Business Project Management Report: Equality and Diversity at Next Plc

This report examines project management principles, focusing on a project related to equality and diversity within Next Plc. The report begins with an introduction outlining the importance of equality and diversity in the workplace, and then moves into the project's aim and objectives, followed by the development of a project management plan. It details costs, scope, timeframes, and quality considerations. The report then includes a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and a Gantt chart for time management. The second task involves carrying out research using both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods, including questionnaires and interviews, to gather information. The third task analyzes the research findings, using tools and techniques to interpret the data and draw conclusions. Recommendations are provided based on the research to improve equality and diversity practices. The final task involves a reflection on the project's objectives and the learning gained. The report concludes with a summary of the findings and provides references.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Elaborate project aim and objectives.....................................................................................3
P2 Build a project management plan..........................................................................................4
P3 Produce WBS and Gantt chart for gaining time frame. ........................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P4 Carry out research by applying research methodologies for meeting objectives..................7
TASK 3 .........................................................................................................................................10
P5 Analyse research by using tools and techniques. ................................................................10
P6 Recommendations as a result of research or for gaining meaningful conclusion. ..............14
TASK 4 .........................................................................................................................................14
P7 Reflection to meet objectives and for own learning. ..........................................................14
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Equality and diversity at the workplace is very much important for an organisation as
well as individual in order to gain potential outcomes for growth and development. In an
organisation it is very much essential to take corrective actions for maintaining equality and greet
diversity within work place. Respective report is based on Next Plc which is an British
Multinational Clothing, footwear and home products retailer headquartered in Leicestershire.
Respective report is based on project management plan by examine various factors such as cost,
time, scope and using WBS and Gantt chart to set timelines. Further it includes the various kinds
of methods for collecting data and statistics for gaining potential outcomes. At last it includes
the recommendation in order to gain improved results so that findings should be collected.
TASK 1
P1 Elaborate project aim and objectives.
Project management:
Project management is practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing
the work and duties in order to achieve specified goals and objectives (Allaoui, Bourgault and
Pellerin, 2019). It is very much important for business in order to ensure about delivered values
to the individual as well as organisation and right to gain business opportunities. Clients has
strategic goals that should be accompanied by using series of project management.
Aim:
To investigate the way organisation implements equality and diversity at work place.
Objectives:
 To evaluate concept of equality and diversity.
 To analyse the way of implementation of equality and diversity at work place.
 To examine issues which arise in absence respective practices.
Questions:
 What is equality and diversity?
 What are the ways to implement equality and diversity at workplace?
 What kind of issues an organisation face in absence of respective practices?

P2 Build a project management plan.
Project management plan is a detailed written description that elaborate about every
phrase of project (Bagherzadeh, Markovic and Bogers, 2019). The major components includes
initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling the various works and activities. In
context of Next Plc that build a positive work culture by applying equality and diversity at work
place in order to improve motivation level of their employees. Here are the project management
plan:
Cost Respective factor is very much important for an organisation to
perform activities in specified budget (Bass and Haxby, 2019.). For a
researcher it is crucial to plan the activities and required amount to
gain desirable outcomes. The required cost to perform all necessary
research is 500 £ and 600 £ for successfully completion of whole
project.
Scope The major scope of respective project helps to provide effective kind
of ways by which an organisation can operate their business activities.
Respective research provide detailed description about diversity and
equality at work place so that desirable outcomes should be achieved.
Time Time refers to the completion of a project in a specified time frame
needed to be investigate in proper manner. It is very much crucial for
a researcher to outline required time for each and every activity for
gaining desirable outcomes. Respective research almost takes a year.
Quality Quality is one of most important aspect to maintained with in the
organisation, in context of Next Plc they conduct R&D in order to
gain quality results within organisation as while people not treated
equally it hinders on their results.
Change Change is very much important aspect for the organisation, respective
project rely on the importance of equality and diversity at the work
place in order to maintain motivation level within the workplace. For
that organisation have to plan for communicate with subordinates in
proper manner.

Risk While starts a new project there are various kind of issues or factors
that hinders their self interest in context of respective research the
accumulation of wrong data and statistics create chaos within
organisation.
Resources To project business activities it is very much essential to accumulate
necessary kind of resources or materials in order to gain potential
outcomes. In respective project the major resource are funds, time
period, cost and management in order to enlarge business
opportunities in positive manner.
P3 Produce WBS and Gantt chart for gaining time frame.
For an organisation it is very much essential to set the time frame in order to accomplish
the organisational goals and objectives in positive manner (Bos-de Vos, Volker and Wamelink,
2019). In context of Next Plc by using the WBS and Gantt chart they specified time period for
each and every event that are as follows:
Gantt chart:
Gantt chart is a graphical depiction of the project schedule and type of bar charts which
shows the start and finish dates by using several elements of a project which includes resources,
milestones, tasks and dependencies in order to gain potential outcomes (Gurău, Volovelsky and
Dana, 2019.). Respective tool proved useful to plan and coordinate each and every event in a
specified time frame.

Work breakdown structure:
WBS is one of the most important tool for an organisation that enables to break down
small projects into small parts so that each and every activity should be managed in proper
manner (Janjić and Rađenović, 2019.). Respective tool proved beneficial for organisation to
manage the complicated projects to simplify their works and activities. In context of respective

project by using respective tool organisation can be able to bifurcate complex projects into
simpler format which proved beneficial in saving cost also time.
TASK 2
P4 Carry out research by applying research methodologies for meeting objectives.
For a research there are various kinds of tools and techniques utilized which proved
beneficial by using various tools and techniques in order to collect necessary knowledge and
information in order to remain competitive advantage that are as follows:
 Quantitative data: Respective tool of collection data and information proved beneficial
as it is more accurate in nature by expressing information in form of numbers ( Jansen,
Cusumano and Popp, 2019.). It is very much easy to understand and expressed in form
of charts and graphs to depict important kind of results to remain competitive in
marketplace. In respective research both qualitative and quantitative in order to gain
potential outcomes.
 Qualitative data: Respective form of collection of data that approximates and
characterizes and it can be recorded and observed in proper manner. Respective kind of

data should be collected by using methods of observations, one to one interview and
conducting focus groups and many more. In context of respective research both interview
and questionnaire used to gather important information.
 Primary research: Respective procedure enables in collection of data and statistics
directly from the people that is very much accurate in nature. In respective tool the way
to collect information are surveys, face to face interview and focus groups in order to
gain accurate kind of information in order to remain competitive in marketplace (Keskin,
Ozorhon and Koseoglu, 2019.). In respective project the both primary and secondary
source of information should be utilized to reach at conclusion.
 Secondary research: In respective method involves the data and information that are
collected by using the already available data and information in to marketplace. It is very
much cost effective and less time consuming and proved beneficial for organisation to
gain potential outcomes positively. By using government records, books and journals
organisation can collect necessary information.
 Sample size: For a researcher it is very much crucial to collect necessary knowledge and
information from no. of respondents. In respective research the no. of respondents are 10.
Approaches of sampling:
 Probability sampling: Respective sampling tool or techniques in which sample should
be collected from the larger population that are based on theory of probability (Springer,
Cham, 2019) In context of respective project the random sampling tool should be
utilized in order to reach at large no. of people in proper manner.
 Non probability sampling: In respective sampling tool researcher selects samples based
on subjective judgement rather then random selection.
Questionnaire:
Questionnaire defined as an research instrument that consisted list of questions or other
kind of prompts with objective to collect information from respondents.
Questionnaire
1. Are you know about equality and diversity?
A) yes
B) No
2. What are the ways to adopt equality and diversity at the workplace?

A) Communication
B) influence of good leaders and managers
C) Train and educate
3. Is Diversity and equality enables to improve performance of employees?
A) Yes
B) No
4. What kind of activities or procedures required at work place in order to promote equality and
diversity?
A) Rules and regulations
B) Training and development
C) Ethical behaviour
4. Is Next Plc following the regulations related to equality and diversity at workplace?
A) Yes
B) No
5. What are major issues faced by an organisation in absence of equality and diversity at
workplace?
A) Staff turnover
B) Dissatisfaction in employees
C) Decreasing productivity
6. Recommendations for Next Plc in order to eliminate diversity at the work place.
7. Strategies and tactics adopted by organisation for maintaining positive work environment
within the workplace?
Interview:
Interview is face to face conversation in order to gain crucial knowledge and insights
from respondents in proper manner. In context of respective project researcher collect
information by asking questions that are as follows:
 What do you understand by equality and diversity?
 Is it obligatory for organisation to adopt equality and diversity at work place?
 Do you know some organisations that adopted best practices to maintain equality at
workplace?

 Is it costly subject matter for organisation to adopt such kind of strategies?
Trend analysis:
Trend analysis is one of most important techniques used to predict the future by
observing the past data and analytics in order to gain potential outcomes (Mukherjee and
Natrajan, 2019). In context of respective project they by using government records analyse the
past and current information in proper manner.
Ethics, reliability and validity:
While conducting research and development it is very much crucial that data and
information should be presented and collected in ethical way from the reliable sources (Ozaydin,
and et.al ., 2019). It is very much necessary to collect information from various sources so that
desirable results should be incurred. Data not be pilfer or unauthorized such kind of information
hinders the self interest behind collecting information from kinds of sources.
TASK 3
P5 Analyse research by using tools and techniques.
1. Are you know about equality and diversity? Frequency
A) yes 8
B) No 2
Interpretation:
A) yes B) No
0
2
4
6
8
8
2 Column B

From the above graph it has been summarised that equality and diversity is one of the
well known concept as government is very much aware in regards of subject matter. In context
of Next Plc they treat with every individual within organisation in equal manner. In that regards
8 respondents acknowledge about respective subject and its importance.
2. What are the ways to adopt equality and
diversity at the workplace?
Frequency
A) Communication 5
B) influence of good leaders and managers 3
C) Train and educate 2
Interpretation:
There are many ways to adopt equality and diversity within the workplace that are
communicate with subordinates and provides opportunities in equal manner proved beneficial for
them. The another one is good leader and manager by influencing behaviour of their
subordinates and by providing T&D to respondents. As mostly people (5) communication
appropriate way to adopt respective factor.
3. Is Diversity and equality enables to improve
performance of employees?
Frequency
A) Yes 7
B) No 3
5
3
2
A) Communication
B) influence of good leaders
and managers
C) Train and educate

Interpretation:
Diversity and equality at workplace work in a very positive manner as it helps to enhance
their level of motivation and create sense of belongingness in order to gain potential outcomes. 7
respondents states that it enables in improve performance.
4. What kind of activities or procedures
required at work place in order to promote
equality and diversity?
Frequency
A) Rules and regulations 4
B) Training and development 3
C) Ethical behaviour 3
Interpretation:
A) Yes B) No
0
2
4
6
8
7
3 Column B
4
3
3
A) Rules and regulations
B) Training and development
C) Ethical behaviour