Talent Management Strategies and Impact at DBL Logistic Report

This report investigates the talent management strategies employed by DBL Logistic, a family-owned transport company in the UK, to retain talented employees and foster growth in a small-scale industry. The research aims to identify the impact of these strategies, focusing on understanding the meaning of talent management within the organization, evaluating specific strategies used by DBL Logistic, and determining their effect on employee performance. The project plan outlines the scope, timescales, cost, quality management, communication, associated risks, and resources required. Secondary research explores talent management practices, while primary research involves a questionnaire distributed to DBL Logistic employees. The findings reveal employee awareness and perception of talent management strategies, their impact on productivity, and the role of the HR department. The report concludes with recommendations for DBL Logistic based on the research findings and reflection analysis.

Managing a successful business
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Table of Contents
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................3
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................3
Research Aim and Objectives.....................................................................................................3
Project Planning..........................................................................................................................3
Gantt Chart..................................................................................................................................5
Work Break down structure........................................................................................................6
Conducting secondary research ..................................................................................................6
Research methodologies .............................................................................................................7
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................8
Findings ......................................................................................................................................8
Discussion of the primary and secondary data .........................................................................15
Task 3.............................................................................................................................................16
Reflection analysis ...................................................................................................................16
Recommendations ....................................................................................................................16
Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................17
References .....................................................................................................................................18
Appendix........................................................................................................................................20
Questionnaire............................................................................................................................20
Project Log book.......................................................................................................................21
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Introduction
Talent management is the process which help the company for analysing and growing the
employee's productivity to make development in the company. This is the responsibility of the
employees for gaining and managing the time period for the of effective strategies to retain their
talented employees and make growth in the local small scale industry (Anwar and Abdullah,
2021). The chosen company for the project is DBL Logistic, is a local, family owned transport
company and known for the bets pallet delivery services in UK. The company started in 1982 by
Berk and Linda Clerk son and start delivering the goods in the North England. The need of the
research is to find the effective strategies used by the chosen company to retain their employees
and make growth in the talent management sources.
Task 1
Research Aim and Objectives
Aim: “To identify the impact of effective talent management strategies in order to retain talented
people in small scale sector. A case study on DBL Logistic.”
Objectives:
 To understand the meaning of talent management strategies within the organisation.
 To evaluate different strategies used by the DBL Logistic in order to manage their
talented employee.
 To determine the effect of talent management on the performance of the organisation's
employees at their workplace.
Project Planning
Project management plan is related to include effective formal information about the
research activities, cost, resources, communication process and make effective manpower for
using effective and efficient manner.
Scope: The main scope for the project is to identify the different techniques to make
effective talent management in the small-scale sector. The importance and growth of the project
are the important factors that is needed to be included in project (Başaran, 2021). This study help
in developing effective understanding and make talent management practices for the use of
effective employees and retain them for the longer period of time.
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Timescales: In order to complete this project the time taken is nearly 9 weeks. As this
make the complete analysis and evaluation of the project and achieve all the targets as per the
growth of the company. With the help of effective timescales the researcher are able to complete
targets and make an effective format fro the small-scale research (Cerdin and et.al., 2021).
Cost: The cost is the section which involve and make growth in project management and
complete the project in £500. This cost include the overall structure and process of the research
which is started from evaluation, achieving objective, conducting primary and secondary
research and drawing conclusion.
Activities Total cost(£)
Project
Implementation cost
100
Traveling cost 70
Primary data
collection and
interpretation
230
Extra Expenses 100
Total 500
Quality Management: This section of project management plan is related to make
effective practices and achieve the objective in an authenticate sectors. There are different ways
and method which help the company to work and make a result for using effective planned
objectives.
Communication: This is the process which help the researcher for assessing the timeline
and achieve all project outcome in an effective manner. With the help of effective
communication practices with students, respondents, teacher, tutor and company's employees
make a systematic and effective response for the research outcome (Crowley-Henry, O'Connor
and Suarez-Bilbao, 2021).
Risk associated: Going through with the project, there are different risk which are
identified during the completion of the project. One of the major risk is to make survey and
implemented that in an appropriate manner. Further, facing the issue of ineffective strategies and
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completing log book on time is difficult task. These risks can be removed through the process
and make concentrated evaluation for the project.
Resources: The needed resources for the project are mainly related to financial and
human resources that are needed to be complete and make objectives in an appropriate manner.
The use of above mentioned resources are the need for completing project on time and achieve
desirable objective in an effective time period (Furnham, 2021).
Gantt Chart
Gantt chart is the term which use the proper planning and time management of project in
order to achieve the output. With the help of Gantt char the researcher and other stakeholders can
easily analyse the time management and study the process of the research from evaluation to
implementation of the plan (Gallos and Bolman, 2021).
Activity
in weeks
Week
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Week
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Week
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Week
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Choosing
Topic
Identify
aims and
objective
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The
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manage
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plan,
Literatur
e review
Data
collectio
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Data
analysis
Reflectio
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Conclusi
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Final
Submissi
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Work Break down structure
This is related to the structure which actually help in researcher for providing work role
and make effective abilities to make individual growth in the organisation (Haeruddin and et.al.,
2021). This structure help in make effective ideologies and analyse the concepts for the clear and
effective understanding of project and make growth in the organisational concepts.
Conducting secondary research
Meaning of talent management strategies within the organisation
As per the view of Whitter, (2021); Talent management is the practice which is related to
work and make methodologies and make organised review for the process to use the right talent
recruitment and make optimal capabilities for the process to achieve objectives in the company.
This is the process which is helpful for considering talent management gap and filled up the
vacant places in the organisation with right person skills. With the help of effective talent
management companies, most of the people are related to achieve retaining, motivating and
analysing the process for achieving the long term objective of the chosen business in logistic
company (Latukha and et.al., 2021). There is the systematic process which are used by the
company to recruit the staff and achieve targets of the company. This process include the
planning, attracting the respondents, selecting the right candidate, development of their skills,
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retain them for the longer period of time. In last transitioning of growth for the employee's
individual for the growth of the employee in different manner.
Strategies used by the DBL Logistic in order to manage their talented employee
According to Yazdani, (2021); There are different strategies which are used by the DBL
logistic company and make a systematic growth in managing their employees for the longer
period of time. The use of Align talent is the strategy used by the company for developing
business objective and make effective process in training and development process. Another way
is to perform the employees review and manage the growth for analysing objective for the
growth and work environment to analyse standard and mange effective expectation in the
company. Further, company tries for recognize their top employees, make them feel satisfied and
provide them and other the effective management courses. That help the company to achieve
objectives and applied high competitive spirit in the logistic industry.
Effect of talent management on the performance of the organisation's employees at their
workplace
As per the view of Wang, (2021); The employees of the company are feel motivated and
make effective growth in their workplaces. DBL Logistic is the company's management team are
able to analyse and make effective growth by applying the right talent management for
addressing issues and make high spirit in the competitive market. That actually help the company
for the growth and make organised review in managing techniques and make sure for using
effective techniques in order to understand the place and make different practices for the use of
talent management sources (Liu and et.al., 2021).
Research methodologies
There are mainly two type research method which used for conducting effective
techniques, that include qualitative and quantitative method. All is related to work and make
systematic changes in order to analyse growth and make a research methodologies.
Qualitative research method:
This is referred as the method which include the data in theoretical manner, that actually
used for the only secondary research method. Further, the qualitative data is the most useful for
the research to make effective prediction as manage the generalised way and achieve effective
growth in the manner (Naz and Zahidi, 2021). This process may include the data, having non-
numerical process and work for the growth of the company to achieve effective concepts.
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Quantitative research methods:
This data form is related to make effective numerical data which are related to number of
figures and differentiate concepts. This research is helpful for gathering data and make valid and
reliable sources to make effective resources for gathering information.
In this research, the researcher are able to analyse and make effective quantitative data
for the growth and collect information on the basis of different facts and information within the
less time and cost framework.
Primary and secondary data methods:
The use of primary data include the effective growth and make effective changes in the
information and collect the original data. There are different methods which are useful for
collecting information and achieve the targets as per the informative collective studies for
example, questionnaire, interview, observation method (Romiani and et.al., 2021). Whereas, the
use of secondary data is related to make research for pre-established data which can be collected
through books, Journals, magazine and e-books.
In order to complete this method, the researcher choose both the methods, which are
related to make effective growth and achieve sources in order to collect the data. Questionnaire
will be make for gaining more information and achieve the targets with the positive impacts.
Sampling:
This is the method which is helpful for considering major changes and make a sample
size for the growth of total population for analysing the study. There are two main method which
include, probabilistic and non-probabilistic method for the growth of present study. The chosen
sample size is 30 who are the employees of the DBL Logistic as the respondents for completing
the study (Sheri, Nori and Gupta, 2021).
Task 2
Findings
Questionnaire Frequency
Q.1 Are you aware with the use of talent management strategies in the
company?
a) Yes 25
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b) No 5
Q.2 Is the company make effective talent management strategies for
improving employee's productivity?
a) Yes 26
b) No 4
Q.3 As per your opinion, talent management practice leaves an impact on
the employee's productivity?
a) Yes 20
b) No 6
c) May be 4
Q.4 what are the major strategies used by the company for retaining more
people at their workplace?
a) Align the talent management process 15
b) Recognize the top employees 10
c) take courses for talent management 5
Q.5 With the help of right talent management strategies the impact on the
performance employees management?
a) Growth in employee's productivity 10
b) Strategic changes 10
c) Development of an employee 10
Q.6 Does the HR department of the company play an crucial role in the
management of the employees?
a) Yes 22
b) No 8
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Questionnaire Frequency
Q.1 Are you aware with the use of talent management strategies in the
company?
a) Yes 25
b) No 5
Interpretation
This question interpretable that within the company 25 out of 30 employees are aware
with the employees and make 5 out of 30 respondent said that they are not aware with the role
and method of the company in order to analyse the talent management strategies.
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Questionnaire Frequency
Q.2 Is the company make effective talent management strategies for
improving employee's productivity?
a) Yes 26
b) No 4
Interpretation
From the above graph, it is interpretable that 26 out of 30 employees are accepted that the
company make effective management strategies and that will help the company for improving
effective management strategies. Whereas, 4 out of 30 respondent said that the company make
effective growth for analysing systematic change but talent management does not affect the
employee's productivity within the company. This state that the company and their employees
should follow the effective talent management process for the growth to work and make changes
in the company.
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