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UNIT 6: MSB

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................11. Background and objectives......................................................................................................12. Project management plan.........................................................................................................33. Work Breakdown structure and Gantt chart............................................................................64. Research methods....................................................................................................................85. Analysing data.......................................................................................................................126. Recommendation and conclusion..........................................................................................177. Reflection...............................................................................................................................18CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................18REFERNCES.................................................................................................................................20APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................22

INTRODUCTIONGrowth and innovation within the business especially that of IT companies is very muchimportant as it impacts its profits and transforming activities of organisation as well. There aremany types of technological innovation which are paving its path throughout each and everysector of business (Foroudi, Nazarian and Duda, 2017). The various departments of organisationmust also be using variety of technological advancements like in production section artificialintelligence (AI) and big data analytic is used which is having growth in products. So thisparticular research is all about impact of digital technology in supporting the SME business theirgrowth and innovation based on Continental Consulting Limited UK. It is the UK based SME which is working in field of business consultancy and researchprocess re-engineering since 8 years in London and Greater London as well. ContinentalConsulting Limited is using various types of equipment, IT technology and computer facilities aswell to grow their operations. But certainly its technologies and innovation is getting obsoleteand depreciated due to which management want that there must be up gradation of capabilities ofcompany.MAIN BODY1. Background and objectivesBackground of report:This report will comprise of dealing with impact both negative and positive ofimplementation of digital technology (Digital innovation helping in financing for SME, 2018).Digital technology is having many merits and demerits in its application and execution as welllike there are continuous changes within technology so it becomes difficult for the company toinclude all type of innovations. SME business does not have equipment and expertise forhandling and implementing digital technologies like that of cloud computing or artificialintelligence as well. Continental Consulting Limited is working in market as providingconsultancy to their business clients who are mainly SME manufacturing companies which arelocated in London. So there is need that company is using and executing latest technologicalchanges within their re-structuring that is bringing capabilities of company to its maximum.Background of Continental Consulting Limited:Continental Consulting Limited is working since 8 years in market which is headed byMario Bindas who is the CEO of company. As it is having expertise in this field of business who1

are also having experience of this consultancy but company is not been able to incorporate thesaid changes which is like the up gradation of technology or equipment that they are using. Thisis due to increase in competition in market and rivals of Continental Consulting Limited areusing better IT facilities and latest technology.Aims:To identify the impact of digital technology on SME growth and innovation: A study onContinental Consulting LimitedObjective:To identify positive and negative impact of digital marketing on Continental ConsultingLimitedTo examine the difficulties in regulating latest equipment and digitalisation intoContinental Consulting LimitedTo recommend the ways in which digital technology could be supporting SME in itsgrowth and innovation.Research Question:1.What is the positive and negative impact of digital marketing on Continental ConsultingLimited?2.What are the difficulties in regulating latest equipment and digitalisation into ContinentalConsulting Limited?3.Define the ways in which digital technology could be supporting SME in its growth andinnovation?Significant of project:This project will be very much important for company as they will come to know what isthe need and importance of implementing latest technologies (Scuotto, Bresciani and DelGiudice, 2017). So the purpose of this study is to identify impact of digital marketing ortechnology within growth and innovation of SME of UK with both positive and negative factors.The researcher who is researching on this topic will be able to differentiate between positive andnegative impact of digital technologies. The purpose of project is to find out and identifydifficulties in regulating the equipment and digitalisation in the company and defining ways thatare supporting SME with growth and innovation.2

2. Project management planProject management plan (PMP) is the formal documentation which is used to managethe execution and planning of project. There are many ways to include the action plan ofresearch like that of defining, preparing, integrating and coordinating various planning activities.There are many components of PMP including scope statement, WBS, budget, time, quality,communication, risk and resources for this chosen project (Quinton, Pera and Budhathoki, 2018).It further defines and describes each and every phase of project starting from initiation, planning,execution, monitoring and controlling of project. Table 1: Project management planTaskModeTask NameDurationStartFinishPredecessorsAutoScheduledPreparation phase of project7 daysThu 9/13/18Fri 9/21/18AutoScheduledChoosing a theme or subject 2 daysThu 9/13/18Fri 9/14/18AutoScheduledDefining project scope andobjectives 1 dayMon 9/17/18Mon 9/17/182AutoScheduledSelect subject or problematic incarrying out installation 3 daysTue 9/18/18Thu 9/20/182,3AutoScheduledIdentifying aims and objective1 dayFri 9/21/18Fri 9/21/183,4AutoScheduledProject planning10 daysMon 9/24/18Fri 10/5/185,1AutoScheduledApplication step of development 4 daysMon 9/24/18Thu 9/27/185AutoScheduledBudgeting for project3 daysFri 9/28/18Tue 10/2/185,7AutoScheduledCommunication plan3 daysWed 10/3/18Fri 10/5/187,8AutoScheduledProject execution 10 daysMon 10/8/18Fri 10/19/188,63

AutoScheduledDividing task1 dayMon 10/8/18Mon 10/8/189AutoScheduledLiterature review4 daysTue 10/9/18Fri 10/12/189,11AutoScheduledData collection5 daysMon 10/15/18Fri 10/19/1812AutoScheduledProject monitoring3 daysMon 10/22/18Wed 10/24/1813AutoScheduledKey performance indication3 daysMon 10/22/18Wed 10/24/1813AutoScheduledProject closure4 daysThu 10/25/18Tue 10/30/1815AutoScheduledConclusion and recommendation3 daysThu 10/25/18Mon 10/29/1814,15AutoScheduledSubmission of project1 dayTue 10/30/18Tue 10/30/1815,17Table 2: Ttime durationScope/ stageExpected timeframeProject initiation7 daysProject planning10 daysProject execution10 daysProject monitoring3 daysProject closing4 daysTotal34 daysTable 3: Resource and cost budgetActivitiesBudget (£)Expenditure (£)Material purchase:Raw materials, paper and printer500Labour & service cost:4

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