Managing a Successful Business Project: Equality and Diversity at Asda

This report investigates the issue of equality and diversity in the workplace, focusing on a case study of Asda. It explores the significance of equality and diversity for business growth and sustainability, analyzing the influence of ethical and cultural differences on organizational performance. The report includes project aims and objectives, a project management plan with cost, scope, time, quality, and communication elements, and risk assessments. A Gantt chart and work breakdown structure are also provided to illustrate project timelines and task organization. The research aims to enhance understanding of diversity issues, determine the impact of ethical and cultural differences on Asda's operations, and identify ways to support Asda in addressing these issues. The functional organizational structure of Asda is examined, highlighting the impact of diversity on the firm's functional structure. The report uses various resources, including employee data, questionnaires, and financial information, to analyze the subject and provide recommendations.

Managing a Successful
Business Project

Title:
“An investigation into the issue of equality and diversity in the workplace”.
Introduction
The preset study purpose to investigating the issue of equivalence and diverseness at
workplace. Sameness and diverseness are recognized as the key term which are effectively
considered by the business concern to accomplish maturation and sustainability at market place.
Equality and diversity are significantly relevant aspect and very much relay upon the concept of
ensuring the businesses that each individual has the same access to gain opportunities and
promotions without any bias or discrimination being performed by the business or its
management (Ackermann and Winston, 2019). In the present report Asda is the selected
company, thus it is a large British supermarket retailer which has its global operations. The
headquarter of the firm is in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The firm has founded in the year of 1949.
The study aim to analysing the influence of ethic and cultural differences on the overall
performance and productivity of the firm. In this aim and impersonal are efficacious in supplying
help to the work in correct way along with this suitable project administration program assists in
providing suitable specification regarding the activities which are requires to be done in
investigation. In addition to this, suitable methodologies are selected for assisting investigation
analysis in accurate way to arrival at possible result. Furthermore, recommendation has been
provided over the findings of the report.
TASK 1
P1. Project aims and objectives
The existing investigation into consideration is based on diversity which includes ethics
and cultural differences and how its affects the functional structure of an organisation. Therefore,
ethics and culture are recognised as the key issue which which has direct influence over the
operations and performance of the business. In the recent business concern era, the primal
purpose of businesses is to accomplish high maturation and prosperity via improvising ethical
and cultural differences at workplace, However, differences related with culture and ethics

affects the functional structure, in the manner of lacking coordination and collaboration among
employees (Aiyer, Panigrahi. and Das, 2018). Functional is the most appropriate structure which
is implemented by the businesses to conducting suitable execution of operations. thus in The
context of Asda, functional organisational structure is effective as it is promoting suitability and
effective execution of operations in systematic manner at work place. Asda Stores Ltd, is large
British grocery store retail merchant which is mainly trading as Asda. The headquarter of the
firm is in Leeds, West Yorkshire England. The company was founded by the potential efforts of
Peter and Fred Asquith Sir Noel Stockdale in the year of 1994. The company mainly deals in
Grocery, financial services and general merchandising. The company has around 1,65,000
employees who are working for enhancing business sustainability at market place. The company
is having diversified workforces, and facing issues related with ethics and cultural difference,
Thus the key consideration of the business is to reducing the influence of diversity through
managing ethics and cultural differences at work place. Ethic and culture difference is recognised
as the issues related with workplace diversity. Therefore, culture diversity is arises when
differences occurs in ethnicity, race, nationality, language, religion and sexual orientation.
Ethnicity is defined as the culture of individual in a given geographic region, involving their
heritage, customs, religion and language. On the other hand, cultural diversity works have
assorted opinion, beliefs, thoughts, norms, values, customs and traditions. The leading intellect
for organising the investigation is the individualised involvement of investigator as the
researcher deprivation to investigate their own thought and cognition base which could be
beneficial for them in attaining future growth (Bell and Harrison, 2018). This investigator is
effective in intensify the ability and cognition of learner and researcher in regards to the chosen
subject area. Proper analysis is being executed via the support of aim and objectives and the key
aim and objectives are described as below:
Research Aim
To analyse the impact of ethic and cultural differences over the functional structure of an
organisation. A Case study on Asda.
Research Objectives
 To enhance basic understanding regarding the issue related with equality and diversity at
work place.
 To determine the influence of ethic and cultural differences over the operations of Asda.

 To identify the ways that would be effective in providing suitable support to Asda in
addressing issues related to ethic and cultural differences.
Research Questions
 How to enhance basic understanding regarding the issue related with equality and
diversity at work place?
 What is the influence of ethic and cultural differences over the operations of Asda?
 What are the key ways that would be effective in providing suitable support to Asda in
addressing issues related to ethic and cultural differences?
P2. Project management plan.
A project management plan defined as an effective process through which assigning an
order to all the essential elements includes in the plan. Project management plan is effective in
providing suitable assistance to the researcher to implement all investigation activities in
systematic manner. The project management plan is mainly encompasses over cost, time, quality,
scope, therefore these are effective in suitably completion of the project. The elements of project
management plan are associated as below:
Cost: In the execution of an investigation work, researcher mainly relay upon cost management,
therefore, it is important for the researcher to have appropriate amount of funds and capital to
conduct all investigation activities in proper manner (Bryson, 2017). In the case of insufficient
capital and funds the quality of research will hamper and the researcher would not able to
complete the work within decided time. In the present case, investigation is executed over Asda,
and the researcher have maintain appropriate amount of fund in around 85000 which is enought
to conduct all the activities in proper manner. The cost categorisation of this present work is
associated as below:
Task to perform Cost/ expenditure
Research methodology 25000
Evolution strategy 10000
Travelling expenses 15000
Researcher cost 20000

Miscellaneous expenses 15000
TOTAL 85000
Scope: The study has wider scope as the investigation is based on analysing the impact of ethic
and cultural differences on the overall performance and productivity of an organisation. Thus
cultural diversity negatively as well as positively affects the working of an organisation. This
study create benefit to the researcher in providing detailed analysis over the chosen subject area
and the firm will get benefits in terms of determining the ways to reduce the issues related with
cultural and ethics differences.
Time: This refers as the key aspect of project management plan, thus it is mainly recognised by
the researcher in suitable implementation of investigation action to complete the work within
decided time. The activities of investigation are needs to be prioritise with a specified time so
that completion of the work can be done within selected duration (Haddud, McAllen and
DeSouza, 2018). Therefore, the investigator of Asda has estimated 5 Months to complete the
project via gathering appropriate information. Organisational Structure : In the present investigation, functional structure is considered
by the researcher so that they can conduct the whole research in an effective manner. In
the current research, this type of structure will assist in order to execute the practices
related to equality & diversity.
Quality: Quality of the investigation is mainly associated through the accuracy and relevancy of
the info which are collected from the assorted origins. In the present research work, data will be
concentrated through relevant sources, so that it would be easy for the investigator to reach at the
key result. For m aintaining as well as controlling the quality of investigation, various
techniques are adopted by the researcher. Control chart refers to a graphical presentation
adopted by investigator so that they can identify the whole process which changes by each
passing time. Whereas, flow chart is defined as specific diagram which assist in preparing
workflow of project. In addition to this, it is one of the most effective and appropriate
approach used by investigator so that they can perform their work in a rightful manner.
Furthermore, quality control chart is considered as one of the effective graphical chart which
assist in identifying whether the present procedure is meeting the requirements or not.

In the current report, quality control chart is considered as one of the most helpful factor
in order to meet all the requirements related to the research within given period of time.
Communication: In the suitable execution of an investigation, it is important for the researcher
to utilize an efficacious abstraction with the respondents to provide all relevnt information
regarding the chosen subject area. It is important for the research to form unsubtle and
efficacious abstraction with their respondents and deliver all the data. Therefore, thus aid in
reducing confusion and stretching at the achievable outcome. In the existing case, investigator of
Asda is concern over applying communication with their respondents in respect to gathering
valuable information to reaching at positive outcome.
Communication Matrix:
Communication Purpose Method Frequency Audience
Examining the
topic in context to
the development
of the interest.
Presenting &
determining the
project.
Face to face One time Project team
members and the
individual who
are indulge in this
activity.
Team meetings Assessment of
project's status
In person Twice a week Lecturer and
Project team.
Risk: In the execution of an investigation, researcher has faced various issues like accuracy of
the information, time management etc. In the present investigation work, researcher has faces the
issue regarding fake or false information which may leads the work in wrong manner.
Researcher has also facing the issue of time as the prescribed time for this particular project is
less, in which it is hard for the investigator to implement all the activities in effective manner
(Hebl and Avery, 2012). In the current research report, there are various kinds of risks are
associated which includes technical, project related, external and many other risks which can
easily be resolved by adopting best and effective approach.
Resources: For organising this projection researcher needs fiscal, technological, human
resources. All these origins will assist in devising this projection booming.

Type of resources: For conducting the whole research in an effective manner on the
chosen topic, investigator need to consider some types of resources. These resources are the
employees of company (human capital), questionnaire method (equipments), various articles as
well as journals based on the researches (materials), online websites of the company
(information) along with P&L account (financial data) are required to be considered by the
researcher in order to gain positive results.
Origin of resources: For conducting the whole research in an effective and rightful
manner, organiser as well as researcher considered inside as well as outside data in order to bring
favourable results within given time frame.
TASK 2
P3. Formulate Gantt Chart and Work Break Down Structure
The appropriate description regarding Gantt Chart and Work break down structure are
described as below:
Gantt Chart:
A Gantt chart is defined as a horizontal bar chart which is mainly applied to show a
project plan and its progress over time. It refers as one of the most popular and applicable source
of representing activities that are based on investigation. In addition to this, Gantt Chart is also
refers as a graphical tool which is created for the reason of providing suitable assistance through
systematically implementation of research activities (Henry And et. al., 2014). In the context of
present investigation work, researcher is concerned over implementing Gantt Chart as it is
effective in assisting the overall work in right manner to reaching at key outcome.
Activities Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Selection of
topic
Framing aim
and breaking
it into
objectives
Involving
literature of

different
authors and
review their
work
Selection of
different
research
methods as
per suitability
of study
Analysing the
data by
preparing
themes and
graphs
Drawing
conclusion
Editions as
per
requirements
Final
submission
Work break down Structure:
It is defined as a primal projection transportation that manages the working of the teams
in systematic manner. This is an effective tool which is applied by the project managers to divide
a complex task into small aspects which are efficacious in cacheing at the key objectives. In the
present investigation work based on Asda, investigator is concern over implementing work
breakdown structure for easy manoeuvre of the activity via managing time and cost for
attempting a task.

P4 Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods for
meeting project aims and objectives.
A investigation is mainly executed for some specific purposes, thus the major reason
behind conducting a research is to addressing a specific problem in correct way. Therefore, in
this appropriate methodologies are requires to be select by the investigator for move out the
activity in accurate style (Hewins-Maroney and Williams, 2013). The proper method that are
effective for this particular investigation are related as beneath:
Type of Investigation:
In the executing of a research, the key responsibility of a researcher is to chose the form
of researcher for providing suitable assistance to the investigator to accomplishing at the
operative result. This section is relay upon, qualitative and quantitative investigation
methodologies which are associated as under:
Qualitative Research: This mention as the important feature of enquiry which is supported on
non-numeric data, as in this information accumulation is based on theoretical aspects. This
investigation tool is effective in providing a suitable knowing in respect to a specific area of
work via underlying opinion of individual, reason by the assistance of appropriate conceptions,
concepts and models.

Quantitative Research: This characterized as the tool which is effective in gathering numeric
information, hard facts through applying mathematical tools. This tool is efficacious in
assemblage accurate data which is effective in providing support via graphs, charts and diagram.
In the instant research work mixed method is applied by the researcher as it is effective in
providing a suitable assistance to the activity in accurate style to reaching at fundamental result
(Hillson and Murray-Webster, 2017).
Data Collection sources:
This section of investigation is encompasses over primary and secondary source of data
collection, therefore, the description of these two sources are associated as under:
Primary Source of Data Collection: This tool is mainly concern over accumulation of data for
the very first time as in this first hand informations are gathered which are never being published
before. In this information accumulation is based on interview, survey, focus group etc. so that
descriptive data can be collected.
Secondary source of Data Collection: This source is also effective on gathering information
which are already being published, In this section of investigation, information collection is
based on books, journals, published research articles etc.
In the instant research work both primary as well as secondary origin are implemented by
the investigator, thus these two are effective in move out the work in exact way. Primary
investigation is conducted via the support of organising survey as in this questionnaire is being
conducted which is being filled by the respondents. Therefore, questions are supported on the
goal and accusative which are based on the subject area of investigation. On the other hand
secondary origin is efficacious in administration of literature review (Kulik, 2014).
Data Sampling: This section of investigation is relay upon probabilistic and non-probabilistic
choice. In the instant research activity, sample size if being collected through random selection
way, therefore in this randomly individuals are picked for gathering information in appropriate
manner. In this sample size of 40 is being chosen for move out the work in precise mode.
Questionnaire
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Email:

Q1) Do you have an appropriate understanding regarding equality and diversity at work place?
Yes
No
Q2) According to you, it is important for Asda to work on cultural diversity in respect to
improvising the operations at market place?
Important
Not-Important
Partially Important
Q3) Do you think that, ethic and cultural differences has adverse influence over the
performance and productivity of Asda?
Yes
No
Q4) What are the current issues faced by Asda due to culture diversity at work place?
Sexual Harassment
Ethic and Culture Differences
Conflicting working styles across teams
Gender Equality
Q5) According to you, In what manner ethics and cultural differences affects the overall
performance and productivity of Asda?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Q6) What are the key ways that would be effective in providing suitable support to Asda in
addressing issues related to ethic and cultural differences?
Implementation of Policies
Effective team collaboration
Equal opportunities
Q7) In what extent do you think that, it is necessary for an organsiation to manage cultural
diversity at work place?
High Extent
Low Extent