Strategies for Developing an Inclusive and Diverse Workforce - Tesco Case Study

Managing a Successful
Business Project
TOPIC..............................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
P1 Aims and objectives...............................................................................................................4
P2 Project management plan.......................................................................................................6
P3 Gantt chart and WBS..............................................................................................................7
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................9
P4 Small scale research...............................................................................................................9
P5 Interpretation of findings......................................................................................................12
P6 Recommendations................................................................................................................20
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................21
P7 Reflection.............................................................................................................................21
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................21
REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................22

TOPIC
“Is to determine those strategies and initiatives that can be helpful for an
organization to develop a inclusive and diverse workforce”. Case study taken is on Tesco
plc
INTRODUCTION
Competition in market is being increasing day by day which is also leading towards
expansion of business. This is very important for an employee of an organization to have skills
and should consist of talent. It is going to lead towards coordination and effective result can be
attained from it. Also goals and objectives can be achieved in faster and better manner. There has
been a rising trend in creating of diverse workforce in organizations as they employees are
having various skills, talents, background and experiences which play an very important role in
uplifting of competitive edge within a market. This is very important to work under environment
which is having diverse workforce that is going to help organization in accomplishing of its
goals and objectives. Tesco is an British multinational supermarket that has been formed in1919
and its headquarter is situated in England. In these organization 45000 employees in its 6800
shops which is located all over the world. Things to be covered in this report are based on
inclusive workforce and diverse workforce. Further in the report strategies that are going to be
helpful in forming of working environment that has to be discussed. Research is to be done upon
small scale with the help of tools.

TASK 1
P1 Aims and objectives
An inclusive workforce is that kind of workforce which contains diverse employees in an
organization. They are also valued in an organization by including their view and opinion at the
time of taking decision inn order to make them realise there value in an organization. This helps
in increasing of commitments towards a organization. Also more effective method of achieving
goal is adopted by them which makes an task to be complied easily. It also helps in solving of
dispute in an organization by creating harmony among the workers and give rise to positive
working environment within an organization (Artto, Ahola. and Vartiainen, 2016).
Aim: “ To determine those strategies and initiatives that is going to help an organization in
developing of an inclusive and diverse workforce”. A case study on Tesco plc.
Objectives:
 Gather information about inclusive workforce
 To determine Strategies and initiatives which can be used by Tesco in creating of
inclusive and diverse workforce.
 For identifying of advantage of workforce for company.
Research Questions:
 What is meant by and inclusive workforce?
 What strategies and initiatives should be used by an organization for creating of diverse
workforce?
 What are the advantages of having such a workforce?
Literature Review
Inclusive workforce in a company
As per this an inclusive workforce in an organization means that people are belonging o different
backgrounds, cast, religion, age and talent is working together in an organization. It is very
important for an organization to consist an inclusive environment at work and this is going to be
helpful for an organization in making equality as the prior element in a society. It is helpful in
making value for an company. This in engaging an employee in a company and also to motivate
an employee to increase its capacity to work in a company and also motivates them to become
creative. Innovation has helped in making an inclusive environment more effective and has also
helped in increasing of employee’s turnover which is going to make him more involved in

companies work. Work performance enhancement has to be there which is helpful in achieving
of goals in an organization in effective manner (Bjorvatn. and Wald, 2018).
Strategies for building an inclusive and diverse workforce
Various type of things are there under which an organization is required to be helped within
forming of an workforce that is inclusive in nature and helps in leading towards benefit over
goals achievement in efficient manner. Training and development of program is going to be very
helpful in making employees understand its work and completing them in effective manner with
togetherness. This is going to increase tolerance among worker for each other. Engaging of
employees is very important and is going to lead towards participative form of leadership. So, an
employee is able to include and decision making that is going to be helpful in increasing value of
thoughts and ideas. This is going to give confidence and commitment for an organization.
Performance appraisal is going to lead towards performance judging of employee which is going
to lead towards enhancing of performance in an inclusive working environment (Carvalho. and
Rabechini Jr, 2017).
Advantages of having inclusive and diverse workforce
At the time of economic globalization companies has to try best for putting effort over
creating of diverse form of workforce in order that people are having variety of skills and talent
are required to hire within an organization. This is to be helpful in providing increase of
productivity and enhancing of employees performance because they can work over there
working. This is going to bring out stronger brand image of an organization into market due
large customer based and forming of talented workforce within an organization.
P2 Project management plan
This means that formal and proper documentation has to be approved as this is going to be
helpful in execution, monitor and controlling of task. This is going to be helpful in determining
of goals which is helpful in solving problem which are related to project and its achievement.
Also this is going to determine essential component of a project for attaining of desired result:
 Cost: It is considered to be one of the most important elements of a project which helps in
understanding the total cost that is able to use for carrying out of activities in an
organization and also for its smooth competition. This has helped in making sure that
budget is formed as per the advice given under this. The cost of an activity is over

determining of funds that has to be required by an organization. In order to complete the
project research is required to be done and total fund of £68000 and activities within
project that has to be efficiently completed fir achieving of goal.
 Time: This has to be determined over a time period that is going to be required in order
to perform research to complete a project. This is very important which is for
determination of an accurate time that is required in order to not delay for conducting of
research and also funds is also going to be use wisely. To complete a project
approximately time should not be more than 3 weeks (Engelbrecht, Johnston. and Hooper
2017).
 Scope: It is related over documenting and specific goals have to be achieved, feature and
functions, deadlines etc. This is required to be performed over completing of a project
within limited period of time. Research is required over determining scope into project
and action is needed to be taken over project.
 Quality: This is an very important thing in an research that is to be there through
complication within a project. Data collection has an effective role in defining of quality
of an product is important for the researcher to collect data from a reliable resource and
authentic sources which is going to help in maintaining of high quality of projects which
helps in increasing effectiveness of results that has to be achieved.
 Communication: This is in relation over using of the devices which is going to be helpful
over establishment of an efficient communication within its team members. So, that
coordination can be achieved in working. In other words this means that coordination can