Managing Talent: Sainsbury's Strategies and Project Report

This report, focusing on talent management within the context of Sainsbury's, delves into the systematic processes of attracting and retaining a highly skilled workforce. It explores various aspects including aims and objectives, project management plans (scope, resources, communication, quality, cost, risk, and time), Gantt charts, work breakdown structures, and research methodologies. The report utilizes both qualitative and quantitative research methods, including primary data collection through questionnaires and secondary data analysis from published research. Key findings are presented, focusing on the impact of talent management strategies on Sainsbury's, including the identification of current issues such as demands for higher compensation and high employee turnover. The report concludes with recommendations for Sainsbury, emphasizing the importance of effective leadership, HRM practices, and a productive organizational culture. The research aims to understand the phenomena of talent management, analyze the impact of talent management strategies, identify current issues, and suggest creative solutions. The report also includes a project logbook and references for further information.

Unit 6 - Managing a
Successful Business Project

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title: Talent Management................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO1..................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Aims and Objectives...............................................................................................................3
P2 Project Management Plan.......................................................................................................4
P3 Gantt Chart and WBS.............................................................................................................5
Literature Review........................................................................................................................6
LO2..................................................................................................................................................7
P4 Research Methodology...........................................................................................................7
LO3..................................................................................................................................................8
P5 Data Collection and Data Analysis.........................................................................................8
P6 Findings................................................................................................................................12
P7 Performance Review............................................................................................................13
RECOMMENDATIONS...........................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16
Appendix........................................................................................................................................17
PROJECT LOGBOOK FOR MSBP.............................................................................................18

Title: Talent Management
INTRODUCTION
Talent management is the systematic process of attracting and retaining highly talented
workforce in the company who supports to bring commercial benefits in the business. This
approach has become one of the most essential part of human resource management because HR
professionals enables to recruit suitable talents for the company (McDonnelland et.al., 2017).
Talent management strategy is not only supported company to establish sustainable business
performance in the business market but also influence the responsibilities of managers and
leaders at all level to manage the talents in the business with the support talent management
strategies. Talent management has become one of the most discussed topics across the world. To
understand what strategies of the talent management, do the best companies use to attract and
retain talents has a great example of Sainsbury plc. In this research project will use different
research methods and tools which helps to collect appropriate information over the proposed
research topic.
Background:It is a trading company which is famous as the second largest chain of supermarket
in the UK. This research report will include aims and objectives of the company over the
proposed research topic.
LO1
P1 Aims and Objectives
Aims
“To evaluate what TM strategies does the companies best uses to attract and retain people. The
case study of Sainsbury plc in UK”.
Objectives
 To understand the phenomena of talent management.

 To analyze the impact of TM strategies does the Sainsbury plc uses to attract and retain
the people.
 To determine the issues that Sainsbury is facing currently, after adoption of TM
strategies.
 To suggest some creative solutions to the Sainsbury that can be used to deal with
identified issues successfully.
Research Questions
 What do you mean by the phenomena of Talent Management?
 What is the impact of TM strategies on Sainsbury in order to attract and retain people?
 What current issues are facing by Sainsbury, after adoption TM strategies?
 What creative solutions can be suggested to the Sainsbury plc to deal with the identified
issues?
P2 Project Management Plan
 Scope: This research project is completely based on the concept of talent management
and impacts of strategies on the companies which uses to attract and retain people. This
topic has become hottest topic currently after Covid-19 so, it has wide scope in UK’s
market. There is a reason such as currently most of the companies is looking for talented
employee productivity in the workplace so they adapt different strategies of TM in the
business.
 Resources: For this research assignment, I will use different resources i.e. online
published research papers (from 2010 to 2020), articles and books, internet and social
media which will support to collect adequate information related to talent management
and it’s strategies (Mohajan, 2018).
 Communication: Open communication method will use by Sainsbury in the company so
that workers and employees can communicate with each other in effective manner over
the issues and raises creative solutions to resolve them.
 Quality: To maintain quality of the project, qualitative method will use that supports in
maintaining quality in collected data.
 Cost: Overall cost of the complete research is about €5000 sum.

 Risk: Limited availability of the resources is one of the major risk of the proposed
research but it can be minimized by using available tools in effective manner.
 Time: This research project will take around 10 weeks to complete overall research in
effective manner.
P3 Gantt Chart and WBS
Gantt Chart
Task 1
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Aims and
Objectives
Literature
Review
Research
Methodology
Data
Collection
Data Analysis
Conclusion
Work Break Down (WBS)

LO2
P4 Research Methodology
 Research Types: Research is the process of searching new ideas, thoughts and interprets
and critically analyze them in effective manner. There are two types of research such as
qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative research method is used to maintain quality in the
collected information. In other word, this method provides information in theoretical
aspects which cannot see but can observe (Glaister and et.al., 2018). On the other hand,
quantitative method provides information in numerical figure. For this, qualitative
research method will use because it helps in maintaining quality in collected information.
 Research Approaches: There are two approaches of research i.e. inductive and deductive.
Deductive research approachis done on quantitative method while inductive research
approach is done on qualitative research. This proposed research is a quality research
type so inductive research philosophy will use for this research assignment.
 Research Philosophy: There are two philosophies of research such as positivism and
interpretivism. Positivism research philosophy is used to give realistic data which already
exist in the business market. On the hand, interpretivism philosophy supports in
understanding the actuality of the external business environment by collecting authentic

data. Positivism philosophy will implement because it supports in creating realistic and
authentic theories (Ørngreen and Levinsen, 2017).
 Data Collection: It is one of the most effective method that is used to gather authentic
information. Primary and secondary are the two methods of data collection whereas
primary data collection method is used to collect realistic information through the
interview session. While secondary data collection method is used to gather information
from available resources such as internet, social media and published research papers,
articles and books. For this research, primary and secondary both data collection methods
will use because both are required to collect authentic information over the proposed
research topic.
 Sampling: Random sampling method will use for this research because it will allow
company to select specified population randomly without creating any type of
discrimination consequence. 30 employee of the Sainsbury plc are selected as sample
population from available workforce who will support scholar to share their viewpoints
through the proposed questionnaires.
 Data Analysis: Thematic data analysis method is one of the most effective analytical tool
of data analysis that will use for this research. The reason behind is that it supports to
distributes appropriate data into different themes which can easily interpret by the scholar
in effective manner.
 Ethical Consideration: Ethical considerations are the laws and legislation that formulated
and imposed by UK’s government for such research project. For this research, scholar
have taken all steps of ethical consideration so that dignity and respects of sample
population can be maintained during interview session.
LO3
P5 Data Collection and Data Analysis
SECONDARY ANALYSIS
According to Pandita and Ray, (2018), talent management is the approach that adapts by
human resource management to develop effective strategies and implements them to achieve
profitable outcomes on it’s business. TM strategies are job detailed, reward and recognition,

continues training and development program etc. supports companies to retain right talents in the
company while training and morals supports to stay motivated employees. Such motivation can
help to differentiate company from others and influences it’s success in the business market.
Other Whysall, Owtram and Brittain, (2019) have criticized over talent management strategies in
their published research papers with the support of Sainsbury example. Company adapts TM
strategies to recruit and retain best talents in the company but due to this management unable to
manage internal environment of the business. For example, talent workforce is demanding for
higher compensation and employees is feeling too much pressurizing themselves in the job place
due to high employee engagement which leads frustration in them for the job. These are the big
issues that are currently facing by Sainsbury company.
Primary analysis through questionnaire
Name
Age
Gender
Q 1: Do you think Talent management approach contributes in company’s success?
 Yes
 No
Q 2: What positive impacts have gained by Sainsburyafter adoption TM strategiesin the business?
 Increase productivity of talent workforce
 High level of customer’s satisfaction
 Hold market share up to 41.8% at end month of October 2020
 All of them
Q 3: What issues are facing by Sainsbury currently, after adoption of TM strategies?
 Higher demand of compensation
 High employee turnover
 A, B
 Only A
Q4: Do you agree with the fact that talent management strategies implemented at Sainsbury helps in
the recruitment of the employees?
 Strongly agree

 Agree
 Neutral
 Disagree
 Strongly disagree
Q5. Does the Sainsbury provide trainings to the employees to manage their talent which helps in the
overall development?
 Yes
 No
Q6. Which talent management strategies are used by Sainsbury for retaining the high performing staff?
 Pairing the employees with effective mentors
 Measuring the employees’ progress quarterly
 Investing in the learning and development
 All the above.
Q 7: What solutions can be recommended to the Sainsbury to deal with the identified issues?
 Effective leadership style
 Effective HRM practices
 360-degree feedback strategy
 Develop productive organization culture
 A, B, and D
 None of them

Theme 1: Talent management approach contributes in company’s success.
Q 1: Do you think Talent management approach contributes in company’s
success? Frequency
A. Yes 26
B. No 4
Total 30
Interpretation: The above-mentioned diagram denotes that out of 30 employees 26 candidates
replied that talent management approaches gives huge contribution to lead success in the
business. They believe that talent management supports human resource management to manage
talent at all level and retains them for long time through which company enables to gain it’s
framed goals and objectives within timeframe. On the other hand, 4 communications argued
above sated fact. They said that talent management is not easy approach to adapt because
company requires to have good organization culture and effective HRM practices then company
can successfully implement different strategies of TM which will support to gain financial
benefits. However, they did not have any logical fact to prove their statement. Based on the

majority of answering, it can be interpreted that TM approach contributes in organization’s
success.
Theme 2: Positive impacts have gained by Sainsbury in attract and retain people in the
business.
Q 2: What positive impacts have gained by Sainsburywith the support of TM
strategies? Frequency
A. Increase productivity of talent workforce 2
B. High level of customer’s satisfaction 2
C. Hold market share up to 41.8% at end month of October 2020 3
D. All of them 23
Total 30
Interpretation: It has concluded that out of 30 participants only 3 employees answered that
Sainsbury’s have augmentit’s market share up to 41.8% at the end month of October, 2020. It
denotes that TM strategies has supported company to gain it’s framed objective in the retain
sector. While 23 employees answered that Sainsbury have gained number of positive aspects on
it’s business such as it enables to improve skilled workforce productivity, improves level of
customer’s satisfaction rate and augment market share up to 41.8%. These positive aspects
supportSainsbury to establish strong brand image in the business market. Based on the majority
answering it can be interpreted that TM strategies has led various positive aspects in the

company due to this, currently Sainsbury is considered effective competent like Tesco in the
retail sector.
Theme 3: Issues are facing by Sainsbury currently, after adoption of TM strategies.
Q 3: What issues are facing by Sainsbury currently, after adoption of TM
strategies? Frequency
A. Higher demand of compensation 1
B. High employee turnover 0
C. A, B 27
D. Only A 2
Total 30
Interpretation: It can be interpreted from the above-mentioned pie chart that out of 30
participants only 2 respondents quoted that Sainsbury is facing challenge from the talented
workforce who are demanding higher compensationwhich can directly impact on company’s
economical scale. They said that, company already has faced difficulty to adapt TM strategies
but when HR management starts to recruit highly talented and skilled candidates for the
designated posts so that they do not have to give more time in training session. But in return,
employees start to demand high compensation which negatively affect on company’s economical
scale. While 27 communicators commented that Sainsbury is facing above sated both issues i.e.