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
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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.
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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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b) To reduce conflicts among employee’s
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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
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