BTEC Higher Nationals: Managing a Successful Business Project Report

This project report examines the critical aspects of managing a successful business project, focusing on equality and diversity within a corporate environment. The report begins with an introduction to the significance of equality and diversity in promoting equal opportunities and discusses relevant legal considerations. Task 1 presents a research background, aiming to study the impacts of diversity and equality on employee performance, using ASDA as a case study. It outlines the research objectives, questions, and a project management plan, including costs, scope, quality, risk, and timelines. A Gantt chart and work breakdown structure are also included. Task 2 details the research methodology, including data collection methods, both primary (surveys, questionnaires) and secondary sources, and the use of qualitative and quantitative methods. The report presents and interprets data from a survey, analyzing themes such as the positive impact of diversity and equality, diverse practices followed by ASDA, and employee perspectives on diversity. The data interpretation is supported by charts and tables, leading to recommendations. The project concludes with a reflection on the research process and findings.

MANAGING A
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
PROJECT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
P1 Research background.............................................................................................................3
P2 Project management plan.......................................................................................................4
P3 Gantt chart and breakdown structure......................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
P4 Research Methodology...........................................................................................................6
P5 Data Interpretation..................................................................................................................9
P6 Recommendation..................................................................................................................20
P7 Reflection..............................................................................................................................21
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................22
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................23

INTRODUCTION
Equality and diversity has been termed as the important aspects which is promoting the
equality and level of opportunity having the level of diversity. This provides the level of
opportunity to each individual in order to achieve the level of potentiality which is free from
prejudice and discrimination. In the country like united kingdom there are existence of various
laws to have proper promotion in equality ans diversity belonging to the legal consideration. The
diverse level of environment is place of various values as per the background of individual,
knowledge and skills with experience and focus, This will help as in creating the positive,
productive and effective internal and external level of working environment.
TASK 1
P1 Research background.
Many companies are having the increase level of human resource management activities
in order to have proper level of development of different strategies which are related to equality
and diversity. This helps in building the forward thought process in business along with proper
guidance of legals communication in order to have proper level of improvement in
productiveness of corporate along with development opportunities of business ans
competitiveness. ASDA have implementation of various strategies in order to have proper
diversity and equality in development of mutual level of understanding which makes the
company more effective in having proper understanding of different pros and cons of the cultural
differences.
Aim
To study the impacts of various diversity and equality (D&E) of business on employee in
providing competitive edge in market- A case study on ASDA.
Objective
 To study the impacts of diversity and equality on performance of employees in ASDA.
 To evaluate the various strategies used by the company in promoting the level of (D&E).
 To determine the various challenges faced by company in implementation of (D&E) for
development in corporate structure.

Research Questions
 What is the impacts of diversity and equality on performance of employees in ASDA?
 What are the various strategies used by the company in promoting the level of (D&E)?
 Which are challenges faced by company in implementation of (D&E) ?
P2 Project management plan
Cost- It is very important element of a efficient project management plan because it describe the
overall cost that are used for completing the tasks on time. To fulfil the research task and
advantage to correct and relevant subject matter in specific time the investigator will require £
7000. Moreover, the company needs to £ 50000 for conducting different activities such as
investment, employee training, R&D cost, for changes implementation, resource for training and
development etc
Scope- Scope decide the future opportunities for both researchers as well as project managers .
This will help to researchers at a great extent to gain a knowledge about the different methods of
recruitment and selection along with the benefits and drawbacks. Also, beneficial for the
manager to hire or select the appropriate candidate by enhancing the HR practices it has wider
scope in future.
Quality- It requires execution of project activities as well as research with reliability,
measurability and excellence performance. It helps researcher to collect the valuable information
through the various methods like questionnaire. Also, a project manager take advantages of
proper qualitative data that are collected by investigator which helps in performing the project
task on time in a systematic manner.
Risk- Risk is an important factor that are occurs in every kind of activities or tasks. At a time of
conducting research, investigator suffering from lack of time and resources this will lead in delay
to completing the tasks on time . As well as the manager faces the risk of inappropriate data's and
information this results in unsystematic or inappropriate implementation of project activities.
Time- Time is considered as a important factor to prepare the time schedule of each activities of
project that helps in finishing all tasks in specified time frame. A researcher will require 3
months for appropriate data collection. Whereas, for completing the project activities as well as
implementing the HR practices a company's manager require 10 weeks

Communicate- Interaction between employees, manager as well as clients are needed to
complete their own tasks on time. There are several mediums of communication that are used by
the researchers to communicate with clients such as emails and telephones (Fletcher, 2017).
Although, a manager also needs to communicate with their team member for implementing the
changes in HR practices by using this channels to convey the messages and informations
regarding the project activities.
Resources- To completing the tasks on time, resources such as financial, technological and
human resources etc. plays a crucial role in facilitating better recruitment, selection and training
practices . These are required for researcher to complete the research activities as well as collect
accurate informations within the period of time. Although, it is useful for the company to
perform the project activities on time by using the latest techniques and talented employees.
P3 Gantt chart and breakdown structure
Work breakdown structure: It is a process that outlines the whole projects and break
down in smaller sections to manage all the activities in a proper manner. This structure is also
known as “deliverable oriented hierarchical”. The decomposition work should be divided into
sub sections which to be executed by project team. This will help researchers to determine the
actual time for start and finish the activities. Moreover, it helps manager to complete the project
activities effectively and efficiently.

Gantt chart: It is graphical representation of project schedule and it display the start and finish
dates of various factors including resources, tasks etc. Gantt chart is widely in use for project
management to plan a project and define the sequences and duration of activities that should be
required forcomplete a task in a specified time duration . This will help the investigator to carry
out tasks and activities in a prescribed manner. As well as helps manager by facilitating proper
investigation regarding the resource requirement for completing the research tasks on time.

TASK 2
P4 Research Methodology.
Researchers are liable to conduct a small scale research by using the various methods of data
collection for completing the project in an effective and systematic way. Information can be
gathered from the different sources that are described as follows:
Methods of data collection
Data collection is a process of collecting informations from the applicable sources to find
out the answer of research difficulty, hypothetical survey as well as measure the effect. It can be
divided in two categories that are as follows:
 Primary source of data collection:- Informations that are collected for the first time or
can say that first hand data's are used to meet the specific aim of the project. Researchers
gathered information through the interview, survey, observations as well as questionnaire
etc. are considered as a primary data collection method.
 Secondary source of data collection:- This is a that kind of data collection method
which has already been published in journals, newspapers, magazines, books, and
internet. Secondary data collection method is used to increase the validity as well as
reliability of research. This is the most effective tool to collect the data in which

information is collected by third party. Researchers studied those collected data's and
make their own research.
Methods of research
To collect the primary data a researcher use two methods for collecting the relevant, fresh
as well as useful informations. That can be described as:
 Qualitative methods:- This do not involve the numbers or quantity measurements and
closely associated with feelings, emotions, words etc. that elements are called non-
quantifiable. The aim of qualitative method is to ensure the depth understanding about the
research, it includes the open-ended questions in interview and questionnaire method.
 Quantitative methods:- This method includes the mathematical calculation that includes
correlation, regression, mean, mode, median etc. This is inexpensive to use and most
appropriate for shorter period of time and also it is easy to form the comparisons of all
findings .
Sample size
It is a act of choosing the number of observations in a statistical sampling that is to form
illation about a total population from a sample. Sample size is used to determine on the basis of
cost, time and suitability of data collection as well as ascertain the number of answerer that are
chosen for the gathering informations. Sample size of 20 respondents have taken to study their
opinion and interpret the data in an effective manner.
QUESTIONNAIRE
NAME:
AGE:
GENDER:
Q-1 Does diversity and equality have positive impact in improving employee
performance?
 Yes
 No
 Not sure
Q-2 What are the diverse practices which are followed by ASDA?
 Cultural Diversity.

 Corporate Structure
 Empathetic Leadership
 All mention above
Q-3 Have diversity helped the staff to have proper working in creative and innovative way
to gain the knowledge?
 Yes
 No
 Not sure
Q-4 Is diversity helps the company to have attainment goals and objectives effectively?
 Yes
 No
 Not sure
Q-5 Does strategy of company is helping in retention of skilled employees in ASDA?
 Yes
 No
 Not sure
Q-6 what advantage observed by you while working with diversified work force?
 Improvement in performance
 Employee retention
 High productivity
Q-7 Does diversified strategies help in gaining the competitive advantage?
 Yes
 No
 Not sure
Q-8 Does equality and diversity bring efficiency and effectiveness in business operation?
 Yes
 No
 Not sure
Q9 Do you have experience the diversity in the workplace of ASDA?
 Yes
 No

Q10 have you ever felt gender inequality in the working environment of company?
 Yes
 No
Q11 What is the challenging aspects you feel in working aspects in diverse business
environment.
 Ethical And Cultural Difference.
 Generation Gap.
 Gender Inequality
 Acceptance And Respect.
P5 Data Interpretation.
The data interpretation helps in properly analysis of the gathered information in more detail.
This is about having the detailed analysis which will helps out the researcher to to have the
development of suitable recommendation in having the appropriation of research. So in the
following question there will consistency of the proper analysis with inclusion of charts and table
which is being used in drawing the proper level of results.
Theme 1 Diversity And Equality Have Positive Impact.
Does diversity and equality have positive
impact in improving employee performance?
Frequency
Yes 11
No 5
Not sure 4
Total 20

Yes No Not sure
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Frequency
Data Interpretation.
From the above data it can be interpreted that the manager in this organization have
major consideration over bringing more of equality and diversity in the organization. This helps
in building up the positive relationship and impact which is very helpful in developing the
business in gaining level of competitive advantage in the market environment. Moreover. The
major impact is that the equality and diversity leads to have proper level of implementation of
the various programmes which is progressive in nature. The company will be able to properly
identify and overall developed the need of ASDA.
Theme 2 Empathetic Leadership followed by ASDA
What are the diverse practices which are
followed by ASDA?
Frequency
Cultural Diversity. 4
Corporate Structure 5
Empathetic Leadership 11
Total 20

Cultural Diversity. Corporate Structure Empathetic Leadership
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Frequency
Data Interpretation
From the above data it can be interpreted that the company ASDA have the major follow
ship of empathetic leadership which is tuning out to be more beneficial to company in gaining
more level of competitive advantage in marketing environment. The following leadership can be
considered as the one of the best leadership in which leader is able to have the better level of
establishment of networking to have proper level of understanding in terms of business interest
and perspectives. This helps the company to have providence of strengthen of employer and
employee relationship.
Theme 3 Diversity Enabled Staff In Creative Way To Gain Knowledge
Have diversity helped the staff to have proper
working in creative and innovative way to gain
the knowledge?
Frequency
Yes 13
No 4
Not sure 3
Total 20

Yes No Not sure
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Frequency
Data Interpretation
From the above mention data it can be interpreted that in order to have well managing of
diversity the employee more level of innovative and creative to gain level of access knowledge
in more of important and creative way. The company tends to have proper level of understanding
in bringing the level of equality along with diversification in vulture. This leads to have
employee to tends in more level of understanding in identifying major of business opportunities
which can help company to have in major level of competitive advantage in the development of
ASDA.This helps the company to have providence of strengthen of employer and employee
relationship.
Theme 4 Diversity Helps In Attainment Goals And Objectives!
Is diversity helps the company to have
attainment goals and objectives effectively?
Frequency
Yes 12
No 3
Not sure 5
Total 20

Yes No Not sure
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Frequency
Data Interpretation
From the above data it can be interpreted that the company is turning out to be more
beneficial in order to have proper level of development in promoting equality and diversity
structure. The company will be able to have proper achievement of goal and objectives in more
effective and efficient manner. There will be positive level of impact of diversity in making
company more level of progressive to take appropriate level of business decision for further
expansion in more positive ways.
Theme 5 Equality and diversity strategy impact retention of skilled employees.
Does strategy of company is helping in
retention of skilled employees in ASDA?
Frequency
Yes 15
No 2
Not sure 3
Total 20

Yes No Not sure
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Frequency
Data Interpretation.
The retention of the skilled employee has been turned as the impacts aspects for the
development of any expanding company in order to have the proper identification of
development opportunities in market. Form the above data it can be interpreted that company is
able to have better retention of skilled employee in company by making them comfortable in
working environment, This helps the company to have providence of strengthen of employer
and employee relationship.This has major level of contribution in proper gaining of competitive
advantage along with long term effectiveness and efficiency.
Theme 6 Improvement in performance is advantage working with diversified work force.
what advantage observed by you while
working with diversified work force?
Frequency
Improvement in performance 14
Employee retention 5
High productivity 1
Total 20

Improvement in performance
Employee retention
High productivity
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Frequency
Data Interpretation.
From the above data it can be interpreted that there major level of employment in having
proper level of equality and diversification is work place as it start motivating the employee to
have level of promotion and improvement ion the performance of employee. Employee used to
have the level of motivation to do the work in more proper manner. The company is motivating
more of their employee in managing more work in perfectly efficient and effective way for the
further level of development.
Theme 7 diversifies strategies helps in gaining competitive advantage.
Does diversified strategies help in gaining the
competitive advantage?
Frequency
Yes 13
No 3
Not sure 4
Total 20

Yes No Not sure
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Frequency
Data Interpretation.
From the above data it can be interpreted that the company is able to have the proper
level of understanding the maximum level of advantage in the company will be able to hebe the
reduction in potential losses in having the proper investment around the various level of
advantage which is being included in diversification in more proper way.This helps the company
to have providence of strengthen of employer and employee relationship. The employee of
company stared to have level of motivation to have proper impact on management. This has
major level of contribution in proper gaining of competitive advantage along with long term
effectiveness and efficiency.
Theme 8 Equality and diversity brings efficiency and effectiveness.
Does equality and diversity bring efficiency
and effectiveness in business operation?
Frequency
Yes 14
No 4
Not sure 2
Total 20

Yes No Not sure
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Frequency
Data Interpretation.
From the above data it can be interpreted that the there are various level of benefit in company in
having the adequate level of implementation of various strategies of equality and diversity in
company. With implementation of diversity and equality company is able to turn out the
organization in more modern. Company tends to make increase in productivity which offers
employee more level of solutions as the development of new idea and process increase the level
of employee morale along with desire of employee to work more effectively and efficiently.
Theme 9 There is diversity in the workplace of ASDA.
Do you have experience the diversity in the
workplace of ASDA?
Frequency
Yes 14
No 4
Not sure 2
Total 20

Yes No Not sure
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Frequency
Data Interpretation.
From the above data it can be interpreted that the company is bale to have the level of
diversity in workplace. Diversity is the workplace to have the level of employment in the wide
ranges of the diverse levity of individuals. The company is to have the proper levelling in
varying of gender, age, religion, race, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, religion,
languages, education, abilities, etc. there is building of level of reputation which is increaser the
profitably along with level of opportunities outside the level of workers. It has been considered
the important parts in developing the major aspects in development of business in over proper
understanding of employees.
Theme 10 Ethical And Cultural Difference is most challenging aspects.
What is the challenging aspects you feel in
working aspects in diverse business
environment.
Frequency
Ethical And Cultural Difference. 12
Generation Gap. 4
Gender Inequality 4

Total 20
Ethical And Cultural Difference.
Generation Gap.
Gender Inequality
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Frequency
Data Interpretation
From the above data it can be interpreted that maintaining the adequate level of the
diversity in the organization the company will be able to have the major impact in the ethical and
culture difference./ the company has analysed that there is the major number of the issues that is
faced by company is all about the level of ethical and cultural difference which is being
considered as the challenging aspects. The company is working as one of the largest realistic in
development which should have proper understanding in attaining the Sarasota difference that
the company is facing in teleoperate of intarsia organization.
Theme 11 Less consideration of gender inequality
Have you ever felt gender inequality in the
working environment of company?
Frequency
Yes 6
No 11
Not sure 3
Total 20

Yes No Not sure
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Frequency
Data Interpretation.
From the above file it can be interpreted that company is not facing any of the gender inequality
in the working environment of company. The environment of the company can be considered as
the organization which is having the form the structure. The company is bale to have the
providence to equal opportunity in development of business employment level to have proper
establishing of business. The company is able to have generation of favourable job opportunity.
As increase in productivity which offers employee more level of solutions as the development of
new idea and process increase the level of employee morale along with desire of employee to
work more effectively and efficiently. This helps the company to have providence of strengthen
of employer and employee relationship.
P6 Recommendation.
To take a competitive advantages and have proper implementation of equality and
diversity in an effective and efficient manner it has been recommended that the manager of
ASDA should adopt the improvements in their human resource practices. Moreover, the trained
and skilful staff is needed to survive for the long time in the global market as well as satisfied the
various level of competencies in development of business in order to gain the competitive

advantage. There are some recommendations that should be given to the manager of the
company which are as follows:
The company should have the proper implementation of the effective leadership along with
employees in order to have the setup as the appropriate level of examples in understanding the
business perspective.
The company should have proper level of understanding in making the decision in proper
manner at the approprite4 sharing level. The company should perform proper planning in having
differentiated ways. The company should make the ethical difference and cultural level is most
challenging aspects.
The company tends to the promotion along with increase in level of flexibility hours in order to
have the benefit of employees in the company while making the major level of changes which
created the effective in company efficiently.
P7 Reflection
While completing the project activities, it helps me a lot to identify my own skills, abilities,
strengths, weaknesses, decision making, problem solving, patience etc. Strength are identifying
during the undertaking of this research that are related to time management, decision making
ability etc. This helps in completing the tasks within time duration as well as towards
understanding the purpose of this project in a systematic way. In addition, I also able to analyse
my weaknesses which were issued at a time of collecting data's from respondents and
communicating with customers as well as clients. This weaknesses will converted into strengths
when I select the right, skilful and knowledgable persons and properly communicate the
informations with clients and customers that helps in managing the project in a significant
manner.
During the project research I have learned investigation skills that includes the time
management, data collection, analysis of data, filling questionnaire and interpret those data's.
This skills will assist me a lot in future for accomplishing and conducting the another research
activity. As well as I have experience in that work it will helps in completing other tasks within
the time frame. It will raise my ability towards further assignments as a positive valuation in the
market. Improvements in my skills will help to develop my carrier options as well as meeting the
competitive needs and take advantages by given best results. Although I understood about the

recruitment, selection as well as training human resource practices and how will impacts on
organization at a time of enhancement in these practices. As well as , this will able to meet the
international requirements of the customers and able to take a competitive advantages in
competition world.
The above all reflection is related to my hard work. In addition, research has motivated
me to complete the tasks on time that helps in attainment of company's objectives. Although, this
topic has many interesting facts and knowledges so I motivated myself to accomplish the tasks in
effective and efficient manner. It has directly or indirectly encouraged me to complete this
assignments with quality and relevant informations.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that the company should have the creatsion of proper
managing the diversity in creative level which have the access level of knowledge in more of
creative way. The company should have the proper communication's of diversity policy which
have proper retranslation in making the decision in proper manner at the approprite4 sharing
level. The company should perform proper planning in having differentiated ways.Moreover, the
trained and skilful staff is needed to survive for the long time in the global market as well as
satisfied the various level of competencies in development of business in order to gain the
competitive advantage. This helps the company to have providence of strengthen of employer
and employee relationship. Organisation can have the effective level of training and development
in varsity aspects which makes the accompany for beneficial to gassing the competitive
advantage in the marketing world.

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