Report: Project Management and Data Analysis in Business

This report analyzes the project management plan, objectives, and aims of Continental Consulting Ltd, a business consultancy. It covers the importance of digital technology, social media, and mobile technology in business operations. The report includes a work breakdown structure and Gantt chart for time management. It explores both qualitative and quantitative research approaches, presenting data analysis using questionnaires and frequency tables. The assignment investigates the impact of social media and mobile technology on business growth, customer engagement, and buying decisions, providing recommendations and self-reflection on the project's findings. The research questions and findings are presented throughout the report, along with the benefits of mobile applications and social media tools.

MANAGING
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1

TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Project objectives and aims....................................................................................................1
P2 Produce a plan of project management..................................................................................2
P3 Produce a work breakdown and Gantt chart to provide time frames.....................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P4 Small scale research through applying qualitative and quantitative approaches of research 5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
P5 Analyse data and research by using effective tools and techniques......................................9
P6 Recommendation of data analysis and research..................................................................18
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................19
P7 Self reflection.......................................................................................................................19
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................19
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................21

INTRODUCTION
Small business run their activities and operations by using proper technology within
working environment. Digital technology is mainly adopted by every organisation to operate
effectively and efficiently within marketplace (Eckerson, 2010). Medium and small sized
enterprises are using digital technology in order to establish enterprise activities effectively. In
this, it is monitored that advanced technology will assist in making enterprise product as well as
operations properly. Continental Consulting Limited is a research and business consultancy
company operating in the market of United Kingdom through its London headquarters. The
major operation of this organisation involves process re-engineering which is being offered to
small and medium manufacturing companies. This assignment includes the project aims and
objectives. In this, they have also analysed various tools like as Work breakdown, Gantt chart
and so on. Along with this a plan of project management is also included. Also given
recommendation and self reflection in this report.
TASK 1
P1 Project objectives and aims
Technology is a collection of several skills and processes that aid in producing products
in the company. In today's times, digital technology is making lots of modifications in the
procedure of manufacturing goods. Small company’s have taken a initiative to undertake
assistance from digital technologies so that they are able to achieve competitive advantage in the
operating market. In present era, technology is rapidly changing within marketplace which
impacts on business activities. It is companies demand to make its manufacturing and operations
more properly. For making ensure about its sustainability in upcoming market, digital technology
will aid small firms to improve its process of communication as well as manufacturing by
adopting several applications such as e-mails, texting, personal digital and websites. Through
developing technology, company can achieve higher position within marketplace (Jones and
Lubinski, 2012). Physical resources such as operators as well as machines are linked with
advanced technologies. They are automatically running their functions in an effective manner by
saving time. It will aid in grabbing buyers towards their company in order to raise sales of the
firms. Organisation can be large or small but after establishing it need skills of technology which
aid in meeting competitive benefits within the marketplace.
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Continental Consulting Ltd is a essential project partner in business. This consultancy
firms will give talented and skilled HR in others companies which take an benefit in the term of
sales performance, engagement, retention, profitability and so on. This organisation also organise
the market research which aid several firms in taking crucial decision properly. They are using
advanced technology among the employees (Incelli, 2013). It will aid enterprise in raising its
productivity. Hence, its main aims and objectives of research project are as follows:
Aims: “To analyse the importance of social media and mobile technology as they help in
collaboration and building strong relationship all around the globe. A case study on Continental
Consulting Ltd”
Objectives:
 To analyse the importance of social media tools for overall growth and development of
economy.
 To determine various tools which are beneficial for connecting people around the globe To examine the implication of mobile technology for developing innovative ideas for
growth of Continental Consulting Ltd
Research questions
 How social media effect growth of economy?
 How to determine effective tools for connecting customers with business?
 What are the implication of mobile technology for developing innovative ideas for
growth of Continental Consulting Ltd?
P2 Produce a plan of project management
Approved and formal documentation is managed by team managers of an company. In
this, plan of project management defines a firms how project is monitored, executed and
controlled. Mainly, these planned documents are used to define the approaches of project team.
Hence, plan of project management set tactics as well as tools which are adopted in order to
complete enterprise activities and better results (Jones and Lubinski, 2012). When certain
changes are used in the organisation after that sometimes it become a big cause of function
failure. There are certain important element to ensure that there must be have less chances of
failure which are as follows: Cost: In this, it refers to company's expenditure as it is incurred while executing projects.
Continental Consulting Ltd is incurring a variable as well as fixed cost in order to operate
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enterprise activities properly. This process include formulation of new policies &
practices, education, training and development etc. This process is very much costly for
the organisations. Risk: It is involves when changes take place within technology. For adopting
technological changes, it requires to accomplish a task which assures that risks in
implementation are minimised. It eliminates the existing methods of accomplishing work.
If technology change are not applied successful then it will disturb the whole activities of
enterprises. For eliminating risk, company have to establish advanced technology which
help in workers training as well as learning in an effective manner (Kankaanranta and
Planken, 2010). Quality: Each company need to maintain quality of their research project. Hence,
manager of quality have to plan all functions through concerning project quality at initial
stage. Continental Consulting Ltd have to ensure setting of perfect employees within the
company for maintaining quality of project. Scope: It refers to entire process of firms activities which are undertaking for
accomplishing research project successfully. In order to maintain productivity of
employees within workplace, an firms have to take several steps like to discuss and
inform about changes in workers, organising factors, using of advanced technologies etc.
Scope of organisation is to expand their business within different areas.
 Time: Proper management of time is essential for each enterprise to implement in their
project plan in order to complete objective as well as aims successfully. Hence,
supervisors need to stimulate employees in order to apply these activities within working
environment effectively (Smith, Binns and Tushman, 2010).
Changes in Continental Consulting Limited culture are required for completing a plan of
project management successfully. It gives effective quality of learning as well as training
platform which help in maintaining project quality.
P3 Produce a work breakdown and Gantt chart to provide time frames
A business incorporates several tools as well as techniques like as gantt chart, work
breakdown structure etc. in their project plan. It involve various types of complexity (Ahmed
Dine Rabeh, Jimenez-Jimenez and Martínez-Costa, 2013). Its further sub-parts can meet its
targets and objectives easily within the limited period of time. In this, Work breakdown structure
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will help in achieving success. Continental Consulting Ltd is using this tactics or tool to manage
and monitor that plan of sub functions in an effective way.
Work Breakdown Structure
In this structure, it involve hierarchy which distribute essential plan activities among the
workers for completing of work properly. This work breakdown structure provide a outline
through functioning sub-activities as well as find out important functions for completing project
within a given period of time (Chesbrough, 2010). This structure is used for estimating as well as
controlling its cost in an proper manner. Using it at the level of operational, Continental
Consulting Ltd will able to research its work packages. It present the to-do-list which employees
need to complete within a limited period of time. This will aid in changing organisation culture
as it is shown within the diagram below:
(Sources:Work Breakdown structure, 2018)
Gantt Chart
This tool will help in managing a project properly. It is a graphical presentation which
help in tracking specific planning parts as well as also analysed that the project is completed on
time or not. It prepare a list of sub-functions of project on vertical as well as horizontal axis
which shows the time intervals. Horizontal axis width determine the duration of time included in
each activities. Continental Consulting Ltd prepare its chart by adopting Microsoft project e.g.
Every work and MSP is shaded in proportions to examine the degree of completing a project
work (Crane and Matten, 2016). This tool will help in monitoring time duration taken in order to
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Illustration 1: Work Breakdown structure

complete a entire project, in which part functions are overlapping with each other, type of
function included in this schedule and project of each sub-functions including its beginning as
well as finishing of time. Gantt Chart is shown with the help of given diagram below:
TASK 2
P4 Small scale research through applying qualitative and quantitative approaches of research
Continental Consulting Ltd research is organised in order to collect proper data as well
as information on given topic (Introducing Research Methods, 2017). Their are two kinds of
approaches which are adopted in this project work are quantitative as well as qualitative methods
for meeting project aims and objectives for the company. Quantitative method: In this, it is the way of assessing as well as collecting data which is
received from several sources. This method of research project involve the use of
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mathematical and statistical tools for achieving outcomes. Its aim is conclusive as this
research mainly concentrate on determining issues for meeting best results. This is
exploitative within nature and it is based on collecting behavioural as well as verbal data. Qualitative method: In this, it is systematic way of accomplishing research. They observe
to gather data which is not in numerical terms (Den Hertog, Van der Aa and De Jong,
2010). This research is long request in order to investigate as it allow firms to analyse the
actual meaning of persons behaviour,m actions and communication. Generally, it is used
to identify the relationship within two variables.
QUESTIONNAIRE
Name:
Gender:
Age:
E-Mail Address:
Q1 What are the major Social Media tools used by firms?
 E-Mail
 Blogs
 Twitter
Q2 What are the major benefits of mobile application?
 Customer don’t play with the waiting time
 Application maximise customer engagement
 Instant Updates
 Cost reduction and productivity improvement
Q3 Does social media and mobile technologies effect on buying decision making of consumers?
 Agree
 Disagree
Q4 Does mobile technologies helps in connecting people all around the globe?
 Yes
 No
Q5 Does social media tools discovers new and innovative techniques which are beneficial for
business?
 Agree
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 Disagree
Q6 What are the major reasons of unfollowing a brand on social media website by people?
 Use of jargons which does not fit to brand
 Too many promotional message
 Irrelevant information
Q7 What are several measures used by Continental Consulting Ltd for gaining attention of
customers?
 Introduce new products
 Execute innovative and new technology
 Execute promotional techniques and tools
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Q1 What are the major Social Media tools used by firms? Frequency
 E-Mail 25
 Blogs 15
 Twitter 10
Q2 What are the major benefits of mobile application? Frequency
 Customer don’t play with the waiting time 7
 Application maximise customer engagement 10
 Instant Updates 13
 Cost reduction and productivity improvement 20
Q3 Does social media and mobile technologies effect on buying
decision making of consumers?
Frequency
 Agree 30
 Disagree 20
Q4 Does mobile technologies helps in connecting people all
around the globe?
Frequency
 Yes 30
 No 20
Q5 Does social media tools discovers new and innovative
techniques which are beneficial for business?
Frequency
 Agree 35
 Disagree 15
Q6 What are the major reasons of unfollowing a brand on
social media website by people?
Frequency
 Use of jargons which does not fit to brand 20
 Too many promotional message 18
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 Irrelevant information 12
Q7 What are several measures used by Continental Consulting
Ltd for gaining attention of customers?
Frequency
 Introduce new products 10
 Execute innovative and new technology 27
 Execute promotional techniques and tools 13
TASK 3
P5 Analyse data and research by using effective tools and techniques
Theme 1 Major Social Media tools used by firms
Q1 What are the major Social Media tools used by firms? Frequency
 E-Mail 25
 Blogs 15
 Twitter 10
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Interpretation: As per above graph it shows the major social media tools used by firms. Here, 25
respondents said that e-mail is mainly used by the company. 15 respondents say that blogs are
mainly used by organisation and others remaining 10 respondents are agree that twitter media is
used by firms. Therefore, maximum response are said e-mail as shown is graph so company is
using this media mostly within their workplace.
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