Managing a Successful Business Project: Greggs Plc Analysis

This report analyzes the management of a successful business project, focusing on the case of Greggs Plc. It explores the impact of the gender divide in leadership and the importance of equality and diversity in the workplace. The report includes a project management plan, cost allocation, and a work breakdown structure with a Gantt chart for effective project execution. It also details the application of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis, and the formulation of recommendations. The research aims to identify the effects of the gender divide in leadership and suggests ways for Greggs Plc to maintain and improve equality and diversity within its operations. The report covers project objectives, scope, time management, quality assurance, communication strategies, and risk assessment, providing a comprehensive overview of the project's planning, execution, and evaluation.

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Unit 6: Managing a Successful Business Project
Managing a Successful Business Project

Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
LO1 .............................................................................................................................................4
P1 Project Aim and Objectives...............................................................................................4
P2 Project Management Plan.................................................................................................5
P3 Producing a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart..............................................8
LO2............................................................................................................................................10
P4 Carrying out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research
method.................................................................................................................................10
LO3............................................................................................................................................14
P5 Data Analysis...................................................................................................................14
P6 Communicating appropriate recommendations ............................................................20
LO4............................................................................................................................................23
P7 Reflecting on the value of researching and own learning and performance in this
research................................................................................................................................23
Conclusion................................................................................................................................25
References................................................................................................................................26
APPENDIX I...............................................................................................................................28
APPENDIX II
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Introduction
One of the important tasks within organizations is the management of a successful business
project. A business project usually has a significant amount of resources and a big impact on
the company's operation. The work in this project is focused on Greggs Plc. in order to
understand the ramifications of equality and diversity, leadership, operations and marketing
The business plan is conducted using various tools and technologies for analysis, together
with the accompanying research methodology, to achieve the desired results.

LO1
P1 Project Aim and Objectives
Project management is one of the important tasks of a project. The company's role and
progress depend on proper and effective business project management (Aston, 2019). The
research will be based on Greggs Plc. Greggs Plc in the United Kingdom's largest bakery
chain. It specializes in tasty foods like bakes, rollers and sandwiches as well as sweet things
such as bacon or coffee. It is based near Newcastle on Tyne in North Tyneside. Greggs sells
healthy, fresh food that consumers can trust at reasonable prices. The dream is to be a
customer choice for ongoing food with more than 1,850 shops nationwide and serving
millions of customers every week.
Topic
"Gender divide in leadership and the response of companies to maintain equality and
diversity in the workplace."
Equality and Diversity
Equality concerns with equal treatment and equal rights for all residents. Equality means
ensuring that individuals and groups of people are not treated differently or less favorably,
depending on their individual rights, including race, sex, disability, religion or belief, sexual
orientation and age. (The University of Edinburgh, 2019). And the variation between people
and groups of people is taken into account in diversity. Acceptance and reverence are part
of the concept of diversity. It means that everyone is special besides having individual
differences. The dimensions can cover race, ethnicity, gender, gender orientation, socio-
economic status, age, physical abilities, religious convictions, political convictions or other
ideology (Petty and Petty, 2019).
Project Aim
The aim of the research project is to identify the possible impacts of the gender divide in
leadership within a business organization using an example of a business organization.

As an example, women leaders can be founded in a small number in the business world and
the man are occupying almost all the roles in every sector such as education, medicine and
military. This is world problem and I considered that studying the possible impact of the
gender in leadership I can show the emportance of diversity in workplace.
Project Objectives
Business project’s success mostly depends on determining the objectives that are essential
in reaching the goals of the project. The objectives of the research are mentioned below:
 To present the effectiveness of equality and diversity in the workplace in order to
increase organisations productivity.
 To investigate the ways Greggs Plc manage equality and diversity in the workplace to
satiate their employees.
 To analyze the negative effects of not ensuring equality and diversity in business
organization
 To evaluate the need for gender divide in leadership in order to promote equality
and diversity in the workplace.
 To recommend the ways Greggs Plc can response to maintain equality and diversity
in the workplace.
P2 Project Management Plan
A project management plan is the culmination of a project manager's meticulous planning.
According to the Institute for Project Management, It is "standardized documentation that is
approved and used to support all project execution and project management processes".
The project management plan is critical because it guarantees the outcomes, and provides
real value against the potential of the business. It ensures an adequate execution plan on
strategic objectives and also brings task management and guidance. Through it, quality
control and risk assessment can be possible (Aston, 2019).
Project Management Plan
Cost Cost is the total need of the capital to make the project a success. Cost
is needed from the initiation of the project to closing the project.
Managing the cost of the project is very crucial as without effective

cost management biases can arise in the project. Cost allocation in a
project is essential to maintain the workflow of the overall process.
From the perspective of research, researcher has to undergo from the
various activities like collection of information, analysis of data,
determination of results and recommendation of measures. The total
cost incurred to effectively complete research will be £ 150.
For this project, the project manager has to ensure a budget to
conduct the project effectively. The cost of this project can include
employee remuneration, equipment cost, data collection and
analyzation cost and so on. The cost is determined according to the
needs and the requirements of the project. The following is the cost
allocation of the project:
Table 1 Cost Allocation
Description Budget (£)
Hardware cost 50
Software cost 60
Additional materials cost 40
Data collection and analysis expense 50
Information disseminating expense 60
Travel expense 40
Total 300
Scope The project scope includes all the activities that must be conducted to
make the project a success. This project covers the key aspects of
organizational equality and diversity. Scopes of this project includes
planning a successful project plan that contains achievable aim and
objectives. Besides, activities such as a work breakdown structure, a

Gantt chart also are part of the project scopes. As equality and
diversity in the workplace are the most debated issue so the scope of
this project is in a big area.
The scope of current research is wide as this help in determination of
the impact of gender divide leadership over organizational
performance along with different personnel's. The wide nature of
scope of this research not only help to determine the impact but also
contributes in identification of possible preventive measures too.
Time Project time management will be a key step forward. Therefore, time is
an important step for business in each chapter. It makes it effective
and productive to achieve the goals. A 10-week duration and strict
adherence to the time limit will be given for the project. The project
will start on 4th January and will finish on 14th March 2020.
From research perspective the time required will be 2 weeks. The
different activities which are going to be perform in this period of time
includes collection of data, data analysis and interpretation of results.
Quality Quality assurance is one of the main factors in certain processes for
each company. The objective of this project is to achieve a good quality
of research. The research will be conducted maintaining proper legal
barriers, and standards. The goal of the research is to create a clear
understanding of workplace equality and diversity. Studies can also
analyze the relationship between organizational culture and workforce
optimisation.
From the perspective of research, statistical tools will be used to carry
on the research activities along with determining results that are able
to provide authentic and reliable data. This improves the quality of
decision making in last to provide effective re-commendatory
measures.
Communicatio
n
Communication will play a vital role in handling the research. The
survey questionnaire will be sent to the participants through E-mail as
it is the safest and quickest way. If there are any difficulties, the
participants will be contacted directly and will be provided with the
questionnaire firsthand. The outcome of the research will be illustrated
as a report form and the valid and required information will be
provided maintaining a standard structure.
For research perspective, communications tools will be use includes e-
mail, texts, cell phones etc. These will help each to made connection
and complete all exercises properly on time.
Risks In order to implement a successful business strategy, the risks within
the venture must be assessed. There are certain risks associated with
the execution of this project within the timeframe. Some external
factors, including policy and resource management, are also relevant.

Completing the project within the budget and within the required time
frame are the main risks. In this project, the project manager also can
face communication risks through misconceptions. So, to avoid these
kinds of risks the project manager should ensure appropriate risk
management to avoid the possible risks. To avoid communication risks,
the project can use the hybrid communication process and face to face
communication processes also can be used.
The different number of risks associated with the exercise of research
includes lack of knowledge, non-supportive behavior of respondents,
ineffective application of tools, wrong interpretation of data etc. The
negative impact of risks will be ascertained in the form of
inappropriate results.
Resources Both human resource and material resources will be needed to
complete the project. Four researchers will be needed to successfully
complete the research. Resources like laptop, pen, paper, chair and
table are also required. For this research, the financial resource is set
at £1000.
The different amount of resources required for carrying research
activities properly includes researchers, communication tools, funds
etc. All these have their own distinctive role within an organization.
These allows in effective performance of activities along with
attainment of predetermined objectives.
P3 Producing a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart.
Work Breakdown Structure
It is necessary to maintain their work sequence in an organizational structure for the unique
fragments of time. Project completion in a sequence is efficient in small segments. It is also
effective for the company to assign resources and budget for each action at a time. The
employees can preserve information with a work breakdown structure. The work
breakdown structure is given below:
WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
1 Widget
Management
System
1.1 Pre-evaluation
of the project
1.1.1 Planning
1.1.2 Determination of requirements
1.1.3 Allocation of cost and resources
1.2 Research
methodology
1.2.1 Analysis of qualitative & quantitative
methodologies
1.2.2 Determining sampling method
1.2.3 Determining research methodology
1.3 Collection of
data
1.3.1 Use of survey method
1.3.2 Collection of information
1.4 Data analysis 1.4.1 Use of statistical tools
1.4.2 Interpretation of data
1.5 Feedback and
recommendation
1.5.1 Concluding results from data
1.5.2 Recommendation to overcome
1.6 Improvement
and finalization
1.6.1 Implementation of recommendation measures
1.6.2 Controlling over activities
Gantt Chart
Gantt diagram is a bar diagram showing a project plan. The diagram lists the functions
performed at the time intervals of the vertical and horizontal axes (Gantt.com, 2019). Before

the project starts, the purpose and goals must be evaluated together with the formulation
of research problems. It is an important task to identify the best methods for research. After
that, the primary and secondary data is collected, and all findings are finalized as not
necessary. The study of the data gathered must be carried out using various tools and time
spent in the field for effective cooperation is expended. Following the completion of the
input, the changes are made. The final phase of the updated report will be discussed.
Tasks Jan 4-
Jan 11
Jan 12-
Jan 18
Jan 19-
Jan 25
Jan 26-
Feb 1
Feb 2
Feb 8
Feb 9-
Feb 15
Feb 16-
Feb 22
Feb 23-
Feb 29
Mar 1-
Mar 7
Mar 8-
Mar 14
Pre-evaluation
of the project
Research
methodology
Collection of
data
Data analysis
Feedback and
recommendation
Improvement
and finalization
Report
submission

LO2
P4 Carrying out small-scale research by applying qualitative and
quantitative research method
Research means systematic research and study of sources or resources or items in order to
identify the truth or draw conclusions. In reality, it is all about finding the truth using
scientific methods through experiment or analysis.
Primary Research
The research that is conducted directly by the researcher is mainly defined as primary
research. This kind of research is related to the collection of raw data and assessing the
perception of the people regarding the current situation (Lab, 2019). In this particular
project, primary research is essential as the data collected needs to be accurate and relative.
Secondary Research
Secondary research involves a review, a summary of existing research and/or synthesis. In
comparison to secondary research, primary research requires data collection while
secondary research utilizes primary sources of research as a source of information for the
study. For this research project, only the relevant data will be collected from trusted
secondary sources like a journal, books, and business report.
Research data
The purpose of conducting a research is to collect relevant data and through it reaching the
desired conclusion. The research data can be either quantitative or qualitative. The
quantitative data are the numerical data that are essential to compare different situations
based on the graphical illustration. On the contrary, qualitative data is related to
understanding perspectives, opinions and other non-measurable data from the participants.
Quantitative Research
Quantitative Research is characterized by means of quantifiable data obtained and
numerical, computing, or computational methods as a formal analysis of phenomena. In

general, quantitative consumer research uses a methodology based on surveys to obtain
input on the ideas and opinions of a community (Nielsen, 2011).
To ensure that reliable and valid findings are obtained, appropriate sample size is used. This
research method is essential for the creation of data table related to research. Collected
data — such as market size, population data and consumer preferences — provide
significant information for business decision-making.
For this research project, a survey questionnaire will be created through which the research
information will be gathered. The random sampling method is effective here as the aim of
the research is to understand the concept of equality and diversity in the workplace.
The qualitative research will help me in understand the importance of the equality and
diversity in the workplace for the employees.
The result of my findings can help the organizations to ensure equality in the organization
and also they will be able to understand better the employee’s necessities.
Qualitative Research
This is more about ' why ' than ' what ' of social phenomena and relies on the direct
experiences people experience as agents of meaning in their everyday lives. A purposeful
sample is a desirable sample based on the population characteristics and the purpose of the
analysis (QuestionPro, 2019). Purpose sampling is distinct from the sampling for
convenience and is also called judgmental, selective, or subjective. Interviews may be
described as a qualitative research technique that includes "intensive communication with a
small number of participants to discuss their views on a particular concept, programme, or
situation. The use of interview has the advantage of understanding the current perspectives
and objectives can be fulfilled.
Sampling and sample size
Sampling process refers to the process of selecting a number of people from a larger
population with an aim to analyze their preference and characteristics. Sampling is essential