Unit 6: Managing a Successful Business Project - Land Rover Report

This report, based on a case study of Land Rover, investigates talent management strategies within the company, aiming to identify methods used to attract and retain workers. It outlines project aims, objectives, and research questions, followed by a detailed project management plan covering cost, time, scope, quality, communication, risk, and resources. The report includes a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Gantt chart for project scheduling. It then presents small-scale research utilizing both qualitative and quantitative methods, including questionnaires. The findings and data from the research are presented and analyzed, leading to recommendations regarding Land Rover's talent management practices. Finally, the report reflects on the value of undertaking the project, providing insights into the importance of talent management for business growth and development. The report examines the impact of talent management on working operations and business productivity.

UNIT 6: Managing a
Successful Business
Project

Table of Contents
Title..................................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1) Project aims and objectives..................................................................................................1
P2) A project management plan..................................................................................................2
P3) Produce WBS and Gantt chart..............................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
P4) Small-scale research.............................................................................................................6
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
P5) Present findings and data....................................................................................................10
P6) Communicate appropriate recommendation.......................................................................15
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................16
P7) Reflect value of undertaking project..................................................................................16
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................19
APPENDICES 2............................................................................................................................21
Performance Review Template.................................................................................................23

Title
“To identify various talent strategies that is implemented within the business so as to
attract and retain its workers”. A case study based on Land Rover.
INTRODUCTION
Talent-management is a basic principle and practice as it is used by the business so as to
maintain adequate order to retain and attract its worker by implying various strategies under
which working potential also get enhanced in systematic manner. It has positive impact over the
business productivity and it is a fundamental component of human resource management and its
responsibility is measurably played by management of a business. In relation to management
strategies adequate need and requirement of business is considerate through which rising cost,
difficulties within recruitment and hiring, changing attitude of employee's is controlled (Berger,
2020). In this eventually ability of a business to drive highest competitive advantage is enhanced
in systematic manner. The report below is based on Land Rover that is a vehicle manufacturing
company that is predominantly owned by a multinational manufacturer of car and it was
established in 1987 with having a headquartered in Whitley, Coventry, UK. The report includes
project plan and execution along with reflection of small-scale research conduction.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
P1) Project aims and objectives
Overview of the Research: Talent-management is always being essential and required
within the business as with this ability and capability of learning and development is enhanced in
productive manner. In this attractiveness of business is enhanced as with this they are able to
retain its potential employee's through which working tendency and its effectiveness is varied in
positive manner (Taylor, 2018). Land Rover is a multinational brand thus its management also
ensure that efficient utilisation of resources is implemented through which working potential and
its sufficiency both gets enlarged. For this business make adequate implementation of strategy by
which ability to attain and attract more of workers for longer period of time is increases.
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Aim: “To identify various talent strategies that is implemented within the business so as
to attract and retain its workers”. A case study based on Land Rover.
Objectives:
 To make effectual understanding about importance of talent-management in a business.
 To analyse the principles that is required to follow while implementing talent-
management strategies within an organisation.
 To measure the significant impact and productivity of talent-management that is helpful
for business in terms of growth and development. To examine impact of talent-management on working operation of trade.
Research questions:
 Explain the effectual understanding about importance of talent-management in a
business.
 What are the principles that are required to follow while implementing talent-
management strategies within an organisation?
 Explain the significant impact and productivity of talent-management that is helpful for
business in terms of growth and development. What are the impacts of talent-management on working operation of trade?
P2) A project management plan
A project management plan is defined as a initial planning for any project for a specific
period or for longer interval of time ,its a formal document that describe how the company will
work for any project which is to be set by a project manager. Basically all the detailed
information are set in this project plan in which plans related with cost ,time to indicate the
project completion , scope of project ,communication, risk involve in future ,resources and the
requirement for completion of project .It consist of following task and action that will be
performed by an organisation in doing the project ,for any project plan brief study of goals,scope
and budget and initiative will be set by an project manager. Project consists of different targets
and tasks for a particular period of time that will clearly mentioned in a project planning. Risk
and all the issue related aspects are managed and being prepared in project management. Having
a various elements that are briefly describe in any project planning is that:
 Cost :In project plan, cost is basically that amount which is required or needed in
conducting a research in quite effective way (De Boeck, Meyers and Dries, 2018). This
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amount is being use by a researcher and the cost is spend by a company over a researcher
for performing their require project which will be given by a project manager or a
company for some specific interval of time all the research related expenses is that
travelling cost, legal procedures, any research tools that are required in completion of
project will be bear by company for researcher. Project manager has responsibility for
preparing a specific budget in respect of cost making.
 Time: Research in any project is basically consist of overall time taken by a researcher in
completion of project given by a company .Manager has to give an adequate time for 36
weeks to the researcher and will take reports on timely basis through this effectiveness
will increase in a part project completion and risk factor will timely reduced through
outcome of project. Scope : It defines a detailed time taken in a project with a view of making it workful for
longer period of time basically it consist of that research which will be prepare by
researcher on the basis of future goals meet and can reduce future risk by this report ,
investigator has to ensure about if the research are compatible for the company long term
objectives or not (Meyers, 2020). Quality: It is termed as a structure in which researcher has to take care of the quality of
report and actions will be performed in given period of time. Quality of report indicates
proper and exact sources, collection of data and related statistics through which report
outcomes can be properly executed, quality of research outcomes basically defines the
importance of project outcome which will be applied by company.
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 Communication: In research process ,researcher has to plan for a sources through which
report information will gather, in preparing of any research report researcher has to make
sure about the clarity and transparency in collecting the data or information. Report
should be easy to understand no complication of lack of information and should be
helpful for the company in future aspects, researcher can collect their data through
internet services and many sources like questionnaire from outside etc. The specific
stakeholders for the researcher are respective respondents and employees for company. Risk: It defines with uncertainty and possibility that can happen in future for that risk
proper strategies are prepared by a project manager through proper execution of project
which is depend upon the outcome (Meyers and et. al., 2020). Researcher has to make
sure about the accuracy and proper analysis of market required by any company and
make sure about the future risk that can happen in any organisation. Risk can affect the
company profitability,efficiency and their growth as well. For instance, financial risk is
dependents on unavailability of funds by which it is not possible for researcher to
complete task within timely frame or with perfection.
 Resources: Its basically a source and thing which are required in making of any project
report is that if a researcher is going through a process of project making the most prior
step is to collect information or data on the basis of market analysis this can be done
through source like surveys in market, by using internet, questionnaire and other
resources included. In this resources as pen, book, printers, papers etc is used as a
resource.
P3) Produce WBS and Gantt chart
Gantt chart: It is the project management tool that involves scheduling of projects, the
start and end dates. It is used to make a deadline that what work is to be done on that particular
day (Crane, and et. al., 2019). It is useful for keeping the tasks on track. It is created to estimate
that how much time each task will take and the dependency of tasks on others and establishes a
time frame for the completion of project.
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Work Breakdown structure: It is considered as the productivity technique that breaks
the work into small tasks and to make that work more manageable. It is the important project
management documents (Belz and et. al., 2019). It is a adjusted sequence decomposition of work
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which is looking by the task team to build the useful product and, it also leads the objectives of
the projects which is reliable to the organisations.
TASK 2
P4) Small-scale research
It is a study which is done to conduct effectual knowledge about specific aspect so that
learning is done in systematic manner. There are two basic method of research that is used by
researcher to accomplish task and that is as furthermore explained below as:
Qualitative method: It is a method which is expressed in words and information and
relative data is collected as by conducting interviews, questionnaire, first hand observation,
focuses on group, participant observation, documentation, fact and manual recording. It may also
use pictures, videos and observations (Tóth, Nieroda and Koles, 2020). The analysis of non-
numerical data is done by which various concepts, experiences and opinions are considerate. In
these relative ideas for research is generated
Quantitative method: In this method the data collected is always numerical. The overall
measurement is emphasised in which mathematical, statistical, numerical analysis and along with
this data is collected with the parallel support of questionnaire, polls, survey and manipulation of
statistical data into computational technique.
Sources of data collection: Primary sources: To collect and gather appropriate data in a simplified manner this
resource is used by researcher. It is processed as by concluding the ending and desirable
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outcomes in specified mode. This process takes time but the information which is
collected is accurate as it is dependent on survey, interview, questionnaire etc.
 Secondary sources: The information which is collected from this data collection method
is from organisational records, financial sheets, articles, journals, magazines, books etc.
as it is used for research purpose. This method is not time consuming and along with this
induced balanced level of efficiency as while collecting information of specified topic.
In this there is adequate usage of both primary as well as secondary sources.
Questionnaire is developed in primary research and for secondary research adequate literature
review is gathered to produce better understanding and relevancy about topic.
Sampling: It is a procedure that is used to make statistical analysis in which predetermined
observation is calculated and it is taken from the larger population (Wiesner, Chadee and Best,
2018). It is a methodology in which effectual understanding processed by taking solution from
respective respondents. It is used when there is an impractical situation to obtain information
from every member. In this the sample size of this research is 30.
Questionnaire
Quantitative questions
Q1) Do you know the meaning of talent-management inside the working of a business?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2) Do you believe that talent-management is essential to enhance and attain long term
success and development.
a) Yes
b) No
Q3) Does Land Rover uses various strategies in order to promote talent-management within
the organisation?
a)Yes
b) No
Q4) What kind of strategies that is implies within the company as in order to promote and
enhance talent-management?
a) Detailed job descriptions
b) Reward and recognize right
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Q5) What are the importance factor that is impacted during talent-management within Land
Rover?
a) Continuously motivating
b) Developing their skills and knowledge
c) Improving in performance
Qualitative questions
Q6) What are the strategies that is used by business in order to induce higher level of
productiveness and performance?
 Understand the power of job description
 Learn to become a coach
Q7) What are the initiative that is induced by Land Rover in order to promote working
standards as in prospect of Talent-management?
a) Prioritize results
b) Insure individualism
c) Bring high team spirit
Q8) Recommendation
Literature Review
Explain the effectual understanding about importance of talent-management in a business.
According to the viewpoint of Ashley Brooks, 2019, it is a prospect related to human
resource, as with this various conflicts and redundancy from the project get resolved. In this
sustained level of interest is developed by which ability to reach potential working is enhanced
over continuous period of time (Claus, 2019). It induces strategic deployment which is
specifically induced in between developing, retaining and attracting of employee those having
higher abilities and skills. It is about to hire right employee for right job at right time that used to
determine better advancement and to enhance working opportunities through which working
sufficiency is enhanced over regular basis. It induces long term improvements by which planning
and its processing is induced as in order to drive retention. It is an integral part of an organisation
by which rate of competitive advantage is also get enhanced over a regular period of instance.
What are the principles that is required to followed while implementing talent-management
strategies within an organisation.
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As per according to the viewpoint of Lynn Whitesell, 2019, talent-management is is used
by management of an organisation so as to understand the importance of talented and skilled
employee's within an organisation. It is also be required and necessary for the strategic
development as with this strong level of commitment, development, retain, hiring and managing
of employee is accessed in productive manner. It is also be used to attract top level skilled and
talented workers by which working efficiency is getting enhanced with continuity. It provide a
structure to the business under which working fundamental and its potential both get developed
in systematic manner. For this organisation make sure that adequate investment towards financial
credibility is induced through which both personal and professional development is developed in
favourable manner (Pandita and Ray, 2018). In this leader and manager act as a catalyst through
which successful changes is implemented within the policy framework as with this performance
and productivity is enhanced in constrained mode.
Explain the significant impact and productivity of talent-management that is helpful for business
in terms of growth and development.
As per according to the viewpoint of Susan M Heathfield, 2019, talent-management assist
a business to make strong interrelation in between human resource development by which strong
level of commitment is induced with perfection. It also aid to make better level of involvement
by which working standards get enhanced over regular basis. It is also be used to develop
business strategy within which management get ensure that higher level authority and potential
employee's get retained over longer period of instance by which competitive advantage is
enhanced. In this employee prospect is always been considerate by which continuous growth and
success is attained by which productivity and performance control is addressed with better
suitability. In addition talent-management maintain clear focus towards practitioner as within this
workforce capital is advanced through which working practices is enhanced (Gallardo-Gallardo,
Thunnissen and Scullion, 2020). It assist to make repetitive development by which working
accessibility is increases in which each employee control its own roles and responsibilities by
which growth and development of a business is attained in satisfactory manner.
What are the impact of talent-management on working operations of business.
According to the point of view of Ellizabeth Quirk, 2018, talent-management is a process
that consist of planning, hiring, recruiting, designing, developing and retaining of potential
workers by which ability of a business to reach towards its market goal and objective is
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enhanced. It is a discipline that is controlled and managed by management as by maintaining
clear focus and concern is induced through which balanced discipline is induced. In this suitable
tracking and managing is induced by which personal and professional development of employee
and employer is addressed. In this direct benefits is streamline as by integrating core concept that
is suited to benefits, payroll, time and attendance so that better implementation of strategies is
induced within working system (Collings, Mellahi and Cascio, 2019). In this educated
productive outcome is induced through which productive and higher achievement is induced in
order to analysing job position, hiring and attaining clear focus so that future goals are
accomplished with perfection.
Google's Talent Management strategies
As per concern of Francisco Homem De Mello, 2019, Google is a silicon valley and have
advanced human resources under which people management and its operations get managed in
controlled manner. In this adequate hiring is processed as with adequate source and better
selection as with this appropriate candidate is selected for right job. It processes reasonably
changes as by skewing all the negative errors that eventually include positive attitude with
perfection. The potential of employee and its management get managed as in support of on job
couching, peer to peer, outside training, comprehensive 360 degree along with feedback
collection.
TASK 3
P5) Present findings and data
Q1) Do you know the meaning of talent-management inside the working
of a business?
Frequency
Yes 25
No 5
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Interpretation: From the study, we conclude that by collecting information from 30
respondents out of them, 25 are those who really knew the meaning of talent management and
agreed on a point is that talent management in any industry is necessary for growth, and rest of 5
are those who don't know about this aspect of business.
Q2) Do you believe that talent-management is essential to enhance and
attain long term success and development.
Frequency
Yes 24
No 6
Interpretation: It has been acknowledged from the above study is that after generating
information from 30 respondents, 24 are those who believes that yes talent management is
necessary to enhance the development of any business and to attain the long term goals by
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25
5
Yes
No
Yes
No
24
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adopting the strategies of planning, attracting, selecting, developing etc and rest of 6 are those
who don't know exactly what talent management do in business and what for what requirement
its needed in business (Julien, 2018).
Q3) Does Land Rover uses various strategies in order to promote talent-
management within the organisation?
Frequency
Yes 23
No 7
Interpretation: From the above study ,we conclude that out of 30 respondents, most of
them is that 23 are those who agree and aware about the strategies that are used by Land rover to
promote talent management and rest of 7 are those who don't know about the strategies which are
implying by Land rover .Some of the strategies using by Land rover are planning program for
employees welfare, retaining etc.
Q4) What kind of strategies that is implies within the company as in order to
promote and enhance talent-management?
Frequency
Detailed job descriptions 17
Reward and recognize right 13
12
23
7
Yes
No

Interpretation: It has been concluded from above analysis ,by collecting different ideas
from 30 respondents ,we got to know that out of 30 persons ,17 are those who agreed with
detailed job description strategies cause after providing all the necessary job description to the
employees its generate clarity in the mind of them and hence they know they contribution in the
company well and rest of 13 are those who agree and believe that reward and recognize right is
the way to attain talent management (Strielkowski, Kalyugina and Mukhoryanova, 2019). They
said that reward generates positive competition among employees and through that talent will
grow.
Q5) What are the importance factor that is impacted during talent-
management within Land Rover?
Frequency
Continuously motivating 12
Developing their skills and knowledge 10
Improving in performance 8
13
17
13
Detailed job descriptions
Reward and recognize right

Interpretation:After study from above table ,we summarize that out of 30 respondents,
12 are those people who believes that by motivating employees in continuous manner through
rewards and target sets it will directly impact Land Rover in positive manner , and 10 of them are
those who agrees on a continuous development of employees skills and knowledge with proper
initiation of policy , rest of 8 are those who says that through improving performance of Land
Rover industry by enhancing their structure it will directly impact through talent management.
Q6) What are the strategies
that is used by business in
order to induce higher level of
productiveness and
performance?
Explanation
Understand the power of job
description
Its is the most important factor in talent management is
to know about your job roles , here company needs to
provide the specific job role assign to the employees and
this will lead to generate performance of employees by
that employees can contribute easily after knowing their
work
Learn to become a coach By collective work performance is that providing the
expertise or become a helping hand for other employees
leads to generation of positive environment and by
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12
10
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Continuously motivating
Developing their skills and
knowledge
Improving in performance

giving juniors an accurate knowledge of their working
(Crammond and et. al., 2018).
Q7) What are the initiative that
is induced by Land Rover in
order to promote working
standards as in prospect of
Talent-management?
Explanation
Prioritize results Land Rover induced several initiative to promote
working standards in respect of talent enhancement is
that by making results a priority if an employees making
an efforts in completing the sales target then company
will initiate through setting reward for them on specific
targets and tasks.
Insure individualism Land rover works on one goal is that employees have to
work on a particular basis but performance will evaluate
according to the working aspect of them this will
generate competition and directly to promote working
standards.
Bring high team spirit Big companies like Land Rover having several activities
which will be implement for making the morale of
employees high by participation of employees in
company rituals and helping the juniors by exchanging
the knowledge (Ahlstrom and et. al., 2020).
P6) Communicate appropriate recommendation
As from above analysis it is measured that talent-management is a procedure to getting
right talent that helps business to grow as per their capabilities. It is the term that is required
within the business so as to attract potential candidates and retain by which efficiency and
effectiveness of work increases in productive manner. Various strategies and policies were
introduced, and through this ability to enhance productivity increases in systematic manner.
There is few recommendation that is as addressed below as:
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 LANDROVER must have offered a sustained path which becomes easier for employee to
gain higher success and development. Employees get beneficial rewards and benefits by
which better level of competency is increases (Tidd and Bessant, 2018).
 In addition LANDROVER, the training sessions are provided by which ability, skills and
experience increases as it is perfectly matched up with individual's knowledge. It imparts
a feeling of self belonging by which long term sustainability is maintained with
effectiveness.
 The company must have offered individualism by which it is easy for the company to
manage its different working standards as with this employee's felt more comfortable and
relaxed. It is required that working employee's know their duty and regulations as it assist
to make productive change as per need and varied circumstances (Vaiman and et. al.,
2018).
 The Google make respective changes and modifications to induce employee engagement
and commitment in clear basis. In this employee get motivated and also relate themselves
with the working standards of business in effective basis. In addition to this working
efficiency and its effectiveness both get advanced and the motive to achieve talent
management is managed in controlled mode.
TASK 4
P7) Reflect value of undertaking project
The above research is conducted by me and with this I have learned about various
concepts of talent-management that is used to attract and retain more of its employees. In this it
is acknowledged that LANDROVER has made supportive usage of training and development,
providing job description and specification, pathway to measure clear success and development.
There is lot of benefits that is achieved by business as in relation to talent management as skilled
and talented employees get attained in effective manner. In this project management also be
essential as in this clear acknowledge and processing of working is induced with adequateness as
with this sustained profit is achieved with perfection. There is few limitation of project
management as well as if researcher doesn’t make adequate balanced in between requirement
and assessment than it make complex situation that reduces rate of completion of task and
activities. I have a biggest strength of time management and data collection as with this I am able
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to analyze strength in adequate basis. On the other hand, in relation to weakness I have lack of
communication skills and it is varied as per level of interaction and usage of soft skills is hard to
manage. In this I have designed a questionnaire in which respective data and information of
candidates is collected so that better level of knowledge and information is done in systematic
manner. I have also used various tools and techniques such as Gantt chart and Work breakdown
structure through which activities are completed in timely frame. It assists me to complete task in
stipulated period of time. I faced various challenges while interacting with employees as their
mood get fluctuated on random basis. But for this I used soft skills along with academic learning
which helped to make better interpretation by which resultant outcome of research is processed
effectively. The project management plan having various advantage as it assist and provide a
framework under which task completion is recorded with perfection. It have few disadvantages
as in this researcher felt discomfort while connecting with research objective and sometime
become hectic to manage overall working standards within offered schedule.
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CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from above report that management of small business is dependent
on various strategies that is implemented to achieve targets and standardised goals in effective
manner. For this talent-management is used in which potential candidates are hired and retained
for longer period of time. To attract and retain suitable employees small scale research is
conducted through which sustained level of strategies are implemented. For further research both
primary and secondary research is used by which productive changes is implemented in
constrained mode
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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APPENDICES 2
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Performance Review Template
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