Managing Talent: Challenges in the Manufacturing Sector (Rolls Royce)

This project explores the key challenges and obstacles in talent management within the manufacturing sector, using Rolls Royce as a case study. The project begins by outlining the aims and objectives, focusing on the importance of talent management, challenges faced, and strategies for overcoming these. It includes a project management plan detailing time, cost, quality, scope, communication, risk, and resources. A work breakdown structure and Gantt chart are also presented. The research methodology incorporates both qualitative and quantitative methods, including questionnaires. Data analysis is conducted to evaluate the research findings, leading to recommendations and conclusions. Finally, the project reflects on the value of the undertaking and the achievement of stated objectives. The project aims to identify challenges and obstacles faced by manufacturing sector because of talent management, and explore strategies to overcome these.

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Table of Contents
TITLE..............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Devise aims and objectives of chosen organisation...............................................................1
P2 Produce project management plan including several aspects................................................3
P3 Work breakdown structure and Gantt chart...........................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P4 Small scale research by implementation qualitative and quantitative research.....................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
P5 Evaluate research and data using appropriate tools and techniques......................................9
P6 Recommendations results to data and research analysis......................................................21
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................22
P7 Reflect value of undertaking the project to meet stated objectives and own learning and
objectives..................................................................................................................................22
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................22
Appendices.....................................................................................................................................23
Log book...................................................................................................................................23
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................26

TITLE
“To identify key challenges and obstacles facing different business sectors because of talent
management.” A case study on Rolls Royce.
INTRODUCTION
The main aim of conducting this research report is to explore an understanding of key
challenges and obstacles in talent management within organisation that impact manufacturing
company. In an organisation employees are an asset that contributes in success of a company
related to goals and objectives. Talent management is a procedure of attracting and retaining
talented employees so that productivity and proficiency of business is enhanced. In this
management need to focus on conducting a research and draw valid solution and conclusion so
that better decisions are to be taken for employee’s betterment (Taylor, 2018). This whole
assignment is based on Rolls Royce that is a leading British luxury car and aero engine
manufacturing company founded in 1904. The company build their high market position by
hiring superior engineering for providing best car in the world. In this, company focused on
gaining high market position with the help of skilled and talented workforce. Therefore, it is
highly important to retain talented workforce within organisation for a longer period of time.
This project study aims and objectives including project management plan. It also involves
research methodology and data analysis to draw recommendation and conclusion this helps in
presenting reflection at the end of whole research work.
TASK 1
P1 Devise aims and objectives of chosen organisation
Overview of research- This research is conduct on Talent management for attaining
business objectives and aims in an efficient manner. In case of Rolls Royce, management is
mainly focused on talent management practices to maintain and retain talent within company in a
significant manner (Muratbekova‐Touron, Kabalina and Festing, 2018). In this, talent
management strategy helps in improving plan for globally expansion so that objectives are meet
successfully. To manage performance of employees, talent management strategies are to be
implemented to retain workers and reflecting productivity in positive way. The topic of
conducting research is the key challenges and obstacles that are facing by several business
sectors in relation to talent management. On this suggestion is to be provided so that talent
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management issues are to be resolved for dealing with market complexities in proficient way.
The purpose of undertaking this research is to examine challenges and obstacles in talent
management that impact manufacturing company productivity. This project helps in enhancing
skills and knowledge related to talent management that helps in increasing career growth.
Project management defines as an ongoing process that is reflected as an effective
structure for accomplishing repetitive activities so that objectives are attained on time. Project
management have several stages such as initiation, planning, execution, performance control and
closure of a project. The main advantage of this process is that it reflected systematic work due
to which goals are attained on time. At the same time it is very time consuming process that is
way researcher follow every stage in precise manner while completing the project.
Aim- ''To identify the challenges and obstacles faced by manufacturing sector because of
talent management”. A case study on Rolls Royce.
Objectives
 To explore importance of talent management within manufacturing sector.
 To investigate the challenges and obstacles faced by manufacturing sector because of
talent management.
 To examine various strategies to overcome challenges and obstacles faced by
manufacturing sector in relation to talent management.
Research questions
 What is the importance of talent management within manufacturing sector?
 What are the challenges and obstacles faced by manufacturing sector in relation to talent
management?
 What are the strategies to overcome obstacles and challenges related to talent
management in manufacturing sector
Literature review
Literature review refers to a survey of presented scholarly data such as books, journals,
articles of related research topic or questions. It presents a work in relation to existing knowledge
so that relevancy in research is to be maintained.
Importance of talent management
As per the viewpoint of Anannya Saraswat, (2021), Talent management defines as a
strategic tool that involve methods related to upgrading potential of employees talents so that
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they will retain for a longer period of time. Talent management is highly significant for company
as it simplify the process for goal attainment so that productivity of employees enhances and
task are attained on given period of time within an organisation. It helps in saving time in
meeting needs of customers. Besides this it also provide platform to employees to express their
ideas and issues that helps in developing employee engagement in considerable manner.
Challenges and obstacles faced by manufacturing sector in relation to talent management
According to Pandita and Ray, (2018), manufacturing sector faces several challenges to
manage talent management within a company. Shortage of workforce is the major challenge that
is faced by manufacturing sector because the places are not safe, clean and progressive along
with lack of competitive wages (6 Challenges for HR in the Manufacturing Industry, 2021). Due
to these major challenges it is difficult to retain and attract talent within manufacturing. In
manufacturing sector there is a need of skilled and talented workforce and for talent management
it seems to a biggest challenge to retain and attracts workforce by fulfilling their demands.
Strategies to overcome obstacles and challenges related to talent management in
manufacturing sector
According to a viewpoint of Jarie Bolander, (2021), there are several strategies on which
management of manufacturing sector in business should be focused to remove obstacles and
challenges related to talent management. These obstacles and challenges are lack of competitive
wages, unhygienic working place, difficulty in getting talented candidate to perform a role in
manufacturing sector etc. To overcome these manufacturing company focus on Finding the right
talent by developing relations with trade schools so that talent pipeline is to be build strongly.
Clear about requirements of particular job role, culture and benefits so that talented workforce
are retained and attracted towards an organisation. In this companies also emphasis on
eliminating common incidents at workplace by using advanced technologies such as virtual
reality, 360 degree etc. So that talented workforce being retained working place.
P2 Produce project management plan including several aspects
A project is referring to a study that undertakes some specific topic for meeting
objectives properly for which it started to study. A project management is a procedure that helps
in align work for meeting research objectives properly. With support of project management plan
a particular project is start and finish in an appropriate manner. In this several phases are
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included such as initiation, planning and execution, monitoring and closing (Gupta, 2019). In this
several components are necessary for conducting a research properly that are presented below:
Time- Time refers to a vital aspect that is needed to attain the project objectives properly
in set time frame. In this setting timelines are useful to avoid delays and misunderstanding
properly (Crane and Hartwell, 2019). A researcher set a time for completing project that helps in
avoiding risk and uncertainties within a study. The time for this research is around 1 month and
in this investigator assures that all activities are completed within a time period of 1 month.
Cost- This reflected as expenses that are going too rose at the time of doing research. In
this researcher focused that all activities are done optimally so that whole project is completed in
smooth way. The budget for conducting this research is around £700 so that it can be done
appropriately.
Quality- It is considered as a main factor within research because it defines the validity
and reliability of conducting research. It is highly essential for a research to ensures quality in
collecting data and presenting recommendation so that project is being done successfully.
Quality can be measured by using benchmarking and balance scorecard tool that present reliable
quality in project.
Scope- It considered several functions and features that included in research which is
useful to meet research objectives effectively. The main scope of conducting this research is to
enhance information related to challenges and obstacles in talent management within
manufacturing sector. The strategies to overcome this challenges and obstacles are the scope of
undertaking this project.
Communication- It is regarded as failure and success of a project. After setting time and
project scope next step that researcher follow is to communicate activities and task to their
parties. It helps in executing project appropriately and it is necessary to get the input and output
at one place. In this communication is needed between supervisor, employees etc.
Risk- To conduct the research the major risk that an investigator face is technical risk
that negatively impact the research completion. Due to technical risk communication cannot
made properly because of improper technical tools. In this research risk of reliability of data and
information is also affected successfully completing the research. In this it is essential that
confidentiality of data is to be maintained between respondents including data protection so that
project is done successfully.
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Resources- It refers to that aspect which is needed to complete a project in a set time
period. In this planning for resources are very essential as it helps in completing all activities in
effective manner so that it reaches to the last closing stage (Narayanan, Rajithakumar and
Menon, 2019). In these major resources are machines, manpower etc. if resources that are
involved in project used optimally present a successful results within given time frame.
P3 Work breakdown structure and Gantt chart
Work breakdown structure
It refers to an project management tool that helps in carrying project operations
optimally. These activities are bifurcated into small task so that it completed effectively. It is a
procedure for breaking down the activities into small segments for getting perfect results. While
conducting research tasks are divided as per nature of a project activities priority so this is should
be measured easily.
Gantt chart
A Gantt chart refers to a core aspect for timeline of a project. It helps researcher in
scheduling and planning a project properly. It is highly used for simplified tough projects. This
chart is segmented where left chart denotes project activities and top side present time frame. To
understand it properly pictorial presentation is necessary as it helps in measuring all activities.
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TASK 2
P4 Small scale research by implementation qualitative and quantitative research
Research is defined as a systematic procedure that involves data collection, analysis and
documentation, interpretation to gather and collect data for reaching a viable conclusion. It helps
in attaining objectives properly. This research needs in depth analysis related to specific topic so
that research objectives are to be meeting successfully. Effective and efficient research helps in
attaining project properly and in this researcher focused on two methods that are elaborated
below:
 Qualitative Research- This research is presented in a non numerical manner. It is based
on collection of ideas, thoughts of an individual person in words. In this researcher
focused on collecting ideas of a person so that several respondents’ ideas are analysed
(Vaiman and et. al., 2018). In these open ended questions, observations are to be used.
 Quantitative Research- This research is reflected in numerical terms. As it is expressed
in numbers where researcher adopts statistical and mathematical techniques. In this close
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ended questions are to be adopted (Anlesinya, Dartey-Baah and Amponsah-Tawiah,
2019).
To conduct a research, researcher adopts quantitative research by using questionnaire
method. Questionnaire is an effective method as it helps in directly connects with respondents so
that reliable information is presented for research.
Data collection refers to a process of collecting data for getting useful information that are
related to a particular topic. It includes two types of data collection such as primary and
secondary data collection.
 Primary data- It refers to that type of data collection technique in which data is to be
collected directly without use of presented references. This type of data is reliable and
relevant because it is collected for first time. This helps in presenting viable and perfect
conclusion (Zhang, Jia and Chen, 2019).
 Secondary data- In this researcher used existing sources to collect and gather data.
These sources include books, journals, magazines etc. as it is more time consuming type
of data collection method.
To conduct this research successfully primary data is used where investigator adopts
questionnaire method to collect data from respondent. In this secondary data also used
from already present journals and articles related to Talent management so that it
provides successful results for a business enterprise.
Sampling- It is a process of selecting a group of people for collecting data to
specific research out of huge population. In this researcher adopts random sampling method.
This method is highly valuable to get effective results from respondents. To conduct this
research, investigator select 30 respondent on random basis so that questionnaire is filled
properly.
Ethical considerations- It is highly useful for researcher to complete the project
proficiently, ethically and also accurately. It involves several research ethics which are vital for
complete project. These ethical terms are protection of autonomy, reduce risk that harm
resources which includes in project research, provide right to withdraw research participants etc.
these are significant for conducting research properly and get valid outcomes at the end.
Research limitation- Doing this research several limitation impact negative on
performance of a researcher and its completion. These limitations are lack of resources, limited
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time, selection of best methods to conduct research and many more. These impact negative on
researcher research and due to this research cannot be done in systematic manner (Gardas and et.
al., 2019).
Therefore, above mentioned practices are very useful to complete the research properly
and accurately. It is essential for accomplishing aim and objectives of conducting this project
successfully.
TASK 3
P5 Evaluate research and data using appropriate tools and techniques
To conduct the research effectively, investigator used questionnaire technique where they
collect data from randomly chose respondents.
Questionnaire
Quantitative questions
Q1) Do you have idea about talent management in the context to business?
(A) YES
(B) NO
Q2) Do you think talent management is important for a business?
(A) YES
(B) NO
Q3) According to you what are the key dynamics of talent management?
(A) Planning
(B) Attracting
(C) Selecting
Q4) What do you think are the main benefits of talent management associated with Rolls
Royce?
(A) Strategic Hiring Process
(B) Improved On-boarding Experience
(C) Retain Top Talent
Q5) What are the major challenges and obstacles that are faced by manufacturing company
associated with talent management?
(A) Finding and keeping skilled Talent
(B) Training is unavoidable
(C) Deciding whether or not to outsource
Q6) In what manner talent management affects the progression and operations of business?
(A) Recruitment planning meeting
(B) Job description development
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(C) Job post writing and recruiting location placement for the posting
(D) Application materials review
Q7) According to you what are the impacts of talent management on operational efficiency of
the organization?
(A) Create talent development initiatives
(B) Have built-in coaching opportunities
(C) Development Culture
Q8) According to you how talent management can be used by organisation to sub-due the
threats associated with business?
(A) Insufficient leadership bench-strength
(B) Retention of critical talent segments
(C) Capability gaps with respect to emerging business/technology
Q9) According to you, can the benefits of talent management overshadow the high costs
associated with talent management?
(A) YES
(B) NO
Q10) In the era of high performance working, what are the key establishments for talent
management approaches undertaken by the organization?
FREQUECY DISTRIBUTION:
Q1) Do you have any idea about talent management in context of
manufacturing business?
Frequency
YES 25
NO 05
Q2) Do you think talent management is important for a business? Frequency
YES 20
NO 10
Q3) According to you what are the key dynamics of talent management? Frequency
Planning 15
Attracting 08
Selecting 07
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