Business Project Management Report: NISA STORE Case Study Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of project management within the context of a retail business, specifically focusing on NISA STORE. The report delves into the impact of digital technology on various business activities, including operations, marketing, accounting, and human resources. It outlines a project management plan that incorporates a Gantt chart and work breakdown structure for effective time management and task organization. The research employs both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to assess the challenges and opportunities presented by digital technology. The report includes data analysis, interpretation of findings, and an evaluation of the organization's performance, offering insights into the effective utilization of digital tools and techniques. The project's objectives include evaluating the impact of digital technology, analyzing challenges, and recommending improvements for operational efficiency and cost savings. The report explores various themes, such as the impact of online shopping and self-checking systems on sales, along with the positive and negative effects of technological improvements. The findings are based on data collected from respondents, providing a detailed view of the impact of digital technology on the retail business.

MANAGING A
SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS PROJECT

1.0 Project Definition
Managing successful business project is a significant task to make an effective various
activities in the organisation for impressive outcomes as well achieve the business
objectives. The report will cover about the impact of digital technology has transformed
business activities such as operation, marketing, accounting and human resource. Further,
the chosen organisation NISA STORE is deal in the retail industry which have specialised in
the selling of clothing, home care products and luxury food goods. The report focus on
project management plan under which Gantt chart to provide time frame, stage for
completion and work breakdown structure within part first. This small research with the
application of qualitative and quantitative research techniques to achieve aims and objective
of the firm. Lastly, the effective performance review of the organization by using data with
the help of tools and techniques.
Problem Statement
The use of technology should be done by the companies so that their implementation and
working could be done on easy base. There are major problems and conditions which are
highlighting issues which is including during time of digital technology and certain
modification. At the time when company is implementing digital technology there are many
barriers or problems which are associated with that like that of cost and huge investment.
1.2 Project Strategy
All the strategies which are to be followed into this project would be done on the base of
simple techniques including inductive methods and qualitative methods of data analysis. The
strategy would be including that first planning should be done and that they must be
implemented. The data collection would be done based on giving mails to all respondents at
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starting in order to take their consent. Then the questionnaire will be done on face to face
bases.
1.3 Project Objectives
Aim: To evaluate the major condition and prospects which can be highlighted on the
organizations due to execution of digital technology and certain modification.
Objectives:
Objectives 1: To interpret the concept of digital technology and useful in the development of
business.
Objectives 2. To determine the impact of digital technology has transformed business
activities.
Objectives 3. To analyses the different challenge faced by the organisation which impact of
digital technology.
Objectives 4. To make the rapid operation of the firm with the appropriate utilise of digital
technology in the business.
1.4 Deliverables
 Application of restaurant’s website
 Confirming feasibility of digital technology in SMR and suggesting cost saving techniques as
well.
1.5
The scope could be taken as to impact and use of technologies like that of small business
and investigation into the project that too on individual level.
Included scope- this is will be describing major deliverable of project like that of key
milestones and budget constraints.
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Excluded scope- this will be those parts which are not certainly included like that of project
initiation documents.
1.6 Success Criteria
There is very much important for all type of institution to use technology whether big or
small. The skills which they should be having to run the business could be included that of
variety of knowledge that of digital technology.
1.7 Project Assumptions
There are various assumptions which are to be made like that of:
 Funds are immediately available
 There is no ethics problem for collecting data
Definitio
n of
scope
and
duration
In this
particular
research
scope
would be
till the
impact
and use
of
Resource
allocatio
n
of the
project
There are
various
resources
which are
to be used
like that
of
internet,
questionn
Plan
for
quality
assura
nce
Under
this
researc
h
quality
would
be
maintai
ned
Communica
tion plan
This is that
plan which is
used to
communicate
to
management
in correct
and good
manner.
Risk
managem
ent plan
This plan
would be
including
the
various
risk
involved
and then
their
efficient
managem
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technolo
gies
which are
to be
used in
small
business
and then
investigat
ing it.
aire and
books or
articles to
study this
research.
through
out the
project
so that
we
could
be
getting
correct
results.
ent.
2.0 Implementation Plan
The project management plan that coves the certain key feature which will help to
implement the objective in systematic manner.
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Work breakdown structure:
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M1
Planning This is the starting point where the
researcher needs to make a basic
plan to accomplish the objective of
the organization. This is very
essential as without doing the
planning the manager will not be
able to make the company perform in
the competitive environment. It is
that part or section which is
including all objective and aims of
project that need to be included at
the end of research.
Executing The said planning need to be
implemented in the said timing so
that the manager can carry out the
plan and thus see the effectiveness.
Controlling Measuring progress and taking the
corrective action is also the
necessary task included in project
management process.
Closing After all these are done the manager
need to come to an end in the said
project as the project only last for a
certain time period.
D1
A long way process including about 5 steps starting from planning, execution, controlling
and closing will be called to as project management process. All of these steps with their use
and importance are ben included in above mentioned part. Project manager will be having
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clear knowledge of what should be included in planning and then in closing section in order
to manage project and analysing aims and objective as well.
P3
The work breakdown structures are a main task deliverable that manages the workforce
task into manageable section. The work break down structure have the various advantages in
term of focus on the managing the business project work. Gantt chart will be graphical
representation of all such activities which is required to be conducted in this research like
conducting research, data collection and resource allocation as well.
Figure 1: Gantt chart
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3.0 Project Processes
Task Mode Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
Auto
Scheduled Planning 7 days Mon
9/3/18
Tue
9/11/18
Auto
Scheduled
Selection of
research topic 3 days Mon
9/3/18
Wed
9/5/18
Auto
Scheduled
Developing
problem
statement
2 days Thu
9/6/18
Fri
9/7/18 2
Auto
Scheduled
Setting the
time frame for
the allocation of
resources
2 days Mon
9/10/18
Tue
9/11/18 3
Auto
Scheduled
Implementatio
n
10
days
Wed
9/12/18
Tue
9/25/18 3,4
Auto
Scheduled
Carrying out
literature review 6 days Wed
9/12/18
Wed
9/19/18 4
Auto
Scheduled
Choosing
research
methodologies
2 days Thu
9/20/18
Fri
9/21/18 4,6
Auto
Scheduled
Calculation of
the costs 4 days Thu
9/20/18
Tue
9/25/18 6
Auto
Scheduled
Data analysis
and
interpretation
4 days Wed
9/26/18
Mon
10/1/18 6,7,8
Auto
Scheduled
Evaluation of
outcomes 4 days Wed
9/26/18
Mon
10/1/18 7,8
Auto
Scheduled Project closer 7 days Tue
10/2/18
Wed
10/10/18 10
Auto
Scheduled
Province
decision and
praise
6 days Tue
10/2/18
Tue
10/9/18 8,10
Auto
Scheduled
Proper
documentation
of results
2 days Tue
10/2/18
Wed
10/3/18 10
Auto
Scheduled
Report of the
submissions 1 day Wed
10/10/18
Wed
10/10/18 12,13
Table 1: Scope and time duration
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Table 2: Resource budget
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Table 3: Quality control plan
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Table 4: Communication plan
Table 5: Risk management plan
Part 2- Project Log Book
P.4 Small scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative
There are two types of methods of interpretation including that of qualitative and
quantitative. Qualitative method will be done with interpreting the data for given sources
within which thematic analysis is conducted to conclude information in meaningful results.
Other than this quantitative method is done with using tools and techniques like that of
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