and
support own learning and performance................................................................................21
D2 Critical evaluation and reflection on the project outcomes............................................21
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................22
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................23
APPENDIX I.................................................................................................................................25
APPENDIX II................................................................................................................................27
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INTRODUCTION
Equality at workplace is mainly associated with ensuring that everybody and employees
have equal growth and participation opportunity at workplace should not be treated differently
where as Diversify is associated with taking account and resolving all difference among people
to place a positive value and bonding among staff (Armstrong, Landers, and Collmus, 2016).
This assignment is based on Nike Company which is a well known American Multinational
Corporation having specialisation in manufacturing and marketing of footwear, equipment
apparel and other accessories. This report includes a discussion about the aim objectives of
project together with a project management plan. Further, a Gantt chart and WBS is also form a
part of this project along with a small scale research. Finally suitable recommendation with
proper justification along with reflection and conclusion is also included in this assignment.
LO 1
P1) Aim and objectives
Nike is a multinational company that operates in various location of world and having its main
headquarter in Oregon, US. Being a multinational organisation it become essential for Nike
company to employs candidate from diversified culture and background thus, issue of proper
management of equality and diversity is faced by this organisation (Basak, and Khanna, 2017).
Thus, following research is conducted that is having below stated aim and objectives:
Aim
The main aim of conducting this research work on Nike company is, “To evaluate the
types of Strategies and Initiatives companies put in place in order to build a diverse and
inclusive workforce.”
Objective
 To get better understanding about the phenomena of equality and diversity.
 To evaluate the importance and advantages lead by management of equality and diversity
within Nike Company.
 To identify the Strategies and Initiatives that could be put in place by Nike company in
order to build a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Research questions
 What do you understand by the phenomena of equality and diversity?
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 What importance and advantages lead by management of equality and diversity within
Nike Company?
 Which are the Strategies and Initiatives that could be put in place by Nike company in
order to build a diverse and inclusive workforce?
Literature Review
Concept of equality and diversity along its advantages.
According to the view point of Louise Petty, 2016, Equality is mainly associated with
ensuring that everybody has an equal chance to take up opportunities regardless of their age,
race, gender, class, sexual orientation and should have equal freedom to make use of its skills
and learn new things. On the other side of coin diversity is strongly linked with promoting
human rights and freedoms that must be based on some principles of dignity and respect in order
to recognise and value people coming from different backgrounds, knowledge and skills (Clinton
and Whisnant, 2019). Thus, it can be evaluated that many advantages are lead by equality and
diversity that includes enhancement in productivity through offering a more positive workplace
environment. Further, diversity brings people from different backgrounds thus, enhance the
creativity and decision making power of an organisation through offering assess to different
viewpoints that lead to better competitive strength for a company.
Strategies and Initiatives to build a diverse and inclusive workforce
As per the opinion of Cristian Grossmann, 2020, the main strategies and initiatives that
could be taken by an organisation to build a diverse and inclusive workforce are:
Educate Managers- The first and foremost step of building a diverse and incuse
workforces starts from educating mangers and leaders about benefits of diversity at workplace. It
would Empower these managers with the skills that are necessary to grow and nurture a diverse
team.
Create Inclusive policies- To build a diverse workforce an organisation need to create
more inclusive and fair policies from recruitment to performance appraisal, evaluations and
promotion of staff to ensures selection and growth of all employees at a fair level (Drews. and
Van den Bergh, 2016).
Effective communication- It is an initiative that ensures better binding and interaction
among staff and managers thus, ensures better guidance and direction together with effective
coordination to develop diverse and incuse workforce.
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P2) Project management plan
It is written detailed plan that is made by a researcher to have better planning and
organisation of all aspects of a project. Following crucial aspects and element are included in
project management plan:
Cost: The estimated cost and expenses fir this project is provided below in following table:
Particulars Amount
Travelling expenses £50
Cost incurred in collection of data £100
Other Expenses £60
Total Cost £210
Quality: It is associated with authenticity and reliability of data collected for this
research thus, use of both primary and secondary sources of data collection are made to maintain
the high quality and viability of current research (Durlak, 2015).
Time: It provide information about the actual time need to accomplish a research work.
The estimated time required for current research is around 3 months.
Risk: This aspect is related with the main objectives and issues that can hamper the flow
of a research project. For current risk work the main risk are associated with insufficient time
and lack of resources.
Communication: Timely communication of research findings is essential to meet the
objectives of effective decision making on the basis of recommendation made through a research
thus, use of online and digital firm of communication would be made to ensure transfer of
research findings with all associated stakeholders.
Resource: The main assets and resources use for accomplishment of current research work
includes skilled manpower, financial resources and other statistical and technical resources and
method for data collection and presentation (Flick, 2015).
Scope: The scope of current research work is quite wide as it ensures better understanding
about equality and diversity and also lead to development of managerial skills and other
competencies in researcher and also useful for other organisation and scholars.
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