Digital Transformation Project: Improving Business Performance

This project management plan explores the role of digital workplace transformation in enhancing organizational culture and performance, using Walmart as a case study. It details the project lifecycle stages, key factors for consideration, research methodologies, and a comprehensive project management plan covering aims, objectives, deliverables, quality, risk, communication resources, and research methods. The plan includes a work breakdown structure and schedule, outlining timeframes and stages for completion. The report also presents findings and recommendations derived from data analysis, reflecting on the value of the commercial enterprise challenge in fulfilling targets and improving personal learning and performance. It covers various aspects such as research philosophy, approach, choice, strategy, time horizon, techniques, procedure, and sampling methods.

Unit: 6 Managing a Successful
Business Project

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
P1 Stages related to project lifecycle and about its importance.......................................................3
P2 Factors to be considered while compiling a project control plan ..............................................4
P3 Range of research methods and strategies and its importance...................................................5
P4 Produce a PMP that covers, aim, objectives, deliverables, quality, risk, communication
resources and research methods.......................................................................................................6
P5 Produce a work breakdown structure and a schedule to provide timeframes and stages for
completion........................................................................................................................................8
P6 Conduct a business project as stated within the PMP and communicate findings...................10
P7 Present data to draw valid and meaningful conclusions and recommendations from data
analysis...........................................................................................................................................14
P8 Reflect on the value of challenge the commercial enterprise challenge to fulfil said targets and
very own gaining knowledge of and performance.........................................................................15
References .....................................................................................................................................17
Appendix........................................................................................................................................18
Project log book........................................................................................................................18

Introduction
The present project management plan is recently based on the important role of digital
workplace transformation in order to improve the culture of the organization and its performance
in the fashion industry of the UK. The report mainly outlines about the project life cycle, certain
factors, research methodology, objectives, aim, quality, deliverables, risk, research methods,
communication resources, work breakdown system, time frames, recommendations, findings,
reflection and conclusion in general context of WALMART. It is considered as a famous
clothing industry which is headquartered in Sweden and is introduced in the year 1947.
P1 Stages related to project lifecycle and about its importance
Initiating – It is considered as the first stage that which helps in determining about what it is to
be accomplished and achieved. In context of Walmart, analysis has to be done on the topic
related to the role of digital workplace transformation for improving the culture and performance
of the company. It also has various types of objectives which the company will plan in the
upcoming stage related to the lifecycle of project.
Planning – Planning is considered as the second stage which guides and assists the stakeholders
of the present project that how and where to undertake the specified project. In context of
Walmart, stakeholders mainly include the managers and employees along with the strong leaders
also. For attaining the desired objectives of the digital workplace transformation, it is important
for the company to first understand the organizational culture and its performance (Keshta,
2019). In this stage the company analyse the role of digital workplace transformation and
evaluate the advantages gained within the workplace.
Executing - It is considered as the third stage which is the implementation phase in which the
plan design is accomplished in this step. In context of Walmart , this is accomplished with the
aid of accomplishing the brainstorming process where innovation is added and ideas are shared.
Effective training and development is performed in order provide the best education to
employees about the digital workplace transformation.
Monitoring - It is considered as the fourth stage which tracks the whole process and measures
for gaining success of it. In context of Walmart , this section may be implemented through
engaging in the survey of staff members about how they experience in phrases of the workplace

transformation and what new things they examine in the lifestyle and performance (Hoseingholi
and Jalal, 2017).
Controlling - It is considered as the fifth stage in which all the responsibilities is controlled for
the rest of the functions within the enterprise and its operations. In context of Walmart , findings
are performed in order that the further upgrades may be determined and the company can work
upon it in order that the task on workplace transformation can be a success for higher
achievement inside the firm.
Closing - It is considered as the sixth degree where the closure of the particular project is being
done after which the formal report primarily based at the achievement of the assignment is
produced (Love and et. al., 2016). In context of WALMART , report is formulated which
generally covers about the project lifestyles cycle, factors, research method, aim, objectives,
deliverables, pleasant, risk, verbal exchange assets, studies techniques, work breakdown shape,
time frames, findings, suggestions and conclusion.
P2 Factors to be considered while compiling a project control plan
Intelligent persons – It is one of the main factors taken into consideration in the plan related to
project management. This is due to the fact there is a high requirement of individuals who are
skilled and have competencies of handling the project. That is why it is taken into consideration
as the element which relates with the human efforts and intelligence. If this isn't attained then
undertaking can face failure.
Comprehensive planning - It is some other issue taken into consideration in task control plan.
This is because making plans is the process wherein right desires and goals are set and
determined that how they will get attained. That is why it is considered as the component which
pertains to the in depth detailing and prototyping of the mission before the final implementation.
Open communication - It is likewise one of the components taken into consideration in project
management plan. This is because open communication results within the right interaction and
the best engagement of the employees within the mission to achieve success (Pretorius, Steyn
and Bond-Barnard, 2017). That is why it's far considered as the component which relates with
the conversation goes with the flow a number of the stakeholders of the venture.
Proper threat control - It is also considered as another factor taken into consideration in project
management plan. This is due to risk management contains the whole threat evaluation where
prioritization of risk is accomplished so that the mitigations can be drawn out. That is why it is

taken into consideration as the component which pertains to the disaster recovery tool for the
success of the project.
Strong assignment closure - It is one of the aspects which are considered in project management
plan. This is because project conclusion contains the handling over the project to the employer
with all the elements and components associated with it. That is why it is far taken into
consideration because the aspect which relates with the deployment of the project in a strategic
and systematic way.
Team management - It is also considered as another issue of project management plan. This is
due to the fact individuals within the crew are assign the undertaking as per their abilities and
skills that's to be managed and coordinated to obtain the mutual goal of the project. That is why
it is considered because the aspect which relates with the worker management that includes the
inducement and steering to personnel to perform better.
P3 Range of research methods and strategies and its importance
Research Philosophy: Research philosophy is of three forms such as positivism, interpretivism
and realism (Cazeaux, 2017). For the current research the researcher has selected positivism
research philosophy as this is one of the most scientific theory which helps to get fats and figure
related with the research topic so that in numerical manner authentication of data can be
completed.
Research Approach: Research approach is divided into three types such as deductive, inductive,
abductive. For execution of the current research the researcher has the selected deductive as
research approach (Alase, 2017). The major reason of selected deductive approach is that this is
related with scientific observation and experiments so that in numerical manner values can be
extracted and overall results can be acquired.
Research Choice: Research choice is divided into three types such as mono method, mixed
method and multi method (Vass, Rigby and Payne, 2017). The current research is going to
Undertaker mono method as research choice as this is related with numerical value in which
graphs and tables can also be included so that appropriate representation of results can be made.
Research Strategy: Research strategy is divided into different types such as case study and
different others. In the context of current research the researcher has selected survey as their
research strategy (Oliva, 2019). The major reason of selecting survey as research strategy is that

this is related with managing the research in quantitative manner so that that by adding
questionnaire opinion of respondents can be acquired.
Research Time horizon: Time Horizon is considered as the time given to the researcher in order
to complete the whole research along with each and every activity in full manners full stop there
are two types of time Horizon such as longitudinal and cross sectional (Kim and et. al., 2017). In
the context of the current research the researcher has selected cross sectional as this time Horizon
will undertake different activity at a single point of time so that in early manner the research can
be completed along with attaining overall research objectives.
Research Techniques and procedure: Research techniques and procedure are considered
as the methods in which the process of Data Collection can be executed full stop there are two
types of Data Collection methods such as primary and secondary. In the context of the current
research both the methods of data collection are used (Kuss and et. al., 2018). As in the context
of primary research questionnaire will be used and for secondary research different dimensions
are used such as books journal internet and many others.
Research Sampling: There are two forms of research sampling that can be used by researcher
such as random sampling and non-random sampling. In the context of current research random
probability sampling will be used in which 20 respondents are selected at random basis without
giving any characteristics to the population (Etikan and Bala, 2017). This method is associated
with minimising biasness within the research so that accurate results can be obtained.
P4 Produce a PMP that covers, aim, objectives, deliverables, quality, risk,
communication resources and research methods
Research topic:
To analyse the importance of digital workplace transformation in order to improve
organizational performance and productivity within UK retail industry
Research aim:
To analyse the importance of digital workplace transformation in order to improve
organizational performance and productivity: “A study on Walmart”.
Research objective
 To understand the conceptual framework of workplace transformation and its key drivers
 To analyses the importance of digital workplace transformation within Walmart in order
to improve their organisation performance and productivity

 To discern the challenges faced by Walmart in implementing the strategy of digital
workplace transformation within their organisation.
Research question:
 What is the conceptual framework of workplace transformation and its key drivers?
 What is the importance of digital workplace transformation within Walmart in order to
improve their organisation performance and productivity? What are challenges faced by Walmart in implementing the strategy of digital workplace
transformation within their organisation?
Deliverables: The project is related with delivering positive impact over organisational
productivity and performance in the context of digital workplace transmission. The project has
also delivered the positive in relation to adopting work please transformation as a business
strategy in order to acquire business aims and objective in potential aspect (Young, 2016). The
project is also related with effective work flow of the organisation so that the entire task can be
completed with the good performance along with given time frame.
Quality: Quality is considered as the major aspect of the research and for the current research
project the average quality is maintained by the researcher (Lock, 2017). The reason of average
quality is that all the stakeholders was not involved in the research so that efficiency could not be
maintained do the reason project delivered average quality in the outcomes.
Risk: Risk with the project is that work is transformation is dependent over various elements
such as employees, atmosphere, and Change management (Oleinik, 2018). Therefore some of the
employees would not be in the favour of workplace transformation and in order to manage this
risk training sessions are needed to be developed in the organisation so that better culture can be
given to working employees.
Communication resources: Communication resources are defined as such resources which are
used by the researcher in order to communicate with their stakeholders and final audience
(Martens and Carvalho, 2016). In order to communicate with different stakeholders email
method is used as this is one of the formal methods which would help in communicating with
stakeholders in proper and error free manner.
Research methods: In the current research positive is the research philosophy and adaptive
approach is followed which are related with executing the research in quantitative method (Uhl
and Gollenia, 2016). In order to collect data primary and secondary both the methods are used

and for primary data collection method questionnaire is used whereas for secondary Data
Collection method different articles are used.
P5 Produce a work breakdown structure and a schedule to provide
timeframes and stages for completion.
Work breakdown structure
Work breakdown structure is considered as the process which is related with dividing the
whole project in tiny activities so that overall research project can be managed in efficient
manner. There are five levels which are added into the work breakdown structure such as
initiation, planning, execution, control and close-out (Burghate, 2018). With the help of work
breakdown structure needs and aspects within the project can be managed so that potential risks
can also be identified within research activities.
Gantt Chart:
Gantt chart is the diagram in which all the research activities are divided into such
manner that starting and ending point of each activity can be examined (Nurre and Weir, 2017).
This chart is helpful in mitigating delays within the research so that all the resources can be
allocated in desired manner.

P6 Conduct a business project as stated within the PMP and communicate
findings.
Questionnaire
Q.1. Do you think that you hold ample knowledge in respect of digital workplace
transformation and its dimensions?
a) Yes
b) No
Q.2. As per you experiences what is the role of digital workplace transformation for Walmart in
respect of increasing overall productivity and performance?
a) Instigates digital workplace culture
b) Develops effective communication within teams
c) Developing effective workplace relationships
d) Edge in better decision making
Q.3. Do you feel that with the help of digital workplace transformation Walmart can increase

organisational performance and productivity?
a) Yes
b) No
Q.4. What would be the benefits for Walmart in presence of optimal organisational
performance and productivity?
a) Competitive edge
b) Enhanced employee retention
c) Increased employee engagement
d) Elimination of delays in task completion
Q.5. As per you judgement, should Walmart invest their valuable resources and time in
adopting digital workplace transformation in their business strategy?
a) Yes
b) No
Frequency distribution table
Q.1. Do you think that you hold ample knowledge in respect of
digital workplace transformation and its dimensions?
Frequency
a) Yes 18
b) No 2
Q.2. As per you experiences what is the role of digital workplace
transformation for Walmart in respect of increasing overall
productivity and performance?
Frequency
a) Instigates digital workplace culture 5
b) Develops effective communication within teams 5
c) Developing effective workplace relationships 6
d) Edge in better decision making 5
Q.3. Do you feel that with the help of digital workplace
transformation Walmart can increase organisational performance and
productivity?
Frequency
a) Yes 17
b) No 3
Q.4. What would be the benefits for Walmart in presence of optimal
organisational performance and productivity?
Frequency
a) Competitive edge 4
b) Enhanced employee retention 6
c) Increased employee engagement 7
d) Elimination of delays in task completion 3
Q.5. As per you judgement, should Walmart invest their valuable
resources and time in adopting digital workplace transformation in
their business strategy?
Frequency
a) Yes 18
b) No 2
Data interpretation
Q.1. Do you think that you hold ample knowledge in respect of
digital workplace transformation and its dimensions?
Frequency
a) Yes 18

b) No 2
Interpretation The above graph demonstrates that out of 20 respondents 18 are associated with
holding amp and knowledge in respect of digital book is transmission and its different
dimensions. This can be said that in every organisation digital works transmission help the
employees to manage their duties and roles in effective manners so that efficiency can be given
to the organisation.
Q.2. As per you experiences what is the role of digital workplace
transformation for Walmart in respect of increasing overall
productivity and performance?
Frequency
a) Instigates digital workplace culture 5
b) Develops effective communication within teams 5
c) Developing effective workplace relationships 6
d) Edge in better decision making 5
Interpretation: The above shown bath chart explains that out of 20 respondents 5 have said that
the major role of digital work is transmission for Walmart in respect of increasing on affectively
and performance is related with instigating digital work with culture. Five respondents have said
that the role of digital workplace transformations is to develop effective communication within
team so that productivity and performance can be increased. The role of digital workplace
transmission is to develop effective relationship so that in overall manner productivity and
performance can be increased. 5 have said that the role of digital workplace transformation is to
create better edge decision making so that over a productivity and performance can be increased.
Q.3. Do you feel that with the help of digital workplace
transformation Walmart can increase organisational performance and
productivity?
Frequency
a) Yes 17
b) No 3
Interpretation: The above mentioned graph states that out of 20 respondents 17 have said that
with the help of digital workplace transmission Walmart can increase organisation performance
and productivity. It is be analysed that with the help of digital workplace transformation business
processes can be executed in easy manner and at the same time employees can also be involved
in higher manner.
Q.4. What would be the benefits for Walmart in presence of optimal Frequency