Report on Managing a Successful Business Project: Tesco Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of business project management, focusing on a case study of Tesco. It begins with an introduction to project management and CSR, followed by a detailed examination of project planning, including devising aims and objectives, creating a project management plan with cost, scope, time, and resource considerations. The report then delves into the creation of a work breakdown structure and Gantt chart for project timelines. Part 2 focuses on the research methodology, applying qualitative and quantitative research methods through a survey. Part 3 analyzes the research data and provides recommendations, along with a reflection on the value of the research. The report concludes with an overview of the findings and references to support the analysis, offering a practical guide to managing successful business projects.

MANAGING A
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
PROJECT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1. Devise clear aims and objectives for your project................................................................3
P2. Produce a project management plan incorporating: costs, scope, time, quality,
communication, risk and resources.............................................................................................4
P3. Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart to provide time frames and stages
for completion.............................................................................................................................6
PART 2............................................................................................................................................9
P4. Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods
appropriate for meeting project aims and objectives (Research methodology)..........................9
Log book........................................................................................................................................12
PART 3..........................................................................................................................................15
P5: Analyse your research and data using appropriate tools and techniques............................15
4. ...............................................................................................................................................17
P6: Communicate appropriate recommendations as a result of research and data analysis to
draw valid and meaningful conclusions....................................................................................18
P7. Reflect on the value of undertaking the research to meet stated objectives and own
learning and performance..........................................................................................................18
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................19
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................21

INTRODUCTION
Managing a successful business project is the technique and method to manage all
activities and works in the systematic manner. CSR programmes and activities are organised by
the company to develop their society and develop a healthy environment to them so they can
make trust on the company. CSR through through build a fair image in the society's persons
mind also provide them well bing environment with proper satisfaction. In the managing
business successful business project mention all the details regarding to the company or business
that help to take effective decision. Business project for Tesco that is a retail company in UK that
provide all type of products and goods to customers. It is pre-planned process according to the
plan employees are working to achieve their own decided goals and objectives of the business
(Sparrow 2012). All kind business or company try to build a brand image in the market as well
as earn highest profit through the market and give proper satisfaction to customers also they will
conduct CSR (customer social responsibilities) activities and programmes those are help to
provide safety, security and other facilities. CSR working for social benefits its help to increase
working performance of employees as well as standard of living so they can work effectively and
efficiently way and easy to achieve goals and objectives of the business(Too and Weaver, 2014).
PART 1
P1. Devise clear aims and objectives for your project
Research project is the process in which including some stages those help to increase
working performance of employees and help to achieve objectives and goals of the company. All
company are earn highest profit as well as conduct CSR activities and programmes those are
help to crease healthy and fair environment for their society. This research project has some aims
and objectives those are under the below:
 To increase working performance of the employees so they can achieve the goals and
objectives of the business. Employees are important part of the company so have to
provide effective training to them increase their learning and performance level.
 CSR programmes and activities through develop a healthy environment for society and
provide them safety and security.

 Research project through find out something new and innovative things to develop their
business in the effective manner.
 To control the waste of the company and increase the production level of products and
goods(Sparrow, 2012).
 To adopt some new strategies and methods to give proper satisfaction to customers
towards their products and services also identify their wants and needs by the company.
P2. Produce a project management plan incorporating: costs, scope, time, quality,
communication, risk and resources
In the business project play important role cost, scope, time scheduling, resources,
employees, fund and so more. All these are should formulated in the systematic way its easy to
understand by employees and help to achieve targets and goals of the business.
Project management plan
Stages Define Cost(million) Times Scheduled
Explain the
project objectives
and goals
In this stage should clarify
all objectives and goals of
the business project to all
employees.
200 10 to 30 days
Required number
of employees in
the project and
identify duties
Explain the objectives and
goals of the business after
that should identify require
number of employees and
their duties those have to do
in this project plan(Smith
Gonin and Besharov2013).
100 15 to 20 days
Training and
learning
In this stage have to provide
training and learning to
employees and their team
workers so they can
understand how to do work.
200 to 250 30 days

Specified baseline
of working
schedule
After the training should
specified working schedule
according to employees
capabilities And their skills.
150 20 to 30 days
Financial
statements
After specify working
scheduling to employees
have to prepare a financial
statements in which
mention all financial
details.
150 to 200 40 to 70 days
Strategies and
techniques
In this stage have to choose
some selected and suitable
techniques and methods to
employees according to the
environment of the
company that should help
to achieve goals and
objectives of the business.
100 50 days
Employment
planning
Selected and choose
strategies and techniques
related to the business
project after that should
prepare an effective plan
for all employees so they
can understand their
specified works (Polonsky
and Waller 2014 ).
700 50 to 60 days
Evaluations and
identification(Pol
onsky and
After that evaluate all
employees working per-
planned and their working
200 50 days

Waller2014) quality if they have any
issues and problems so by
the company should resolve
them
Implementation In the last stage proper
evaluation and
identification all issues and
problems then should
implement the business
plan.
400 70 to 80 days
P3. Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart to provide time frames and stages for
completion
To complete the research project there are mainly using two methods those provide actual
and reliable information(Kowalkowski, Kindström and Brehmer, 2011). First method is Work
break down method(WBS) in this method all works and activities are divided on the basis of
their priorities in the research project. In which include project cost, resource, time scheduling
and so more those are related to the project. There are some stages those are under the below:
Work breakdown structure
 Defining the scope of project: In the WBS method first of all have to define the objective
and scope of the research project to project team so they can easy to evaluate their
responsibilities regarding project and set their targets.
 Assigning the works: After defining the scope of research project then should assigning
the works and task to all project members and also assign their responsibilities.
 Control baseline: in this stage should set a base line in which project manger through
should control on employees and their working performance.
 Measurement: When completing the project work after that comparing with their decide
standard of performance and targets.

 Collective information: after the measuring the performance of the employees should
collect the information related to the research project(Kerzner, 2013.).
Illustration 1: work break down(WBS)
Gantt chart
Gantt chart is second one method to effectively completing the project work so there are
some stages to prepare Gantt chart those under the below:
 Understand the work break down structure: To prepare the Gantt chart firstly should
understand the work break down structure and their mention all detail related to the
research project.
 Gathering the information: after that should collecting or gathering the information of the
project. That information help to create Gantt chart of the research project.

 Build timelines: In this stage identify the time line of project activities and work. And
evaluate how much time activities will be conducting to completing in the effective
manner.
 Lay out: In this stage set all activities and work according to their deadline in the research
project. In the firm of bars on the graph(Keller ,Parameswaran and Jacob, 2011).
 Evaluation and analysis the relationship between phases of the research project.
 Implementation the collected information into the Gantt chart software by using methods
and techniques according to the research project.
Illustration 2: Gantt chart

PART 2
P4. Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods
appropriate for meeting project aims and objectives (Research methodology)
Name:
Age:
Gender:
E-mail:
Q. 1 Do you think that Corporate social responsibilities are important and also necessary for the
business activities of Tesco and can help in growth and development.
A) Yes
B) No
Q. 2 Do you think that there is any kind of relationship between the competitive advantage and
Corporate social responsibilities.
A) Yes
B) No
Q. 3 Do you think that Tesco need to keep the corporate social responsibilities on the prior
basis.
A) Agree
B) Disagree
C) Moderate
D) No comments
Q. 4 What do you think about the problem which is mostly face by Tesco.
A) Satisfaction of employee
B) Value and satisfaction of customers
C) Employee rights
D) Child labour

Q. 5 What do you think that how can Tesco improve their corporate social responsibilities, by
providing-
A) Environmental safety
B) Women empowerment
C) Child protection
D) Conduct Health and safety programs
INTERPRETATION
Q. 1 Do you think that Corporate social responsibilities are important and also necessary for the
business activities of Tesco and can help in growth and development.
Response
A) Yes 40
B) No 10
Interpretation:
According to the above mentioned question 40 respondents think that CSR is very
essential for the development and growth of Tesco but 10 respondents do not support this.
Q. 2 Do you think that there is any kind of relationship between the competitive advantage and
Corporate social responsibilities.
Response
A) Yes 35
B) No 15
Interpretation:
According to the above argument 35 respondents think that it is necessary to maintain the
relationship between CSR and competitive advantage but irrespective of that 15 respondents do
not support this argument.
Q. 3 Do you think that Tesco need to keep the corporate social responsibilities on the prior
basis.
Response
A) Agree 38
B) Disagree 5

C) Moderate 7
Interpretation:
According to the above discussion 38 respondents are agree that it is priority of Tesco to
fulfil CSR but 5 respondents are totally disagree and 7 respondents are moderate.
Q. 4 What do you think about the problem which is mostly face by Tesco.
Response
A) Satisfaction of employee 10
B) Value and satisfaction of customers 10
C) Employee rights 15
D) Child labour 15
Interpretation:
As per the above discussion 10 respondents out of 50 are think that problem of employee
satisfaction is face by Tesco. 10 other respondents think that they there is a problem of value and
satisfaction of customer and 15 respondents think that there is main problem of rights of
employee and remaining are in favour of child labour.
Q. 5 What do you think that how can Tesco improve their corporate social responsibilities, by
providing-
Response
A) Environmental safety 12
B) Women empowerment 12
C) Child protection 6
D) Conduct Health and safety programs 20
Interpretation:
As per the above discussion 12 respondents out of 50 are in favour of environmental
safety and 12 respondents are favour women empowerment. But 6 respondents favour the child
protection and remaining are in favour of health and safety program.

Log book
Month 1
Establish a research program on the monthly
basis
Evaluating and analysis the collected
information by CSR plan.
Issues regarding research project and their
activities.
Threat of not achieve goals and targets of the
research project.
Determining and identification of issues Proper identify all information and their issues
and reject useless data.
New effective ideas Using new and smart techniques
Training and learning activities and
programmes
Decided objectives and goals of the research
project
Effective planning for next month Techniques and methods for identifying issues
and problems.
Research planning by using methods Target customers and their competitors in the
market.
Review and feedback regarding research
project
Implementation and proper evaluation
Month 2
Establish a research program on the monthly
basis
Evaluating and analysis the collected
information by CSR plan.
Issues regarding research project and their
activities.
Collective information may be unrelenting
Determining and identification of issues Technical issues and problems
New effective ideas Smart and specialist employees
Training and learning activities and New and attractive method of conducting