Analyzing Talent Management Strategies and Challenges at Morrisons

This report analyzes talent management challenges within Morrisons, a major UK supermarket chain. It outlines the project's aim to identify obstacles in talent management implementation. The report details research objectives, questions, and a literature review exploring talent management concepts and challenges faced by managers. The methodology includes a project plan with cost, time, quality, and risk assessments, along with a work breakdown structure and Gantt chart for project organization. Primary and secondary research methods are employed to gather data, which is then presented and analyzed to derive recommendations for improved talent management practices, focusing on employee retention and performance. The conclusion reflects on the project's value and the author's learning experience.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1.Devise project aim and objectives for a chosen scenario......................................................3
P2.Produce a project plan that cover aim and deliverables, time, quality, communication, risk
and resources...............................................................................................................................5
P3.Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart to provide time frames and stages
for completion.............................................................................................................................7
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................9
P4. Carry out small-scale research applying primary and secondary methods appropriate for
meeting project aims and objectives...........................................................................................9
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................12
P5. Present findings and data using appropriate tools and techniques......................................12
P6. Communication appropriate recommendation as a result of findings and data analysis to
draw valid and meaningful conclusions....................................................................................19
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................20
P7. Reflect on the value of undertaking the project to meet stated objectives and own learning
and performance........................................................................................................................20
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................21
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................22
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................24

INTRODUCTION
Managing a successful business plan is defined as the process of depth study in which
different tasks are taking place such as planning, organising, directing and controlling. These
processes are helpful in completing the entire assigned work with high degree of efficiency and
productivity. (Baporikar, 2017). For establishing a successful business plan, It is important to
have the required skills and knowledge to meet the objectivity of the business. Talent
management is a significant process which is associated with influencing the employees in such
a way that they can be retained within an organisation for longer duration of time. This could
lead the business to utilise skills and competence of their employees in optimal manner so that
these skills can be aligned with attainment of goals and objectives as well. Morrisons is the
chosen organisation for this report, It is the largest chain of supermarket in the United Kingdom
and it is founded by William Morrisons in 1899. This report will cover the aim and objectives
of the talent management and data collection with the help of primary and secondary sources and
interpret ate them in order to get the reflection of the respective research.
TASK 1
P1.Devise project aim and objectives for a chosen scenario.
Talent management is the continuous process which attract and retain the high quality
employees, developing their skills and influencing them for their better performance. The main
motive of talent management is to motivate the potential employees so that they can retain in the
business for a longer period of time. It is the business tool which help in getting the things done
in an effective manner with the help of experienced employees.
Morrisons is the third largest chain of supermarket in the United Kingdom, which was
established by William Morrisons in 1899. For this report, The researcher is being hired as a HR
consultant, who identified the talent management in the business. Talent management helps in
enhancing the performance of employees in an appropriate manner so that they can be retained in
the business for a longer period time. The main aim of the research is to identify the problems
faced within workplace in implication of talent management The aims and objective of the
research is discussed below:
Research Aim:

To study key challenges and obstacles faced by the managers at operational department
of business while implementing talent management.
Research Objectives-
 To understand the concept of Talent management in context of an organisation.
 To analyse the key challenges and obstacles experienced by managers at operational
department of Morrisons.
 To identify the useful practices of the talent management that managers at operational
department can adopt in the retention of the employees within Morrisons.
Research Questions
 Explain the concept of talent management in context of an organisation?
 What are the key challenges and obstacles that is mainly faced by managers at
operational department of Morrisons. What are the ways which managers of Morrisons can adopt for retaining employees?
LITERATURE REVIEW
Concept of Talent management in context of an organisation
According to Prarthana Gosh (2019), It is defined as the strategies of putting high
quality employees within the organisation so that they can contribute in attaining the
organisational goal by giving their best in their specific job role. The process involves the
identifying the gaps and vacant post, hiring the deserving candidate and develop their skills and
knowledge in order to influence an individual so that they can retaining the business for a longer
period of time. It is the process of right person at the right place so that they can perform their
task in an most effective manner. In context to Morrisons, Manager is focusing on retaining the
talented employees by influencing them for their better working so that they will contribute in
attaining the organisational goal by using the skills and competencies of the potential employees.
Talent management start with effective planning of human resource then evaluate the
performance and outcomes in order to select the right candidate then develop their skills and
capabilities so that they can retain within the organisation.
Key challenges and obstacles experienced by managers at operational department
According to Francine Haliva (2015), Manager faces several challenges and obstacles
in their operations as they are facing over productivity at the workplace as all the employees are
taught to improve their efficiency and work fast in order to give their best in attain a specific task

but each employees is performing well and giving outstanding outcome so it will lead to get the
over production or the extra outcomes that may leads to increase the production cost and
decrease in the overall productivity of the business. Human resource manager is facing the work
the challenges in selecting the deserving candidate so that they can perform well by using their
skills ad competencies in order to attain the desired goal. Obstacles faced by the Morrisons are
unresolved conflicts between departments that employees are having the interdepartmental
conflicts and due to this they are giving their best in their job and not getting the prospective
efficiency. Employees have to report to the various managers so that they are bringing under
mountain of reporting manger and this leads to reduction in the efficiency of the employees and
leads to get the poor outcomes.
Useful practices of the talent management that managers at operational department can adopt
in the retention of the employees
According to Sharon Florentine(2019), Retention of the employees is the important
aspect as experience employees are more productive in order to attain the higher profitability in
the business by having their skills and knowledge based on their experience. Manager must give
the clear pathway and education so that employees can work in an more effective way by
learning new techniques and knowledge. Manager must give the various rewards and benefits so
that employees will get motive in order to increase their efficiency in their specific job role.
Manager must take the valuable feedback and suggestions from the prospective employees so
that they can feel that they are important part of the company and get influenced for their better
performance. It is importation for the manager of Morrisons that they share the accurate
information related to the each operation to their employees so that they can feel motivated in
order to enhances their capabilities and skills.
P2.Produce a project plan that cover aim and deliverables, time, quality, communication, risk and
resources.
Project management plan is the documentation of project outline that define the scope,
budget, timeline and goal of the business plan. It helps in communicating the related information
to the concerned authorities with in a set time frame. It also analyse the various business
activities in an appropriate manner. There are various components which involve in the
formulation of project management plan of Morrisons which is discussed as follows:

Cost: It is the amount of money which the company spend on the production of goods
and services in order to meet the expectations of potential customer at the target market. This is
the main component for any project to run their activities in effective manner. It also helps in
accomplishment of work with in a set time frame with available resources. Under this project
cost is estimated to 20 pounds. There are various activities conducted for this research project
and the same are described as under:
Total forecasted budget
Particular (£)
Implementing technology cost 4
Promotional expense 4
Collection of questionnaire 8
Training charges 4
Total cost 20
Time: This is the time line for any task that have to be completed within a set time frame
allotted by the researcher. Time can be divided equally to each task so that every activity can be
done in an effective manner and the researcher require 10 weeks and which shall start from 31
January 2021 and ends in 10 April 2021. This is the sufficient time which is allotted to each task
for the easy accomplishment of each activity.
Quality: The data and he information is collected the researcher should be of good
quality so that accurate and reliable data can be added to the research. There are various method
of data collection but the researcher must use data and information that is collected from primary
and secondary sources so that accurate and reliable data can be added to the report. This is also
helpful in getting good recommendation for the business plan that will lead to solve various
problems. Within the current research the data is collected through qualitative and quantitative
sources in which questionnaire and interview are prepared. Both the methods are helpful in
obtaining reliable information and to validate data in appropriate manner.
Communication: Researcher must use the proper communication channel so that right
and accurate information can be collected from various resources in order to complete this
research project. This could be helpful in managing all the activities in such manner that

appropriate interaction can be performed form associated parties. Communication channel
includes, telephonic communication, emails, face to face communication etc. Under this
research, methods used for communication are emails and questionnaire.
Scope: There is wider scope of this as the researcher investigate the challenges and
support the organisation to overcome from the problem of talent management. This report will
help in implement the talent management tool in the business so that it increases and enhance the
performance and the productivity of the employees. Besides this as the research is associated
with collection of qualitative and quantitative data so could be helpful for researcher to conduct
future activities in appropriate manner.
Risk- It is the factor which always in the various operation of the business or doing any
business plan so it is must be in the consideration of the researcher that all the task must be
complete within a set time frame by using the required strategies for the better accomplishment
of the research on a respective topic.
Resources- These are the various variables which is used in the business for the
accomplishment of the research. These resources include assets of the company, finance and
human resource, internet, stationary, computer etc.
P3.Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart to provide time frames and stages for
completion.
Work breakdown structure
It is a project management tool that divides various tasks into sub groups so that
respected authority can be assigned with work in order to accomplish objective of the project in
appropriate manner. It is the method of creating the data useful in an more effective manner.
This will define the breakdown of the task so that it can be completed in an appropriate manner
and all the activities will be done with the consideration of talent management.
It is the hierarchical description of the entire task which describe time line and also
helpful in better understanding of the goal of the research so that each task can be done in an
effective manner. Work breakdown structure for this research made by the researches by various
investigation are given below:

Gantt chart
It is the graphical representation of the overall schedule of the project, which shows
starting and finishing date of various elements of research project within a set time frame. It is
the visual presentation of dividing the task into small group so that they can be easily completed
and align with attaining overall objective of proposed research.
It is project management tool that help in planing and scheduling of projects on the basis
of their size and the data is concerted into horizontals bar chart. It shows the start date and end
date with name of the task owner and it shows the relatability and dependability in the business
and showing the various task is completing in an appropriate manner and for this research the
Gantt chart is given below:

TASK 2
P4. Carry out small-scale research applying primary and secondary methods appropriate for
meeting project aims and objectives.
Research methodology is the procedures which is used to collect, process and evaluate
the information for a respective topic. This allows the evaluator to verify the accuracy and
reliability of the data and information that is present in the research. There are various data
which must be use by the business in order to meet the objectivity. The research must use the
qualitative and quantitative method to get the data from primary and the secondary sources
which is explained as follows:
Quantitative research- It is the process of collecting the evaluating the numerical data
that is used to find the averages, patterns, test causal relationship and make prediction among the
large group of population. This give he exact perception and the percentage of the population
that help in getting the things done in an easy approach. It can be done by making the graphs and
charts of the collected data. This method is use for collecting the primary the secondary data in
an appropriate manner. Questionnaire are formed in order to conduct the quantitative research in

which opinion is collected from managers and it will help in getting the actual figures for
concluding appropriate results out of research.
Qualitative research- It is the type of research which collects the data from the insight
and the perception of the various individual groups. This research also includes the opinion and
experience of managers and it also helps in meeting the genuine opinion of the business. The
researcher may interpret the data from the Ms. Excel tool and use both primary and secondary
method of data collection. For this research project, Books and Journals is being used by the
researcher for successfully achieving objectives of the research.
Data collection- It is the process of collecting the data and information that will be used
within research and also helps in making the right use of variables of the research. It helps in
getting the things done in an appropriate manner. It also help in solving the research questions by
getting the accurate data and figures. There are various opinion from which the data can be
collected and used by the researcher and the method of data collection are as follows:
 Primary data tool- It is the raw data which is freshly used by the researcher or can say
the data which is collected without using the existing source of data. The aim of
collecting this data is to meet the objectivity of the research and also help in getting the
original data that give accurate and reliable information from the real prospective of the
individuals. Under this research questionnaire and interview methods are used in order to
gather data and these are distributed to managers of Morrisons.
 Secondary data tool- It is the existing data which is gathered by the other person but can
be use by the various individual that help in increasing the effectiveness of the research
as it is the processed data and near to accuracy and reliability. This data is collected from
the books and journals to compete this research projects. This data also help in meeting
the objectivity of the research.
Sampling- It is the subset of individual from the large number of population and select
the group from which the data has been collected. It is the statically analyse and pre determined
data which is used for getting the prospective from the large population. In this research, there
are 20 respondent have been taken which are managers in Morrisons for questionnaire. Besides
this for interview two respondents are taken and those are holding position of upper level
managerial authority.

QUESTIONNAIRE
Name
Age
Gender-
Q1) What is the role of talent management within Morrisons?
a) Attracting talent
b) Motivating employees
c) Retaining high quality employees
Q2) In your opinion, what is the main advantage of talent management in context to company?
a) Retention of potential employees
b) Employee Development
c) Retain key talent
d) Other
Q3) What are the strategies of talent management used by Morrisons?
a) Detailed job descriptions
b) Person-organization fit
c) Collaborate-coach-evolve
d) Reward and right recognition
Q4) Is there any contribution of talent management strategies in employee engagement?
a) Yes
b) No
Q5) What are the roles played manager in managing talent at workplace?
a) Hiring right people
b) Processing strong management policies
c) Designing merged underlying systems
Q6) What are the benefits of Talent-management experienced by managers of Morrisons?
a) Professional development
b) Increase in employee and manager engagement
c) Improving onboard experience
Q7) What are the different practices of talent management which manager can apply to attract

the effective and talented employees ?
a) Job rotation
b) Providing training and development
c) Providing equitable opportunities
Q8) What are the various problems faced by managers related to talent management ?
Q9) What are various ways used by managers of Morrisons for overcoming challenges
associated with talent-management?
Q10) Give some recommendation for managers in retaining talent at workplace.
TASK 3
P5. Present findings and data using appropriate tools and techniques.
Q1: What is the role of talent management within Morrisons? Frequency
a) Attracting skilled employees 10
b) Motivating employees 5
c) Retaining high quality employees 5
a) Attracting skilled employees
b) Motivating employees
c) Retaining high quality employees
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
5 5
Frequency

Interpretation: From the above bar chart this can be concluded that out of 20 respondents, 10
managers are having opinion that the major role of talent-management is associated with
attracting skilled employees as the major aspect of talent-management is relating to attract talent
within organisation. On the other hand 5 have opinion that the role of talent-management is to
motivate employees because talent-management is significantly dealing with motivation of
employees. At last remaining 5 says that the major role of talent management is to retain high
quality employees within an organisation as when an organisation is having appropriate
strategies of talent-management this will lead them to retain talent for longer duration of time.
Q2) In your opinion, what are the main advantage of talent management in
context to company?
Frequencies
a) Retention of potential employees 10
b) Employee Development 5
c) Retain key talent 4
d) Other 1
a) Retention of potential employees
c) Retain key talent
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
5
4
1
Frequencies
Interpretation: From the above bar chart this can be concluded that out of 20 managers, 10 have
responded that the major advantage of talent-management is related with retaining employees as
by managing talent expectations of employees can be met which may lead in their retention for
longer duration of time. Besides this 5 managers said that talent-management is advantageous for

employee development as employees will get diversified opportunities when talent-management
strategies are used in business premises. On the contrary 4 managers are having opinion that the
major advantage of talent-management is retaining key talent due to which organisation may
receive higher benefits in attaining of organisational objectives. At last remaining 1 respondent
says that talent-management is providing benefits in some other ways.
Q3) What are the strategies of talent management used by Morrisons? Frequency
a) Detailed job descriptions 8
b) Person-organisation fit 6
c) Collaborate-coach-evolve 3
d) Reward and right recognition 3
a) Detailed job descriptions
c) Collaborate-coach-evolve
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
6
3 3 Frequency
Interpretation: From the above bar chart this can be summarised that out of 20 managers, 10
managers believed that detailed job description is one of the most vital strategy of talent
management as by providing detailed job description a company can attract skilled employees in
significant manner. Besides this 6 has opinion that person-organisation is the prominent strategy
which can be adopted by Morrisons. On the contrary 3 managers gave opinion that collaborate-
coach-evolve strategy which can be used by Morrisons as this strategy will create environment of
coaching due to which collaboration can be established. At last 3 managers said that reward and

right recognition is the best strategy which can be used by Morrisons as this will lead in
providing monetary benefits to employees which helps in motivating them in personal level.
Q4) Is there any contribution of talent management strategies in employee
engagement?
Frequency
a) Yes 10
b) No 10
a) Yes b) No
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10 10
Frequencies
Interpretation: From the above bar chart this can be concluded that out of 20 managers, 10 have
said that talent-management strategy may lead in high employee engagement as by rendering
appropriate talent-management strategies are helpful in application of appropriate skills and
knowledge which may lead in high employee engagement. Besides this 10 are having opinion
that talent-management are not aligned with getting high employee engagement.
Q5)What are the various strategies used in the talent management ? Frequencies
a) Hiring right people 6
b) Processing strong management policies 7
c) Designing merged underlying systems 7

a) Hiring right people
c) Designing merged underlying systems
5.4
5.6
5.8
6
6.2
6.4
6.6
6.8
7
6
7 7
Frequencies
Interpretation: From the above bar graph, this can be concluded that out of 20 managers, 6 have
said that for managing talent right people can be hired at right place which could be helpful in
dealing with objectives of the organisation. Besides this 7 managers are having opinion that by
processing strong policies of management, talent-management strategies can be executed within
Morrisons. At last 7 managers gave their opinion that by designing merged underlying systems
talent-management strategies can be implemented within an organisation.
Q6) What are the benefits of Talent-management experienced by managers
of Morrisons?
Frequencies
a) Professional development 6
b) Increase in employee and manager engagement 7
c) Improving onboard experience 7

a) Professional development
c) Improving onboard experience
5.4
5.6
5.8
6
6.2
6.4
6.6
6.8
7
6
7 7
Frequencies
Interpretation: From the above bar graph this can be concluded that out of 20 managers, 6
managers gave their opinion that they are obtaining the major benefit from talent-management as
in developing their professional level as by managing talent-management strategies this is
imperative that managers can get to know regarding their level over professional aspect and
adopt other strategies to improve the same. On the other hand 7 managers have said that the
major benefit of talent-management strategy to them is that they can establish appropriate
channel for communicating with their employees due to which employees and managers
engagement get increased. At last 7 have given their opinion that talent-management is helpful
for them in enhancing their onboard experience due to which they can retain in organisation for
longer duration of time.

Q7) What are the different practices of talent management which manager can
apply to attract the effective and talented employees ?
Frequencies
a) Job rotation 9
b) Providing training and development 5
c) Providing equitable opportunities 6
a) Job rotation
b) Providing training and development
c) Providing equitable opportunities
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
9
5
6
Frequencies
Interpretation: From the above bar chart this can be concluded that out of 20 managers, 9 has
given opinion that job rotation is the most vital practice which can be used by managers in order
to attract talent. Besides this 5 have said that by providing training and development to
employees manager can deal with talent-management in significant manner. At last 6 managers
have said that by providing equitable opportunities to each and every employee this may lead the
manager to attract skilled employees in order to align with business objectives.
Q8) What are the various problems faced by managers related to talent management ?
Interpretation-:
Respondent 1: According to this respondent the major problem faced by them in relation to
talent-management is associated with unappealing company culture as people are not happy with
their jobs due to which organisations are not able to meet demands of their employees and
specifically people holding position of manager.

Respondent 2: According to this respondent the main problem faced by a manager in relation to
talent-management is to control employee turnover. As in an organisation there are numerous
factors due to which high employee turnover is faced by them and in this case manager is not
able to cop up with this situation.
Q9) What are various ways used by managers of Morrisons for overcoming challenges
associated with talent-management?
Interpretation-
Respondent 1: According to respondent 1 by communicating with subordinates manager can
deal with problems facing due to implication of talent-management as this could be helpful in
understanding employee grievances.
Respondent 2: According to respondent 2 by managing team conflicts manager can deal with
challenges faced due to talent-management. This is observes that conflicts are regarded as one of
the major negative aspect existed within an organisation.
Q10) Give some recommendation for managers in retaining talent at workplace.
Interpretation:
Respondent 1: According to respondent 1 managers are required to opt for customised training
programs for their employees so that skills of each and every employee can be enlarged.
Respondent 2: According to respondent 2, by providing appropriate recognition for efforts
given by employees they can be retained for longer duration of time.
P6. Communication appropriate recommendation as a result of findings and data analysis to draw
valid and meaningful conclusions.
After analysing the detailed description of this report, it is evaluated from the above data
collected that there are various issues which are emerging in the talent management within the
organisation that is impacting the productivity and profitability of the enterprise. It is important
for the company to have the solution of the effective implementation of the talent management
with the view of getting the potential employees in an organisation. Various recommendation is
given below:
 For improving the performance of the talented employees, the company should emphasis
on training and development must given to each employees so that they can they can
improve their productivity and performance.

 Organisation must use the right channel for communication so there employees
engagement can be retain in the various business activities and related issue and concern
can be solved in a short period of time.
 Organisation must follows the strict code of conduct with the consideration of policies
and rules of the company so that each task can be done in well defined manner.
 Manager must focuses on giving reducing the over productivity from the employees so
that resources of the company must be utilized in an appropriate manner with the
consideration of attaining organisational goal.
 There must be proper direction and explantation of each task to the employees so that
they can perform their task in an appropriate manner so that their skills can be properly
utilized.
 There must be transparency and honesty by the manager to their employees so that they
can easily share their suggestions so that they can make the right use of various resources
in an appropriate manner within the department.
TASK 4
P7. Reflect on the value of undertaking the project to meet stated objectives and own learning
and performance.
After successfully completing the research project, I feel very glad and happy that I got
the opportunity to work on this which helped me in enhancing my skills and knowledge. While
undergoing this research, I have successfully meet the aims and objectives of the research and
also analysed my skills, that is, communication skill as I have used right medium of interaction
and interpreted the information in an easier manner so that each employee can understand the
task and compete it in an effective manner with the consideration of attaining the organisational
goal. There were various challenges facing at the time of data collection like I am not able to
intact with the employees and not getting the exact opinion of the them but gradually, I intact
with the employees and ask related questions and take the proper feedback from the employees
who shared their feelings and their experience with the help of my convincing power and finally
I have get the clarity in relation to different prospective of the employees in context to talent
management. This report helps me in getting the right prospective of the employees and also
enable me to use the various strategies in order to solve the problem in an effective manner and

also help me in knowing various practices that help in retention of the employees within the
organisation. Me as researcher find the several ways like directing and giving proper eduction to
the employees so that they can enhance their skills and knowledge accordingly in order to retain
in the business. Now I got to know my strength and effective use of them for the personal
development of mine that will help in my future career.
CONCLUSION
It s concluded from the above report that Talent management play in important role in the
retention of an employees for a longer period of time. This can be done by influencing the
employees for their better performance so that each task of the business operation can be done in
an effective manner. Project management plan is the process of explaining the things done in an
appropriate manner by giving accurate information to the employees. It includes risk, scope,
resources, quality and time. Gantt chart is made for knowing the time line and the spiting the
task so that they can be done in an effective manner and work breakdown structure also defines
the various task in to small group and help in making the right use of each resources in an
appropriate manner. Furthermore, the research has use the qualitative and quantitative method
for getting the accurate information that help in getting the relevant data. Researcher also use the
primary source of data collection in which they use questionnaire and also sue secondary source
of data in which they use books and journals. It is suggest for the company to give proper
training and development to their employees so that they can work in an effective manner.

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APPENDIX
Project Logbook
Name:
Project title:
Update on weekly research/tasks achieved.
I have completed research on the talent-management to support organisation in expanding
business at global level.
Yes, I on track and able to complete project on time.
I don't need any changes in project management plan.
Any risks and/or issues identified?
Yes I have issue in performing research. Uninterested respondents is one of the biggest issue.
Problems encountered
Personal problems among team mates is also issues which arise at work place. I conduct various
entertainment activities so harmony can be achieved among them.
New ideas and change of project direction
What have I learnt about myself this week?
I complete my all task within specified limit/. This help me to perform research project in
appropriate manner. I plan research activities for next week.
Tasks planned for next week
I am able to complete my operations in effective and signifiant manner.
Project plan status to date (on, ahead, behind)
my project was on time.
Supervisor comments to address

Performance Review
What was the project supposed to accomplish?
Research project is done for Talent management to support organisation in expanding business
at global level.
Did the project succeed in its aims? How do you know? Specifically, please outline any
evaluation and assessment undertaken.
Yes I am able to achieve aims and objectives of research.
What things do you think worked well and why? Evaluate all aspects of the project (e.g. initial
inception, project activities and project outcomes) from a range of perspectives.
Team sprite and group working are the best things which gives positive results.
What problems emerged during the project and how were they tackled? Was there timely
identification of issues and resolution during the project process?
Time mismanagement and conflict among team works are issues which arise while performing
research.
What did you learn from undertaking the project?
I am able to enhance my knowledge related to Talent-management and able to know importance
for an organisation.
How would you rate your performance as project manager?
I rate my performance 9 out of 10.
What strengths and weaknesses of your performance did you identify?
My strength was futuristic approach for solving problem and weakness is lack of confidence.
How will this inform and support your continuous professional development?
Continuous professional development is helpful in achieving targets and this is helpful in future
activities also.