Determining Strategies for Building an Inclusive ASDA Workforce

This report examines the strategies and initiatives ASDA can implement to foster an inclusive and diverse workforce, aiming to enhance employee engagement and productivity. The report begins by outlining ASDA's aims and objectives related to workforce management and diversity, emphasizing the role of employees in organizational success. It incorporates a project management plan including scope, communication strategies, resource allocation, cost considerations, timelines, quality assurance, and risk management. Furthermore, the report develops a Gantt chart and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to organize tasks and timelines, followed by an analysis of both quantitative and qualitative research methods used to gather data. Data analysis and interpretation are provided, leading to specific recommendations for ASDA. The study concludes with a reflection on the process and outcomes, offering insights into the challenges and successes of building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS PROJECT

Contents
TITLE:.............................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
P1 Aims and objective of the organisation.............................................................................3
P2) By including scope, communication, resources, cost, time, quality and risk design Project
management plan....................................................................................................................4
P3 Develop of Gantt chart and Work-break down structure..................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................8
P4 Quantitative and qualitative research methods..................................................................8
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
P5 Data analysis and interpretation......................................................................................10
P6 Recommendations...........................................................................................................18
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................18
P7 Reflection........................................................................................................................18
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................19
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................21

TITLE:
“To determine the strategies and initiatives that will help an organisation in building an
inclusive and diverse workforce”. A study report on ASDA.
INTRODUCTION
Employees play an important role in the organisation and leads management to perform
all functions and operations with more efficiency by implementing essential skills and
capabilities. The main role to engage large number of workforce in the organisation is to perform
organisational operations at global level. It is also a major concern that there are various
challenge are also faced by business to manage workforce at global level. The selected
organisation for this report is ASDA (Araten-Bergman, 2016). It is operating there business in
retail industry and manage large number of stores, supermarket and retail provisions at global
level by employing large number of individuals. Moreover, this report highlights on aims and
objectives which are related with workforce and diversity. WBS and Gantt chart will also be
included in this report to perform all task and operations in simplified manner. In the last, project
management plan will be included in this report to perform all operations accurately.
P1 Aims and objective of the organisation
There are various operations and functions managed by the organisation to perform their
according to international level. This also governs that management must formulates the aim and
objective for performing their work to gain desired outcomes within decided time period. The
main motive of ASDA is to implement right strategy that leads organisation to manage and build
effective workforce in organisation. Along with this it also helps management in increasing their
competitiveness by performing all operations in an organised manner.
Project- According to Andreas Munk-Madsen, 2015, the term project can be defined as the piece
of work that is used for formulating a specific set of activities to accomplish company objective.
In simple terms project works as an unique process that is consist of set of controlled and
coordinated activities which are designed to complete the project with start and finish dates.
Project management- As per the view of John Lewis, 2017. Project are temporary and perform
all task for one time endeavour that is undertaken for creating an unique value which add more
value of organisation operations and functions (Ferenczi, 2018). Resources, raw-materials, time,
cost, money, communication methods are key aspects of a project management. This leads the

management of ASDA to complete their work in decided time period. Moreover, project
management assist the organisation for converting organisational vision and plan into practical
manner.
AIM
“To determine the strategies and initiatives which are related with workforce and employee
engagement that will help an organisation in building an inclusive and diverse workforce for
increasing workforce productivity”. A study report on ASDA.
Objectives
o To recognize all concept for understanding and formulating inclusive and diverse
workforce.
o To analyse and evaluate all strategies which are implemented by ASDA to enhance their
workforce skills and capabilities.
o To obtain long term results by implementing effective strategies for employee
engagement in organisation.
Literature review
Concept of diverse and inclusive workforce within employees along with its importance
From the perspective Mohammed, 2015, diversity play an important role in
organisational workforce and it is included among all operations. This refers that with better
employee strategy organisation are able to complete all work in minimum time period. Most of
the business specifically international companies utilise employee strategy for attracting skilled
and potential employees for organisation. Retail industry offers large number of products for
satisfying needs of customers in proper manner. Along with this by adopting right strategy
management is able to complete all work in proper manner (Fletcher, 2017). This is also
analysed workplace inclusion make employees for generating results that is inclusive workforce
as all persons belongs to different religion and adopt different value. So guidance of employees
plays an important role for management which includes various inclusive languages at
workplace.
P2) By including scope, communication, resources, cost, time, quality and risk design Project
management plan.
Project management plan can be defined as the papers that contain details relates with each
phase of the project. The main role to develop and implement project management plan is to

perform all task according to planning, executing, monitoring and controlling each action of the
project. This results that all the actions and operations aids organisation to accomplish their
desired and specific outcomes. In context of ASDA the main concern of management is to
increase the skills of workforce by overcoming from issue that is impacting on the work
performance of individuals.
Scope- Project are designed by organisation for obtaining long term results that is leading
management to complete their work in effective manner through understanding and analysing all
benefits. The topic for this report is to maintain inclusive and diverse workforce which
determines employee are engaged in all functions. So in context of ASDA scope for workforce is
too wide as company perform their work at large level (Hewins-Maroney and Williams, 2013).
From perspective of researcher workforce study and knowledge aids them to understand all those
aspects which helps to work within team or group effectively.
Communication- ASDA is operating there business at global level it governs that it is
mandatory for management to transfer essential information in minimum time period. Therefore,
communication is an important part for company which leads management to transfer
information such as important decision with fast approach. This also assist organisation for
implementing decision in accurate manner. In context of investigator communication is
important because there are various individuals are engage in research report.
Resources- Researcher and organisation both are completing their work to perform all task
in an effective manner. Internet, laptop or personal computer, skilled team members and books
are some common aspects that are required by both business houses and investigator. The main
motive to utilise all this resources effectively is to gather reliable and important information in
order to generate desire and specific outcomes from research as well as new strategy.
Quality- This is essential for management to ensure better outcomes from the project and
similarly, researcher also utilise quality perspective for obtaining reliable results. Therefore, all
quality perspective implement by management to gain reliable information from all individuals
that is used for obtaining all techniques to gain desired outcomes (Kulik, 2014). With obtain of
better results management utilise chart that controls specification to match with goals of
company. Quality also enhances better results through utilise and implement all information in
proper manner.

Cost- Cost that is related with project is an essential perspective for investigator and
organisation. This determines cost for business and basis to formulate adjustment identifies funds
that are used to implement all methodologies for formulation of an effective budget. ASDA
require large amount of funds to manage work with new strategy (Lindberg and et. al., 2016). On
other side, cost required by investigator to complete research is £ 4,000 to complete it properly.
Time- Timeframe works as an important part for organisation that is leading company to
complete all work as per time basis. In context of ASDA management time plays an essential
role for organisation because it assist them to complete all work in proper manner. Time for
implementing strategy by ASDA is an estimated time period of three months. Moreover,
researcher requires time an estimate of eight weeks to complete research in proper manner.
Risk- Risk is faced by organisation among all operations that is impacting in all goals and
objectives that is used to obtain longer results and it is used to complete work in proper manner.
This also refers that risk faced by organisation is considering to manage all operations due to
which its task and operations is impacting on ASDA goals. Along with this risk faced by
management impacts because management comprise those areas as investigator select those
methods that mitigate risk within organisation. Further, with both of this perspective this analysis
technique and implement it in right manner to complete projects through using effective learning
methods.
P3 Develop of Gantt chart and Work-break down structure
WBS- This is used by researcher to divide project in small activities that are easy to
manage and it also leads management for obtain desired results (Loseke, 2017). It also enable
organisation for increasing efficiency of project by completing all work in an organised and
sequential manner. With proper framework that is used by investigator leading project for
identifying essential roles and responsibilities which enhances overall productivity of
organisation to complete its work inn proper manner. Thus, it results to divide its task as per
investigate methods that implement longer results for proper analysis of market.

Gantt chart- This is recognises as a horizontal chart which is used by researcher to manage all
work in effective manner. From the perspective of ASDA this also enhances organisation to
complete their work in proper manner as it defines in managing project with more efficiency. It
is also allocate time for each project which ensures that all activities is beneficial to meet with
goals of company. Investigator allocates all activities with proper time frame to complete work
by allocating all activities as per roles and responsibilities of organisation. This is also beneficial
for introducing time limits and capabilities of project.

TASK 2
P4 Quantitative and qualitative research methods
Research methodology utilise by investigator for carry out all research in minimum time as
it is used to collect data on the basis of organisation. This results management complete its work
with operations. With quantitative research methods it is easy for organisation to adopt
techniques which are useful in obtaining better results that obtains in identifying, evaluate and
analysis of all information for gather of all information with proper investigate (Noble and
Smith, 2015). There are various methods which is used for collecting data includes essential
methods which are mention as follow:
Quantitative method- It is an effective method for research that is used to gain
measurable value with numerical suggestions that is used to consider all task in proper manner.
With this method all information is collected with reliable approach by justifying data through
the help of numbers. Chart, visual representation and graphs is used to analyse and present all
results in proper manner.
Qualitative method- According to qualitative method of research this refers to gain all
information within depth manner. All information which is gathered through respondents
undertakes more time for interpret of responses that is quite to generate perception about right
products among the customers.
Data and information is collected by researcher through utilising different sources which
are relates with topic and nature of research. Methods which is used for this research is mention
as follow:
Primary data- This data as well as information is collected by researcher for first time tha
is beneficial to understand specific purpose. With this data all information is gather by
individuals through using research techniques. There are various advantages gain by
management for managing specific information in tailor mode approach. Along with this
research is also reliable and authentic that generates meaningful results from report (Pleasant,
2017). In context of primary data confidential response is also collected to ensure information in
proper manner.
Secondary data- Information which is collected by secondary data is a record of already
published information and data that is available in books, articles and journals. Such records can

be collected from internal as well as external resources. With the assist of this greater data may
be collected which is enormously cheaper.
For assignment this research the investigator accrued the records from the secondary
sources together with primary assets which encompass use of questionnaires, books, journals and
web sites which include ONS, BIS etc. To accumulate the statistics, samples are taken from the
overall population with the help of sampling.
Sampling is the framework by which researcher verify their pattern out of information that
is collected from respondents (Roulstone and Williams, 2014). The form of sampling that has
been utilized by the investigator for his or her research is opportunity sampling in which they
have got selected random sampling in which any respondent may be selected. For this research
they have selected 30 personnel from the lodge which could respond to the questions of the
questionnaire which can assist them in gathering their assessments within accurate manner.
Questionnaire
Question 1) Is information and knowledge provide by management to aware you about inclusive
and diverse workforce?
a) Yes
b) No
Question 2) What is the importance of similar workforce culture in an organisation?
a) To gain equal results
b) To reduce employee turnover
c) To offer equal opportunities
Question 3) What challenges faced by ASDA to implement diverse workforce in organisation?
a) In-effective time management
b) Less training and development
Question 4) Which techniques are beneficial for motivating employees to implement new
strategy for workforce?
a) Monetary rewards
b) Proper discipline
Question 5) Which aspects demonstrate importance of diversity in the business?
a) Increased in innovation
b) Enhancement of goodwill

Question 6) How can diverse workforce is managed in organisation?
a) By engagement of employees in decision making
b) Increase in value of workforce skill
Question 7) What is the role of manager to manage and implement diverse workforce?
a) To motivate individuals
b) To understand workforce needs
Question 8) Which benefits gained by organisations to implement inclusive workforce?
a) Increase in productivity
b) Improvement in employee retention
Qualitative questions
Question 9) Which strategies are used by organisation to build an inclusive and dissimilar staff?
a) Development of employees
b) Participative and equality leadership
Question 10) Which methods are beneficial for implementing strategies in organisation?
a) To make change in leadership style
b) For right performance appraisal
TASK 3
P5 Data analysis and interpretation
Question 1) Is information and knowledge provide by management
to aware you about inclusive and diverse workforce?
Frequency
c) Yes 20
d) No 10
Question 2) What is the importance of similar workforce culture in
an organisation?
Frequency
d) To gain equal results 10
e) To reduce employee turnover 10
f) To offer equal opportunities 10
Question 3) What challenges faced by ASDA to implement diverse
workforce in organisation?
Frequency
c) In-effective time management 18

d) Less training and development 12
Question 4) Which techniques are beneficial for motivating
employees to implement new strategy for workforce?
Frequency
c) Monetary rewards 14
d) Proper discipline 16
Question 5) Which aspects demonstrate importance of diversity in
the business?
Frequency
c) Increased in innovation 18
d) Enhancement of goodwill 12
Question 6) How can diverse workforce is managed in organisation? Frequency
c) By engagement of employees in decision making 19
d) Increase in value of workforce skill 11
Question 7) What is the role of manager to manage and implement
diverse workforce?
Frequency
c) To motivate individuals 17
d) To understand workforce needs 13
Question 8) Which benefits gained by organisations to implement
inclusive workforce?
Frequency
c) Increase in productivity 11
d) Improvement in employee retention 19
Qualitative questions
Question 9) Which strategies are used by organisation to build an
inclusive and dissimilar staff?
c) Development of employees
d) Participative and equality leadership
Question 10) Which methods are beneficial for implementing
strategies in organisation?
c) To make change in leadership style
d) For right performance appraisal
Question 1) Is information and knowledge provide by management Frequency

to aware you about inclusive and diverse workforce?
a) Yes 20
b) No 10
Interpretation- According to the data of respondents it is identified that management is
more concerned about accomplishment of better results through using all inform attain of better
results that is increasing market size of organisation for gain of better results. Thus, employees
are able to learn better strategy.
Question 2) What is the importance of similar workforce culture in
an organisation?
Frequency
a) To gain equal results 10
b) To reduce employee turnover 10
c) To offer equal opportunities 10