Business Foundation Extended Project 1: Telecom Research on O2

This document outlines the research progress for a Business Foundation Extended Project 1, focusing on the telecommunications industry and specifically O2 Communications UK. The researcher details the initial research phase, involving secondary research methods to select the business sector and company. Subsequent weeks cover data collection, market analysis (including market structure, size, and competitive forces), and identifying key factors affecting O2's market position. The project plan includes continuous evaluation of data requirements, incorporation of findings, and attention to data quality. The researcher also addresses formatting and presentation requirements, culminating in the planned submission of the completed research assignment. Desklib provides access to similar projects and study resources for students.

Business Foundation Extended Project
1. Research Completed.
In the first week the researcher has taken an initiative in researching about the various
sectors from which the researcher can select the sector upon which the entire research will
depend. To do so the researcher has done massive research works. The researcher has
mainly focused on research based on journals, books, information gathered from the
internet, and many more. The researcher has selected the secondary method of research
for selecting the desired business sector. With the help of the research, the researcher has
been to learn, identify and develop the topic for the research. Also by doing a preliminary
research of the information the researcher has been able to locate the information and
materials for the topic. In the initial level the researcher has made attempts to initiate a
thorough research in order to select an appropriate topic for the research.
2. Research Plan.
In the next week, the researcher will be able to select a topic for the research and also draw
close to the research. The researcher will further cite the sources properly. The researcher
will initiate in completing his research in selecting the topic for the research. The researcher
will further will further design the research. He will also make efforts in collecting the data
required for the research. The collection of data is one of the most essential parts of any
research. It helps in supplying important information that is required to cater the questions of
the research. The researcher will further try to analyse some of the data that are collected in
order to assess the data based on the plan. Data analysis tries to determine how the
elements enclosed in the research assignment respond to the substance under the study.
This can exist for single questions or it might be for a set of questions that are trying to
notice whether a few outlines subsists.
Signature of Tutor (to be completed in class each week)

1. Research Completed.
In this week the researcher has selected the appropriate sector for the research. The
researcher has selected the telecommunication industry for this research. This sector was
selected as it is one of the most growing sectors in today’s world. It will be easier for the
researcher to collect the required data and information for the research in this industry. Also,
since the telecommunication industry is one of the largest growing industries in the world it
will become effortless for the researcher to do a thorough research on the topic.
The company that has been selected after the entire research process in the
telecommunication sector is O2 Communications UK. This company is selected as it is one
of the leading telecom companies followed by EE Communications and Vodafone.
Therefore, it will be easy to gather information and data about this company.
2. Research Plan.
In the next week, the researcher will investigate and observe the data and information
regarding the telecom industry along with the chosen telecom company, “O2
Communications”. The researcher will analyse the market structure, market size, profit
share, the competitive forces and other related subjects. The other matters that the
researcher is planning to analyse are the nature of the market sector of the company that is
chosen, the way in which the company works, the major crisis that it undergoes and the
directions that it is taking in the market to retain its position. The researcher will also
Knowing the above mentioned factors are important as this information will felicitate the
researcher to complete the research successfully. The researcher will mainly focus in
gathering all the required data and information relating to the telecom industry and the
chosen company that are required for the fulfilment of the entire research assignment.
Signature of Tutor (to be completed in class each week)

1. Research Completed.
In this week, the researcher has collected all the required information about the company.
The researcher has made all the initiative in order to collect all the data and information
about the company. The researcher has focused on all the factors necessary for the
completion of the research work such as the profit share, market size, market structure, the
competitive forces and other related subjects. The researcher has also completed his
research and analysis on other subjects that are the nature of the market sector of the
company, “O2 Communications”, the methods in which the company works, the most
important crisis that the company experiences and the directions that it is taking in the
market to retain its position. The researcher has further made efforts in collecting information
and data associated to the telecom company that is selected and also the telecom company
in general.
2. Research Plan.
In the next week, the researcher will take a note on what information and data are already
collected and what more are required to be collected in order to complete the research work
successfully. The researcher will observe if there are any other requirements in the research
and make sure to fulfil them. He will make a list of all the other information and data that are
required so as to complete the assignment productively. The researcher will evaluate his
findings and from there discover the other requirements that are needed to be collected. The
compilation and incorporation of data are an essential and crucial division of the research
progression. It is tremendously significant to uphold truthfulness, exactness and entirety at
the same time as collecting the data. The quality of the data requires to be preserved
previous to, throughout, and subsequent to the collection of data. It is vital to build up
comprehensive strategies for the collection of data.
Signature of Tutor (to be completed in class each week)

1. Research Completed.
In this week, the researcher has already completed making a list of all the other
requirements of the research assignment. The researcher has discovered that the research
work demands for a Poster. The researcher has also examined that a PowerPoint
presentation is also required in the research assignment. The researcher has also seen that
the font style of the assignment is Arial and the font size is 12. It was also seen that the
assignment needs to be submitted a word document and not in pdf format. The researcher
has further jotted down all the information that the research requires in a successful manner.
The researcher is working quite efficiently in the direction of the completion of the research
assignment. The researcher has incorporated all the necessary information and data that the
research required. The researcher has successfully incorporated all the findings into the
research after proper evaluation. The researcher has included all the qualitative and
quantitative data and information that were collected in the favour of the research. The
researcher has made a list of all the other information and data that are required in order to
complete the research assignment efficiently. The researcher has also made sure that the
quality of the data is conserved sooner than, all the way through, and following the collection
of the information and data. The researcher has accumulated inclusive plans for the
collection of the information and data. The researcher has compiled and incorporated the
data and information as it is an important and vital division of the research sequence. The
researcher understands that It is tremendously significant to support honesty, precision and
completeness concurrently collecting the data.
2. Research Plan.
In the next week the researcher will successfully submit the research assignment.
Signature of Tutor (to be completed in class each week)