BTEC HND Business Unit 6: Tesco Project Management Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of a business project undertaken by Tesco, focusing on the implementation of a diversity strategy. It begins with an introduction that highlights the increasing importance of globalization and employee involvement in modern business operations. The report outlines the project's aim and objectives, which include enhancing awareness of diversity, examining employee efficiency factors, and identifying diversity-related benefits. It then delves into the project management plan, covering essential aspects such as scope, organizational structure, communication, resources, quality control, and risk assessment. The report also explains the use of Gantt charts and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) as project management tools. Furthermore, it discusses various research methods, including qualitative and quantitative approaches, along with data collection techniques. Data analysis using tools and techniques is presented, and the report concludes with recommendations and a summary of key findings, emphasizing the importance of effective workforce management and the implementation of diversity policies. References are also provided.

MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS PROJECT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART A
Introduction
Develop of project aim and objective
Development of project management plan
Explanation about Gantt chart and WBS
Types of Research
Tools and Techniques for Research
Recommendations
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
Globalisation is enhancing business size with rapid speed that leads
management to complete all operations and functions in an appropriate
manner. There are various task performed by management through
implementing innovation in the organisation and to complete all task and
operations at international level large number of workforce is required.
The employee involvement is also used by management to perform
operations and functions at different places (Klarsfeld and et. al., 2016).
In the present scenario, there are various task performed by management
which leads organisation to implement equality and diversity strategy at
organisational premises. This report is written from perspective of Tesco
that is operating their business in retail industry and in present scenario,

Develop aim and objective of project
With the increase in the business market area and globalisation implement to
work at different platforms it is identified that management is facing different
challenges that is impacting on organisational goals and objectives through
providing similar platform to local and international enterprise (Ishaq and
Hussain, 2014). The main motive of implementing diversity strategy is to
promote equality and diversity among workplace in order to retain skilled
employees for longer period in management.

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 Project A- The term project area refers to an effective set of activities
that are implemented by management in an organised manner. In order to
obtain a specific outcome management of Tesco perform its work
according to decided steps (Calvo-Mora, Navarro-García and Periañez-
Cristobal, 2015). These results it is easy for organisation to complete all
task in a decided time period.
 Project management- This refer to manage and complete project from
the start to it finish through utilising different process, skills, knowledge
and experience that help to accomplish the decided target.

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Aim- In order to gain competitive advantage Tesco is focused to implement
the strategy of diversity and inclusiveness among workers that help
organisation to gain competitive advantage in market. A study report on
Tesco.
Objective
 To enhance awareness and knowledge related with diversity in Tesco.
 To examine different factors that demonstrates overall efficiency of
employees.
 For identifying various benefits which is related with diversity strategy.

DEVELOP OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PLAN BY UNDERTAKING ALL ESSENTIAL
ASPECTS
The term project management plan contains different detail that is related
with different phase of project (Bender, Klarsfeld and Laufer, 2014). The
main components of project management plan are planning, monitoring,
executing and controlling a business project for accomplishing desired
results. Along with this project management play an essential role that assist
Tesco to gain competitive edge in world. Some aspects which show scope of
project management plan are as follow:
 Project management plan leads organisation to identify scope, budget and
schedule from early point of business.
 All resources that are related with organisation aims and operations must
be arranged in effective manner.

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 Organisation structure- The organisation structure which is followed by
organisation consist of completing project according to decided time
period in order to accomplish company objectives in an appropriate
manner. Tesco is following functional structure for completion of
organisational task with decided skills and abilities (Abankina and et. al.,
2016). It also team members to accomplish company goals and target in
decided time.
 Scope- In context of project scope the nature to manage employee’s
workforce is too wide and it is also used by researcher for completing all
work with decided manner. All the data which is gathered must be
arranged in an effective manner in order to gain better results. Moreover,
researcher also requires different method such as motivation for

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 Communication- For obtaining desired results project researcher is
focused to implement free flow of communication between team
members. There are various communication channel is required by
individuals that leads group member project to decide right set of action
which leads to complete work in an open area. This refers more number
of respondents are focused for completion of research in an effective
manner through implementing an effective communication system.
Information Receiver Method of communication Sender
Aims and objectives Students Email Researcher
Research methodology Students Email Researcher
Data collection and
analyses
Students Email Researcher

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 Resources- In order to conduct research in an effective manner researcher and
other team members are focused in completion of work with an appropriate
manner through arranging resources such as Laptop, internet connection and
papers for conducting research in an appropriate manner. Along with this
printer is also required by management for completion of research as per
online source is used to gain respond. So with printer data or information is
also stored by investigator with hard copy.
 Communication matrix- The tool of communication matrix work as an
effective assessment which is used for designing an effective communication
structure that leads team members to get better results from the operations that
helps to implement right communication system. This also results team
members accomplish better results through keeping right individuals in
completion of research.

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 Quality- Most of data or information is collected by researcher through
utilising primary research methods. This is also used by investigator for
completion of work according to the qualitative approach that leads to
gain positive aspect. Moreover, quality control chart is also used by
researcher which depicts results in the graphical form and it is also used
by team members to gain specific results.
 Risk- The last point which is address by project management plan is to
analyse risk aspect that is impacting on project. Along with this there are
various functions are monitored which impact on results of information
collected by investigator. The major risk that is faced relates with
identifying questions as respondent are less interested to give response.

EXPLANATION ABOUT GANTT CHART
AND WORK BREAK DOWN STRUCTURE
Gantt chart- The term Gantt chart work as an effective tool that is used to
illustrate right schedule for project which is used to demonstrate all
activities and there schedule. This is also utilised by the investigator for
demonstrating extra information that is related with task and phase of
project. This show the areas through which each and every task utilised by
organisation for completion of task in a decided manner in order for
managing work in an appropriate manner as per decided time period.