BSBADM409 Assessment 1: Coordinating Business Resources Activities

This document presents a completed assessment for the BSBADM409 unit, focusing on coordinating business resources. The assessment includes a learner workbook with various activities designed to demonstrate the student's understanding of resource management within a business context. The activities cover determining resource requirements based on business and operational plans, organizational requirements, ethical standards, goals, legal policies, and management structures. The student researches and details the application of these concepts, using examples like PRIMARK to illustrate organizational requirements. The assessment also includes demonstration requirements, where the student is expected to showcase competency through observations and practical tasks, as well as written responses. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding ethical standards, organizational goals, legal policies, and management channels in the effective coordination of business resources.

1. Table of Contents
1.Table of Contents...................................................................................................2
Learner Workbook.....................................................................................................3
Assessment 1 – BSBADM409 Coordinate business resources............................3
2.Activities................................................................................................................. 6
Activity 1A.............................................................................................................6
Activity 1B............................................................................................................8
Activity 1C...........................................................................................................11
Activity 1D...........................................................................................................14
Activity 2A...........................................................................................................16
Activity 2B...........................................................................................................18
Activity 3A...........................................................................................................21
Activity 3B...........................................................................................................22
Activity 3C...........................................................................................................24
Activity 3D...........................................................................................................26
Skills and Knowledge Activity.............................................................................27
Major Activity .............................................................................................. 30
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Learner
Workbook
To be administered by
the Trainer/Assessor
after the completion of
all formal information
presentation
Unit/s of
Competency:
BSBADM409
Coordinate
business
resources
Student Name:
Student No: Date:
Assessor Name:
Assessment 1 – BSBADM409 Coordinate business resources
Please complete the following activities and hand in to your trainer/assessor for
marking. This forms part of your assessment for BSBADM409 Coordinate business
resources.
The following documents are related to this document.
 BSBADM409 Unit of Competency
 BSBADM409 Learner Guide
The activity is to be completed and uploaded to Accit Moodle. You are
required to research and demonstrate a range of tasks to your teacher or
assessor to show that you have the skills to meet the requirements of the
unit. Specifically, you must satisfactorily complete each of the following
tasks to demonstrate some of the required skills for this unit. You will
need to demonstrate that you can apply the concepts discussed. You must
also be prepared for further questioning from your teacher or assessor. All
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work in this activity must be your own, and any material taken from
another source must be acknowledged. You will need access to a
computer with internet to complete this activity. Feedback will be
received from the trainer through Moodle.
Declaration
I declare that no part of this assessment has been copied from another person’s
work with the exception of where I have listed or referenced documents or work and
that no part of this assessment has been written for me by another person. During
your online submission there will be a checkbox which you will have to click to agree
with the above condition.
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Demonstration
Throughout this unit, you will be expected to show your competency of the elements
through observations or demonstrations. Your instructor will have a list of
demonstrations you must complete or tasks to be observed. The observations and
demonstrations will be completed as well as the activities found in this workbook. An
explanation of demonstrations and observations:
Demonstration is off-the-job
A demonstration will require:
 Performing a skill or task that is asked of you
 Undertaking a simulation exercise
The demonstration will cover one of the unit’s elements. The demonstration will take
place either in the workplace or the training environment, depending on the task to
be undertaken. Your instructor will ensure you are provided with the correct
equipment and/or materials to complete the task. They will also inform you of how
long you have to complete the task.
You should be able to demonstrate you can:
1. Determine resource requirements
2. Acquire and allocate resources
3. Monitor and report on resource allocation and usage.
You should also demonstrate the following skills:
Reading
Writing
Oral communication
Numeracy
Navigate the world of work
Interact with others
Get the work done.
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2. Activities
Activity 1A
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to determine resource requirements in
accordance with business and operational plans and organisational
requirements.
Activity In groups, pairs or individually, research and detail your
findings on the other examples provided as organisational
requirements.
Refer to your WORKPLACE for the details as to how they
relate to resource determination.
Organisa
tional
requirem
ent
Relativity to resources Instruct
ors
commen
ts
Ethical
standards
PRIMARK is a leading Clothing brand
and it is required that ethical standards
should be followed while executing daily
operations of business. All the staff
members needs to be provided with
equal job and work opportunities and no
discrimination should be made on the
grounds of race, religion, gender, sex
and ethnicity. Recruitment process is
conducted in a fair and transparent
manner and no favouritism is given to
any employee. Moreover training
program is also conducted for all the staff
members and it will aid in imparting
required skills and capabilities to the staff
members.
In addition to that environmental
standards are also followed in which it is
ensured that no harm should be caused
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to plants and animals while carrying out
business activities. Waste and effluents
are not thrown outside and it aids in
providing proper protection to the
environment. In addition to this
consumers of the business are provided
with appropriate information and while
giving advertisements and doing
promotions no misleading information is
provided to clients.
All the operational activities of the
business are performed by following
ethical standards that are set by top
management. Wages and
compensations are also provided as per
the industry standards and no
unnecessary deductions are made from
salary of employees.
Moreover good quality products are
provided to consumers and no cheap
quality material is used while
manufacturing products of the enterprise.
Goals,
objectives
, plans,
systems
and
processes
PRIMARK is a leading Clothing brand
organisation of the UK. It provides
superior quality products for its
consumers. The major goal of the
organisation is to be top fashion clothing
company of UK. Company is planning for
expanding its operations across globe so
that financial revenues and profitability of
enterprise can be increased. Company
uses a systematic and organised
process for carrying out desired functions
of business in successful manner.
Logistics and supply chain operations of
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the enterprise are properly planned and
managed.
Initially market research is conducted for
assessing potential consumer base of
the company and online and off-line
researches and surveys are conducted
for identifying potential client bases of
the country. Moreover suppliers of the
company are also chosen by deciding
what are the expected outcomes that are
required to carry out the business
functions. Business process is defined as
set of tasks that are carried out for for
completing a desired goal of business.
Processes are carried out in enterprise
on a daily basis for doing the desired
operations of business.
If processes of enterprise will be well
planned and effective than it will aid in
achieving a specific goal set by
management of an enterprise. If
processes of company will be set in
proper order than it will aid in reducing
the overall investment cost of the
organisation in successful manner. It
also aids in gaining competitive
advantage for the corporation. Business
processes of Primark company are
designed with objective to accomplish
set goals of business in successful
manner. Due to well designed processes
and effective system company has
became capable for establishing itself as
a top destination clothing store that
renders latest clothing products for its
consumers.
Primark group offers wide variety of
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products to consumers that includes
baby, women, men and beauty and
accessories to its consumers. In addition
to this documentation is done for all the
processes and it is required that all the
information and data mentioned in the
documents should be authentic and
reliable. Moreover a simple list is created
in which all the steps that are needed to
be included in business processes are
mentioned. It supports in doing proper
checking whether required objectives of
corporation have been completed as per
the set targets.
A check-list is prepared in systematic
manner and all the required processes
that are needed to be included for
carrying out business functions are
mentioned in systematic and planned
manner. In addition to this data base
management system of the enterprise is
also vary effective and use of advanced
technical equipments is taken. All the
data and information is fed on computers
and it aids in keeping proper records of
data and information that is being used in
the company.
Top management people of Primark
company are involved in setting goals
and long term objectives of the
corporation. Plans are set after analysis
external and internal business conditions
and it also aids in determining targets in
systematic mode. In addition to this
PESTEL analysis is also conducted for
finding political, economical,social,
technological, environmental and legal
factors are also considered. Moreover
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SWOT analysis is also conducted for
assessing internal business conditions
and it aids in making effective and
appropriate strategies for the
organisations.
Legal and
organisati
onal
policies,
guidelines
and
requireme
nts
Government of state has formulated
various policies and legal frameworks
which are mandatory to be follow for all
the organisations that are working across
nations. Employer of PRIMARK
organisation comes under legal
obligations for following all the
instructions given by government.
PRIMARK company follows all the
procedures that are required to be
completed while carrying out desired
business functions of the enterprise.
Policies related to employment and
working conditions needs to be followed
while completing the business functions.
Moreover legal frameworks formed by
state including policies for health and
safety are also followed. Under vicarious
liability it becomes accountability of
employer to pay for damages and harms
that are caused to staff members during
working hours. Furthermore if any
incident and damage is caused due to
negligence shown by employee than
employer comes under vicarious liability
for paying for the damages that has been
caused. A legal advisor has been hired in
the firm which supports top management
to formulate policies and legal
procedures as per the guidelines given
by government. It aids in running desired
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functions of business in legal and lawful
manner.
Managem
ent and
accountab
ility
channels
Management and accountabilities
channels has also been established in a
systematic and organised manner in
Primark group. Proper strategies have
been formed by top management the
group and roles and responsibilities of
each individual working in the enterprise
has been determined.
Organisation structure is well planned
and specific job roles have been
assigned to individuals. Tall
organisational structure is used in the
company and best practises are used for
doing people management. Under flat
organisational structure each employee
is responsible for reporting to their
superiors and it aids in maintaining
proper management channel in the
company.
Accountability is generally defined as
assigning proper duty and responsibility
to a person which is needed to be
performed in a specific period of time.
Accountability defines that a particular
person is held responsible for
successfully and effectively completing a
assigned task. If an individual fails in
completing and performing his assigned
work than such person needs to given
reason for poor performance shown by
the person. Three management levels
have been determined in the company
and it includes top management, middle
level and lower level management.
Moreover structure followed in company
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supports in completing the set vision and
mission of the organisation in effectual
manner.
Vision statement and mission statements
works as guiding tool that aids in setting
structure and channel in the enterprise.
Moreover communication channel is also
determined in which information and flow
of data is also ensured and it aids in
proper interaction between all the levels
of management. Moreover human
resource is most significant resource of
the company and it is vital that proper
care should be taken for managing the
manpower inventory of the company.
PRIMARK group deals in manufacturing
cloths and people carrying same skills
are called to apply for the recruitment
and selection process. Qualified group of
designers have been hired in the
company which supports in
manufacturing superior quality cloths as
per the trends running in the industry.
Company is planning to expand its
operations on global levels and it is
required that company should have
required manpower inventory for
successfully carrying out required
operations.
Manufact
urers' and
operation
al
specificati
ons
PRIMARK group offers wide variety of
cloths for women, men, kids and young
people. Customer's expectations have
increased overtime and due to that it has
become vital to design clothing products
as per the requirements of consumers. It
is assertive that manufacturing quality
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