Project Report: Airdri's Equality and Diversity Management Strategies

This report examines Airdri's business project focused on equality and diversity. It begins with an introduction to the importance of these concepts in business and outlines the project's purpose, scope, and objectives. Task 1 covers the project management plan, including aims, objectives, quality control, communication strategies, timelines, and resource allocation. A work breakdown structure and Gantt chart are also included. Task 2 details the research methodology, encompassing both primary and secondary research methods. Task 3 presents the findings, data analysis using appropriate tools, and recommendations for improving equality and diversity practices within Airdri. Finally, Task 4 reflects on the value of the project and its impact on meeting objectives. The report concludes with references and is designed to offer insights into managing successful business projects, emphasizing equality and diversity.

Managing a successful business project

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
P1Purpose as well as scope of project.........................................................................................2
P2 Project management plan that include aim objective, quality, communication, time as well
as resources..................................................................................................................................4
P3. A work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart.....................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P4. Carry out small scale research applying primary and secondary methods............................7
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
P5. Findings and data using appropriate tools and techniques..................................................10
P6. Recommendations as a result of findings and data analysis to draw valid and meaningful
conclusions................................................................................................................................14
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................14
P7. Reflect on the value of undertaking the project to meet stated objectives and own learning
and performance........................................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16
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INTRODUCTION
Equality and Diversity is determined as a concept that is related to the growth as well as
development of business organisation. Diversity determines the demographic diversification of
company in improved manner. It determines there are various backgrounds, culture of staff that
must be determined by company to fulfil the need of its staff. Diversity determines the
prevention in expression of region, gender, age and so on that bring favourable atmosphere
within business organisation. It is necessary to have a similarity for improving opportunity which
is provided by the company to its staff. Therefore equality and Diversity both are significant for
development of business organisation. The employees emphasized on choosing the organisation
for performing the work in which they must obey the equality and diversity and it provide
positive atmosphere in them. Hence, it is important to improve both equality and Diversity
within company to handle the different activity and organisation at global level. Thus, the report
is written upon the organisation named as Airdri. This organisation was founded by Peter
Phillips and located in UK. This report provides discussion regarding the information that must
be related to objective by including different aspects in it. Therefore the report determines
different types of method which is used for research that is conducted in a good way. Therefore
there are various recommendations in relation to research and reflection that must be considered
in this report (Klünder, Dörseln and Steven, 2019).
TASK 1
P1Purpose as well as scope of project
The current report is depending upon the organisation named as Airdri and they
emphasized on providing different variety of equipments around the globe. The research is
depending upon the improvement of various strategies that is used by organisation. Depend upon
this there are various types of procedure as well as tactics that is given by organisation as per
equality act 2010. In addition to this there are various recommendations that help in resolving
problems that are related to equality and Diversity that must be provided within business
organisation.
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Aim of the research
The aim of assignment is to consider the role played by business organisation to execute
equality and Diversity it also reduces the whole influence on gender pay gap of business
organisation. The case study that is used by business organisation named as Airdri.
Objective of research
 To know the concept in relation to managing and handling diversity and inclusive
workforce.
 To determine the appropriate procedure that is involved by Airdri to manage diverse
workforce for organisation.
 To analyse the effectiveness or efficiency level for handling diverse as well as inclusive
workforce.
Research question
 Explain the concept in respect of diverse and inclusive work force?
 Define the tactics and strategy used by supervisor of Airdri to handle diverse and
inclusive work force?
 Explain the important that help in handling diverse and inclusive workforce?
According to the viewpoint of (Harmon, 2019), it has been as is that organisation emphasis
on different kind of issue that is related to equality and diversity in which equality and Diversity
is the most important factor that is considered by top management team as per equality act. There
are different types of rules and regulation that must be obeyed by business organisation as per
equality act for increasing satisfaction and motivation level of subordinate.
According to the point of view of (Wasserman, 2016), there are different kinds of strategy as
well as tactics that is adopted by business organisation for offering equality and diversity to its
subordinates. It is considered as a technique that must be related to subordinate that eliminating
the conflicts. It helps the HR manager of the company to hire the best candidate for business
organisation.
As per the point of (Bjorvatn and Wald, 2018), the scope and purpose of equality and
diversity in every company is that it offered the opportunity to it subordinate that help in taking
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part in decision-making process and also the organisation emphasized on offering opportunities
to its subordinate and also offer training for boosting its knowledge or bring favourable
atmosphere at workplace.
P2 Project management plan that include aim objective, quality, communication, time as well as
resources
A project management plan determines the activity of business organisation that must be
performed by an investigator or researcher for accomplishing objective. This is executed by
including different type of aspects that are significant for completing the research in pre-decided
period of time. It determines explained proposal in relation to project that define cost,
communication as well as resources and many more (Lam, 2016). They also determine the risk
that is included in finishing the project in pre-decided time period. It is a duty of supervisor of
company to consider those resources that is required and what action which is required to taken
for finishing the project in timely manner. There is also a discussion in respect of different
component of project development plan that is given below:
Cost it determine the cost or price that must be needed for performing different process of
business organisation. Cost is determined as one of the critical elements for completing the
project and also it is the duty of manager to handle the price or cost in good way for growth as
well as development in relation to project. The management team of business organisation need
£1000 to execute functions and activity of research for achieving aim of organisation. While
organising survey it is significant for company to have £500 for executing procedure in relation
to investigation and gathering the data in good way.
Scope It is connected to the project that increases or boosts the knowledge in respect of
inclusive and diverse workforce. It is determined as a wider scope that is helpful for researcher in
executing the project in good way. This project also define the improving plan that must be
connected to Gantt chart that is helpful for handling or managing the project and also they
manage the time which is taken by subordinate for finishing the specific project.
Time it determine the time which is taken for executing the specific project in better way.
In reference of particular research, the investigator focuses on taking time around 6 weeks for
completing or finishing the investigation in better manner. They focus is on managing blueprint
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that is related to the activities as well as functions connected to project. Thus the manager of
Airdri emphasized on performing project in timely manner for development of organisation.
Qualities it is determined as an efficiency level that assists in boosting the quality of
project. It is the responsibility of project manager to know the quality of project and also gather
the relevant information that increases the quality of project. In context of Airdri, the supervisor
of company emphasized on providing detailed description in respect of barrier or problems that
must be occur while maintaining the quality of project. Therefore the manager is capable to
handle the quality that is connected to the project in better way.
Communication: It determines that the communication is helpful in interacting the
persons or employees with one another. It is necessary for organisation to have critical
information that is used in completing the project. There are various tools which are used for
communicating the information related to projects such as e-mail, messages as well as chat box
and many more. It is important for staff that they focus on accomplishing objective in pre-
decided period of time (Schoper, Böhle and Heidling, 2016).
Risk: It is determined as difficulties that must be confronted by the investigator for
completing their project on time. It is considered as one of the most important factor that is used
by investigator for development of organisation. There are an issue regarding lack of Finance
that must be taking into account while finishing a project related to research. It is important for
manager to avoid the risk in relation to shortage of budget and they focuses on making good
communication that decreases the problems in improved manner. In addition to this the
supervisor emphasized on recruiting those staff that is helpful in eliminating problems or
difficulties and also reduces the risk that is necessary for finishing the overall research in better
way.
Resources it determined those kinds of resources that is needed by investigator for
performing various activities that is helpful for accomplishing objective and also helpful for
completing projects. There are various types of assets such as finance, time, person and internet
that are needed by researcher for completing particular project on time. There a different kind of
skill as well as competencies needed for executing diverse plan in good way.
P3. A work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart
Work breakdown structure it is determined as the tool that is used by organisation for
performing the research in better way. This tool is considered as the most important element for
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organising different activities in relation to research in improved way. It is important for
manager to handle the various activities of project in better way. This techniques is shown in the
form of hierarchy way that assist in providing the various functions of project in small parts that
must be accomplished by team member on time. . A work breakdown structure is significant for
any type of project and it also signifies different activity as well as function in relation to project
is performing in good manner. In reference of this, they divide or segmenting their activity of
project that helps the supervisor to divide this activity among the team member for completing a
finishing the work in timely manner.
Gantt chart it determine the visual achievement of functions that is needed for finishing
the particular project and also help in a completing objective in pre-decided time period. It
determines the horizontal Axis which represent the time duration needed for finishing particular
project. Vertical Axis signifies the task or work which is needed to finish. By executing these
types of tools as well as technique the researcher emphasized on completing the particular
project in timely way (Simonet, Delacote and Robert, 2016). The Gantt chart also defines the
success of project and all the resources that must be considered by completing the particular
project in the time which is decided by the manager of the company.
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TASK 2
P4. Carry out small scale research applying primary and secondary methods
Research is an activity that assists in determining the solution that is connected to the
difficulties that is adopted by using scientific method. The investigator emphasized on different
types of method for build appropriate investigation like gathering of data and information that is
connected to research and finding and many more. Therefore the basic need of the process of
Investigation is to offer the answer or solution of whole research that assists in resolving the
problems and generate new suggestions to resolve it in better way (Doustaly and Zembri-Mary,
2019).
Research method it is determined as a process that must be connected to the research that
is used by a researcher for carry out different processes like gathering data or information that is
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connected to the research project for accomplishing aim and objective in timely manner.
Therefore there are the explanations in respect of research method that is given below:
Qualitative research is a kind of research in which it is necessary to collect the
information which has quality. The main purpose of organisation is to determine the description
in respect of Investigation that is adopted to consider recommendation, causes and
empowerment. These tools are adopted by organisation for conducting qualitative research in
respect of interview, observation and many more.
Quantitative research method Herein, the data or information gathered that is in term of
statistical manner. There are various types of methods which are used such as graphical
representation, mathematical as well as a statistical and many more. This kind of research
includes different facility that must be in statistical form and they need numerical information for
finishing the research in pre-decided period of time. By adopting these types of method that is
related to investigation they collected information by adopting online sources, surveys and
interview and many more.
Therefore from the above given methodology are connected to research it has been
assessed that the investigator use qualitative method for collecting information that help in a
completion objective related to research.
Data Collection method is determined as the tools that is used by investigator for
gathering information. There are different types of sources that are adopted in order to gather
information that offer the detailed explanation in respect of them.
Primary source it is considered as a process which is used for collecting necessary
information which is executed by investigator. There are different types of information in which
the researcher emphasized on collecting first-hand data that is not collected by any other
researcher by using the sources like such as questionnaire, online survey and many more.
Secondary source considered the techniques that assist in collecting necessary information
which is already collected by any other researcher. They collect the information by using various
sources such as books, newspapers, government site and many more that is helpful for researcher
(Dandage, Mantha and Rane, 2018).
The investigator emphasized on adopting different method related to Collection of data for
implementing primary and secondary source. The investigator emphasize on gathering reliable
data or information that help in achieving aim as well as objective related to research.
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Sampling is determined as a Process that must be related to its population. The tool assists
in gathering of different sample by using group of individual person. In context of given report
the researcher emphasised on choosing the sample of 30 person of Airdri for implementing
simple random sampling method.
It is determined as a document that helps in considering different types of question that
must be connected to the research and it is necessary to gather the necessary information for
conducting research in good way. It is important to adopt the technique that help the investigator
in maintaining proper communication and also gather relevant information in good way
(Jørgensen, 2016).
Questionnaire
Q1. Determine awareness in respect of equality and diversity of organisation?
(a) Yes
(b) No
Q2. Clarify equality and diversity is considered as a superior for Airdri to gain vision of
organisation?
(a) Yes
(b) No
Q3. Does Airdri offer support in relation to equality and diversity within business
organisation?
(a) Yes
(b) No
Q4. Elucidate strategies which are adopted by supervisor of Airdri to handle diverse and
inclusive workforce?
(a) Payment intelligibility
(b) Mentoring programs
(c) Persuade female entrepreneurs
Q5. Explain importance for handling diverse and inclusive workforce?
(a) Boost level of efficiency
(b) Manage superior relation with subordinates
(c) Increased engagement of employees
Improved involvement of staff
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Q6. Why is it important to outline diverse and inclusive workforce of Airdri?
(a) Fairer upgrading options
(b) Increase morale of staff
(c) Hire fresh capability
TASK 3
P5. Findings and data using appropriate tools and techniques
Data analysis is determined as a procedure which is important to determine the information
in statistical way. It is important or significant to analyse the outcomes that must be
accomplished by investigation. Therefore it is necessary to gather the necessary data or
information in good manner (Bryant, 2019).
Theme1: Awareness in respect of equality and diversity of organisation.
Q1. Determine awareness in respect of equality and diversity of
organisation?
Frequency
(a) Yes 18
(b) No 12
Interpretation: From the given graphical representation it has been assessed that there are 18
respondents who have awareness in respect of equality and Diversity within business
organisation. On the other hand there are 12 respondents who do not have an idea regarding
equality and Diversity within business organisation.
Theme 2: Equality and diversity is considered as a superhot for Airdri to gain vision of
organisation.
Q2. Clarify equality and diversity is considered as a superior for Frequency
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Airdri to gain vision of organisation?
(a) Yes 16
(b) No 14
Interpretation: On the basis of given graph it has been analysed that there are 16 respondents
who focuses on equality and Diversity is superior for Aidri to gain vision of organisation. There
are 14 respondents who do not have agree on equality and Diversity superior for company that
help in gain vision of organisation.
Theme 3: Airdri offer support in relation to equality and diversity within business
organisation.
Q3. Does Airdri offer support in relation to equality and diversity
within business organisation?
Frequency
(a) Yes 17
(b) No 13
Interpretation: On the given graph it has been analysed that there are 17 respondents who
provide their support in respect of equality and Diversity implemented within Company. On the
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