Analysis of Strategies for Managing a Successful Business Project

This report examines the strategies, initiatives, and methods for managing a workforce to reduce inequality and promote diversity within an organization, using Debenhams as a case study. It covers project objectives, a project management plan, work breakdown structure, and a Gantt chart. The research incorporates both quantitative and qualitative methods, including questionnaires and data analysis, to assess the current state of equality and diversity. The report analyzes collected data, interprets the findings, and provides recommendations for fostering a more inclusive and equitable workplace. The conclusion summarizes the key findings and the overall impact of effective workforce management on achieving business goals. The report also includes references to support the analysis and findings.

Managing A Successful
Business Project

Table of Contents
TOPIC .............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Objectives and Aims..............................................................................................................1
P2 Project management plan.......................................................................................................1
P3 Work-break down structure and Gantt chart..........................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P4 Small scale research...............................................................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P5 Data analysis and interpretation.............................................................................................6
P6 Recommendation based on data analysis.............................................................................14
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................14
P7) Reflection............................................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

TOPIC
“To understand strategies, initiatives and methods for managing workforce that aids to
reduce equality and diversity aspect from organisational workforce.”
INTRODUCTION
The term successful business project refers to the collective values, efforts and process
which are stakes by individuals who are engaged in company workforce for accomplishing
company goals and objectives with competitive advantage in market. Business obtain success
and development through undertaking different policy specifically with human resource as it is
more favourable to obtain competitive edge in market. This report is based from perspective of
Debenhams which is retail organisation and it is operating their business at global positions.
Further, this report undertakes and focus on aims and objectives of business and also on project
management plan (Bagherzadeh and et. al., 2019). In the last, research is also conducted by
management that aids to conduct better research on the topic of equality and diversity.
TASK 1
P1 Objectives and Aims
Equality-and-diversity among the workplace enhance the work performance of an
organisation by motivating all individuals to perform their role in an appropriate manner.
Equality perspective also raise and enhance the potential for business to complete work with
ethics through performing work without discrimination and prejudice (Bell and Harrison, 2018).
AIM-“To understand strategies, initiatives and methods for managing workforce that aids
to reduce equality and diversity aspect from organisational workforce.”
Objectives
 To enhance knowledge and information related with diverse workforce.
 To specify impact related with equality that make diversity among organisation premises.
 To examine importance of equality within company.
 To measure issue related with diversity workforce.
P2 Project management plan
The term project document is describe as a document which is mention in the written
form and it includes different factors that is essential to perform and execute project among an
1

appropriate manner. All activities of project are managed through planning, controlling,
monitoring and executing business project to formulate essential changes for the organisation.
Some of the essential components for project management plan is mention as below:
 Cost- It is the prior aspect for business and researcher that helps to manage an adequate
amount among budget that helps researcher for completing research project in an
effective manner. This is also used for attaining and executing project as per minimum
cost. Moreover, it is also used by the researcher to perform research in a easy manner by
assessing company project in easy manner.
 Time- This reflect the overall period and time which is used in completing research for
managing overall project task (Englund and Graham, 2019). The vital aspect for research
deals with adequate amount through which all work is completed with right manner.
There are various task performed among project so it is important for researcher to
manage project activities in an effective time manner.
 Scope- The relative outcome of project define the scope which is utilised by organisation
for managing scope perspective. From the perspective of equality-and-diversity related
scope it is easy for management to manage overall scope of company workforce. In
context of this research investigator is focused for managing suitable project activities of
project.
 Quality- The effectiveness of project is conceived by the investigator for completing
research by understanding their impact which is used to perform working operations of
organisation in an accurate manner. Moreover, in quality perspective investigator is
focused to collect all information as per business enhancement.
 Communication- With the understand of communication process it is analysed by
researcher that effective interaction lead all members to perform there work in a
coordinated manner. This is also used to manage and complete project within minimum
time (Enkel and et. al., 2018). Moreover, respondents interest is also generated if
investigator communicate with them in a proper manner.
 Risk- The ability to complete research define the potential benefit and gain that is used to
complete project in an accurate manner. This is also necessary for organisation to remove
all risk aspect from project for obtaining better outcomes from the information. It is also
used to collect information as per company results.
2

 Resources- The last step of project management plan relates with the number of
resources. Investigator collect all essential resources such as human resources, computer
system, internet and human resources to complete research within minimum period of
time. It results resources also helps for completing project activities in an effective
manner.
P3 Work-break down structure and Gantt chart
Gantt chart- The term Gantt chart is used by researcher for managing overall project
activities and it is also used for assigning certain time perspective that leads to complete all task
by dividing their time period (Fernando and et. al., 2018). Further, the main motive of Gantt
chart is to reflect and generate an effective schedule for all activities which also make easier for
researcher to monitor all outcomes of project.
3

WBS- The term work-break down structure is defined as the prospect by which
organisation manage and complete all of their task through dividing project among smaller
segment. It is also used to make achievable outcome by which organisation manage its
information to make better impacts within project (Foedisch, 2018). This refers organisation
divide its large project into smaller scale so it is easy for company to understand all project
activities.
4

TASK 2
P4 Small scale research
The term research is defined as an investigation which is systematic and this is also done
for containing essential information about the topic that makes better perception for
organisational topic (Kerzner, 2018).
Quantitative method- All the information which is collected through the method of
quantitative perspective is used to gather data within the form of diagrams, statistics and table in
order to collect and gather data through which is useful in utilising all the information that is
easy for interpreting.
Qualitative method- The method of qualitative information is used to collect the
information from unstructured way. This also define researcher conduct the questionnaire that is
used in managing as per managing the constructive knowledge that is used in making better
reliable project.
 Primary source- It refers to the source by which researcher collect all essential
information that is managed by conducting questionnaire, survey, feedback information
which is used to complete task in an authentic manner (Keers and van Fenema, 2018).
 Secondary source- In this source all information is generated with the previous data that
collects all information from the journals, articles, newspaper and financial report.
Moreover, secondary research helps to collect information through conducting, gathering
and utilising information in minimum time period.
5

Sampling
It is defined as a systematic process by which researcher select and gather adequate
population and it is used to perform work by integrating different research aspect which is useful
in analysing information in proper manner.
Questionnaire
Quantitative Question
Q1) Do you understand and analyse equality-and-diversity aspect among organisation?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2) What believe are beneficial for Debenhams to maintain equality aspect within business?
a) To offer similar opportunity
b) To reduce conflicts among employee’s
Q3) Does organisation promotes diversity and equality among workforce to maintain positive
environment at workplace?
a) Yes
b) No
Q4) Do Debenhams manage and implement diversity related strategy among organisation?
a) Yes
b) No
Q5) Which methods are essential for organisation to promote assortment at workplace?
a) Indiscriminating placement
b) By offering large different variety of work
Qualitative question
Q6) Which strategies is utilised by organisation for promoting equality among employee’s?
TASK 3
P5 Data analysis and interpretation
Q1) Do management of organisation understand and analyse equality-and-
diversity aspect among organisation?
Frequency
a) Yes 20
6

b) No 10
Q2) What believe are beneficial for Debenhams to maintain equality
aspect within business?
Frequency
a) To offer similar opportunity 17
b) To reduce conflicts among employee’s 13
Q3) Does organisation promotes diversity and equality among workforce
to maintain positive environment at workplace?
Frequency
a) Yes 19
b) No 11
Q4) Do Debenhams manage and implement diversity related strategy
among organisation?
Frequency
a) Yes 14
b) No 16
Q5) Which methods are essential for organisation to promote assortment
at workplace?
Frequency
a) less discrimination at workplace 15
b) By offering large different variety of work 15
Q1) Do management of organisation understand and analyse equality-and-
diversity aspect among organisation?
Frequency
a) Yes 20
b) No 10
7

Interpretation- Most of the respondents demonstrate that all information which is collected is
used for collecting information through understanding and collecting data for completing all task
according to equality-and-diversity perspective. This also helps to manage all information with
maintaining different benefits.
Q2) What believe are beneficial for Debenhams to maintain equality
aspect within business?
Frequency
a) To offer similar opportunity 17
b) To reduce conflicts among employee’s 13
8
a) Yes b) No
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
20
10
Frequency

Interpretation- With the above data and information it is identified that management believe with
both perspective for managing and completing work in an accurate manner through defining task
as it helps to manage all work by determining similar information and opportunities to all
workforce. It also helps to reduce issue and conflicts among workforce that boost morale of
employee’s in proper manner.
Q3) Does organisation promotes diversity and equality among workforce
to maintain positive environment at workplace?
Frequency
a) Yes 19
b) No 11
9
a) To offer similar opportunity
b) To reduce conflicts among employee’s
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
17
13
Frequency

Interpretation- By the analysis of all information this is identified by management that by
promoting diversity and equality perspective it is easy to boost the positive working environment
for individuals. It is also beneficial for managing positive perspective such as proper guidance
from top authorities that helps to focus on all areas which is improving engagement of workforce
among company.
Q4) Do Debenhams manage and implement diversity related strategy
among organisation?
Frequency
a) Yes 14
b) No 16
10
a) Yes b) No
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
19
11
Frequency

Interpretation- Data and information about the respondents demonstrate that there are different
changes exists in organisational premises. This is also beneficial for business because it helps to
determine changes about analysing diversity and equality related perspective by managing
company information in an appropriate manner.
Q5) Which methods are essential for organisation to promote assortment
at workplace?
Frequency
a) less discrimination at workplace 15
b) By offering large different variety of work 15
11
a) Yes b) No
13
13.5
14
14.5
15
15.5
16
14
16
Frequency

Interpretation- The data which is collected from the organisation demonstrate that information
which is gathered at workplace are useful for both perspective. In the present scenario, there are
two different perspective exists which are less discrimination at workplace and another is
offering large variety of products or work to all persons because it helps in managing all work in
an appropriate manner through offering better variety.
Q6) Which strategies is utilised by organisation for promoting equality among employee’s?
Solution- The collected information define training helps researcher and management to
perform there work in an effective manner through undertaking aspect of training and
development. Moreover, by enhancing skills and capabilities management also improve
creativity among workers for obtaining longer results.
Democratic leadership is an another important factor which is adopted to manage the diversity
as well as equality related strategy. This also refers both manager and leader adopt democratic
style for analysing business and to obtain more profits from company perspective. It results
better outcomes are attained by continuous efforts.
P6 Recommendation based on data analysis
With conducting the above research different recommendations for improving the
working environment of organisation leads to improve the work performance by minimising the
12
a) less discrimination at workplace
b) By offering large different variety of work
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
15 15
Frequency

issue for improving work-culture within operations. There are different task company adverse
different aspects that is also beneficial to address company actions for addressing different
activities in minimum time period. Some recommendation for Debenhams are mention as follow:
 One of the major recommendation that is provided by organisation to the company
relates with changes in the certain period. Strategy plays an important role for
organisation which also refers business understand all essential aspect to manage its task
according to better interaction within work aspect for business.
 With involving the workforce and employee’s management plays a vital role which is
needed by organisation for analysing training perspective. So another recommendation
for the business is to manage and control all areas through which programmes of
organisation generate similar equality for all workforce.
TASK 4
P7) Reflection
All the above research is completed by me and it works as a great opportunity for
learning and understanding about human resources. So I am thankful for teachers because they
are various task performed that is used to manage aspect and they are also useful to analyse
growth as well as development for continue period of time. Instance which are related with
business help for developing implementation of diversity and equality issue and this factor also
define complex factor which is used to accomplish goals, target and objectives to complete all
work in a easy manner. This also defines it is important that adequate changes in the sort for
business refers to complete their task by generating constructive aspects for managing their task
through following modifications. On the other side, at the time of managing and completing
research it is used to manage and complete project with utilising different skills. The parallel
work make the modifications to complete its task with right aspect. Completing the research with
the help of knowledge and information helps to understand perspective by which better hierarchy
is selected and it is also useful in making promotion with equality perspective. Communication
skill is an important method which is used by me to manage redundancy and making execution
for research. Similarly, while completing the research analytical skill are also used by me for
processing the support of project. This is also used in making components through which
research make instant results for analysing different research perspective. Gantt chart and WBS
13

is another important aspect and it is also useful in managing project by which investigator
generate longer results for managing task in a profitable manner.
CONCLUSION
As per completed above research it is concluded by management that development of the
business is used for completing the research that helps to complete project in an organised
manner. With the promotion of diversity and equality perspective among the workplace it is
analysed that correspond results is also obtained with managing overall workforce of
organisation. Moreover, equality leads organisation to perform all work by improving
coordination among all employee’s. In the last, by minimising diversity among employee’s it is
easy to overcome from all workforce challenges.
14

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Bagherzadeh, M. and et. al., 2019. Managing Open Innovation: A Project-Level Perspective.
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.
Bell, J. and Harrison, B.T. Eds., 2018. Vision and values in managing education: Successful
leadership principles and practice. Routledge.
Englund, R. and Graham, R.J., 2019. Creating an environment for successful projects. Berrett-
Koehler Publishers.
Enkel, E. and et. al., 2018. Managing technological distance in internal and external
collaborations: absorptive capacity routines and social integration for innovation. The
Journal of Technology Transfer. 43(5). pp.1257-1290.
Fernando, Y. and et. al., 2018. Managing project success using project risk and green supply
chain management. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business.
Foedisch, M., 2018. Managing Translation Projects: Practices and quality in production
networks. The University of Manchester (United Kingdom).
Keers, B.B. and van Fenema, P.C., 2018. Managing risks in public-private partnership formation
projects. International Journal of Project Management. 36(6). pp.861-875.
Kerzner, H., 2018. Project management best practices: Achieving global excellence. John Wiley
& Sons.
Kerzner, H., 2019. Innovation Project Management: Methods, Case Studies, and Tools for
Managing Innovation Projects. John Wiley & Sons.
Kokkonen, A. and Vaagaasar, A.L., 2018. Managing collaborative space in multi-partner
projects. Construction Management and Economics. 36(2). pp.83-95.
Kordova, S., Katz, E. and Frank, M., 2019. Managing development projects—The partnership
between project managers and systems engineers. Systems Engineering. 22(3). pp.227-242.
Kozak-Holland, M. and Procter, C., 2019. Managing transformation projects: tracing lessons
from the industrial to the digital revolution. Springer Nature.
Paschek, D. and et. al., 2018. Knowledge management–the foundation for a successful business
process management. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences. 238. pp.182-191.
Pearlson, K.E. And et. al., 2019. Managing and using information systems: A strategic
approach. John Wiley & Sons.
Polonsky, M.J. and Waller, D.S., 2018. Designing and managing a research project: A business
student's guide. Sage publications.
Rowe, S.F., 2020. Project management for small projects. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Sumner, M., 2018. ERP Project Retrospectives—55 Enterprise Systems: Evaluating Project
Success, Lessons Learned, and Business Outcomes. Midwest Association for Information
Systems, pp.12-23.
Tidd, J. and Bessant, J.R., 2018. Managing innovation: integrating technological, market and
organizational change. John Wiley & Sons.
von Danwitz, S., 2018. Managing inter-firm projects: A systematic review and directions for
future research. International Journal of Project Management. 36(3). pp.525-541.
Yıldırım, N. and Korkmaz, Y., 2019. Five Generations and Only One Workforce: How
Successful Businesses Are Managing a Multigenerational Workforce.
15

ONLINE
Wentworth. I., 2018. what does equality and diversity mean?. [Online] Available through:
<https://www.delta-net.com/compliance/equality-and-diversity/faqs/what-does-equality-
and-diversity-mean>.
Petty. L., 2016. How equality and diversity improves your workplace: examining the benefits.
[Online] Available through: <https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/equality-diversity-
benefits-workplace/>.
16

Project Logbook for the chosen organisation:
Name of the learner: Name of the Supervisor:
Project Title: “To determine the various
policies that is used by the company to
translate equality and diversity in the working
employee’s as on the basis of day to day
activities.” A case study on Argos.
Date:
Update of weekly research/ tasks achieved
(Account for a minimum of six weeks with
dates) What have you completed?
 Did you fulfil Task requirements?
 Are you on track and within deadlines
set?
 Did you need to make any changes to
your project management plan?
The project is completed on the policies
which are utilised by organisation for
minimising diversity and equality within
company premises. A case study on
Debenhams.
Yes, task requirement are fulfilled.
Yes
No, amendments are not required.
Any risks and / or issues identified? Did you identify risks/issues with a Yes, risk is faced to collect information.
17

lack of skills required for undertaking
research tasks?
 Did you identify any additional
risks/issues that have an impact on the
project management plan?
Yes, the issue relates with time and
schedule.
Problems encountered What barriers did you face?
 How did you overcome them?
The major barrier is undertaken as per
communication challenge.
With soft skill management improve it
skills.
New Ideas and change of project direction
What Have I learnt about myself this week? How did I feel when I had to deal with
tasks/problems?
 How well have I performed? What did
I contribute?
 What can I improve on next week?
 How might this learning apply in the
Quite confused but more confident
I have put all of my efforts to gain better
profit.
For this I have worked to read more books
that helps to make better interpretation.
18

future? This is applied to manage research in proper
method.
Tasks planned for next week Which tasks are priority?
 Have you set aside sufficient time for
completion?
To collect information from respondents.
Yes, project is completed on time by WBS
and Gantt chart.
Project plan status to date (on, ahead, behind)
Supervisor comments to address
Signature of the Supervisor and date:
19

Performance review
What was the Project supposed to accomplish?
Project consider the aim of understanding strategies, initiatives and methods for managing
workforce that aids to reduce equality and diversity aspect from organisational workforce. A
case study on Debenhams.
Did the project succeed in its aims/ how do you know? Specifically, please outline any
evaluation and assessment undertaken?
Yes, by managing all strategy and it is easy for me to use questionnaire and sample related
method.
What things do you think worked well and why? Evaluate all aspects of the project?
By the research and communication skill it is easy for me to complete research in an organised
manner.
What problems emerged during the project and how were they tackled? Was there timely
identification of issues and resolution during the project process?
Their are various problems are faced at time of interaction it directly impact on behaviour of
individuals. In order to deal with issue ethics are implemented by management to perform work
in an organised manner.
What did you learn from undertaking the project?
The major learning is gain by understand of different concept which is reducing the issue and
also increase work standards of business.
How would you rate your performance as a management consultant leading the project?
For the rate of my performance, there is an estimation of 7 from 10.
What strengths and weakness of your performance did you identify?
Strengths: investigation and communication skill.
Weaknesses: ineffective time management.
How will this inform and support your continuous professional development?
This is useful in implementing research with analysing the professional perspective of research.
20