Unit 6 Project: Analyzing Talent Management Strategies at Sainsbury's

This report, focusing on Sainsbury's, investigates talent management strategies to enhance employee retention and cost effectiveness. It begins with an introduction to talent management and its importance, followed by an overview of the research aims, objectives, and questions. The literature review explores talent management concepts, challenges in attracting and retaining employees, and strategies for cost effectiveness. The project management plan details the research scope, quality, resources, and risk assessment. The report includes a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and a Gantt chart for project organization. The methodology section discusses primary and secondary data collection, qualitative and quantitative methods, and sampling techniques. The report then presents data analysis techniques and tools. The research employs quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze talent management practices, supported by a project logbook in the appendix. The conclusion summarizes findings and provides recommendations for Sainsbury's to optimize its talent management strategies, aiming for improved employee satisfaction, reduced turnover, and enhanced business performance. The report integrates relevant literature and provides a comprehensive analysis of the subject.

Unit 6 – Managing a
Successful Business
Project

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1.................................................................................................................................................3
P1) Aims & objectives of research..................................................................................................3
LITERATURE REVIEW.....................................................................................................................3
P2: Project management plan of research........................................................................................4
P3: WBS & Gantt chart....................................................................................................................5
TASK 2.................................................................................................................................................7
P4: Small scale research by use of quantitative and qualitative research........................................7
TASK 3.................................................................................................................................................8
P5: Analysing data by use of techniques and tools..........................................................................8
TASK 3.................................................................................................................................................9
P5) Analysing of data by application of techniques and tools.........................................................9
P6: Recommendations...................................................................................................................12
TASK 4...............................................................................................................................................13
P7: Reflection................................................................................................................................13
CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................................16
Books and Journals ............................................................................................................................16
Appendix:...........................................................................................................................................17
Project Logbook for the chosen organisation................................................................................17

“To develop talent management strategies in order to attract & retain people for achievement of
higher cost effectiveness” a case study on Sainsbury’s.
INTRODUCTION
Talent-management is a constant process that is related to attracting and further retaining of high
quality employees, working on development of their skills. Further employees can be motivated to
enhance or improve their performance.
There are certain key aspects of managing talent in an organisation that includes non-development
of strategies according to specific structure and needs of the business & industry (Hughes, 2018).
Present report is based on Sainsbury's it is the second largest chain of supermarkets across UK and
it was founded in year 1869 it become one of the largest retail brand of groceries in year 1922.
There is analysis of different talent-management strategies that can be used in order to attract and
retain employees for a longer time period for achievement of higher cost effectiveness.
TASK 1
P1) Aims & objectives of research
Research overview:
Talent management is a a approach that is to be used by organisation for the purpose of developing
strategies so that there can be positive impact on the productivity of organisations. Talent
management strategies have to be developed in line with identification of particular structure and
needs of the industry & business. Present research report is based on making a detailed evaluation
of the concept of talent management along with the challenges associated. So that further there can
be formation of strategies to achieve higher cost effectiveness for the purpose of managing overall
workforce.
Research aim: Aim of research is to “Develop an overview of the different talent management
strategies for the purpose of attracting & retaining of employees” case study on Sainsbury's
Objectives: Objectives of present research are mentioned below:
 To examine the concept of talent management in relation to an organisations
 To analyse the challenges associated with attracting and retaining of employees
 To evaluate some of the strategies in order to achieve higher cost effectiveness in relation to
managing of employees.

Research questions:
 What do you understand by the concept of talent-management?
 What can be some of the challenges associated with attracting and retaining of talented
workforce?
 What can be some of the strategies that have to be formulated for achieving high cost
effectiveness for the purpose of managing of employees?
LITERATURE REVIEW
The concept of talent management in organisations
According to Montazian (2020), talent-management is an aspect that is related to addressing the
business needs and goals for achievement of better business performance in long run. Talent
management is a process used to analyse the the present contribution done by employees and the
way it can be improved according to laid objectives (Erasmus, Naidoo and Joubert, 2017). A talent-
management plan will enable achievement of the laid business strategies through workforce in an
organisation. It is related to attracting top talent, coverage of critical roles so that, if there are any
gaps than it can be addressed by developing a highly specialised roles in the organisation. It will
lead to running of operations smoothly so that stakeholders and clients can be satisfied. It also leads
to enhancing employee performance which can lead to identification of “good fit” employees rather
than formation of decisions of recruitment. Talent management strategies leads to improving
business performance so that customer satisfaction & business performance can be enhanced. In
relation to Sainsbury’s talent management is using as a systematic way that can lead towards
towards developing of a consistent and integrated approach for managing workforce(Naim and
Lenka, 2017).
challenges associated with attracting and retaining of employees
According to Jakovickas, (2019) there are some of the challenges associated with retaining
and attracting of employees such as low employee engagement is an issue that arises when
employees are not able to get attached to their job roles and the organisation. In relation to
sainsbury's, there is a huge workforce with diverse backgrounds that has to be managed so that there
can be unified approach towards the overall laid objective of the organisation (7 Strategies to
Improve Employee Relations).
strategies in order to achieve higher cost effectiveness in relation to managing of employees
According to Duran, (2020), cost management can be used of ensuring higher cost
effectiveness in the organisation. Effective employee relations are a key that can lead to lower
turnover and higher productivity. There are different strategies that can be used for the purpose of
reducing the cost and managing effectiveness in Sainsbury’s (Rahimiaghdam, Sanoubar and

Haghverdizadeh, 2020). It includes promoting communication, dialogue, focus on developing of
values and mission. All this can lead to creation of a positive employee experience that it can further
leads towards high employee loyalty. Employee must be felt valued by appreciating them for their
work, inspiring & rewarding of employees by creation of ways where employee gaols can properly
align with the vision & mission of organisation.
P2: Project management plan of research
Project management plan is a tool that is adopted for the purpose of getting a detailed overview of
the different aspect of a research work (Maurya and Agarwal, 2018). The management plan is
assisting for development of various plans according to the ways in which project has to be
executed in research. Project management plan for the present research work is mentioned below:
Cost: It is related to the basic financial requirement of a particular research report. In this aspect
there has to be an arrangement of all the required financial resource so that project can be timely
completed, there will be need of finances for survey, travelling and other petty expense through
whole research.
Scope: The scope of research is to make a detailed evaluation and further draw recommendation to
HR manager of Sainsbury’s related to development of talent-management strategies. The results
achieved will be used for the purpose of managing the employees. That will assist in retaining them
for a longer duration of time period.
Quality: Quality is used to assure that all the outcomes can be achieved according to the already
laid standards (sheehan, Grant and Garavan, 2018). There is need of some pre-set quality standards
in the beginning of the research so that overall outcomes are achieved according to such set
standards. For this purpose, there is application of some of the monitoring techniques such as
correcting of defects, key performance indicators and Gantt chart as a framework is adopted to
ensure that report is completed according to specified time deadlines. It will also ensure that there is
proper implementation of high quality measures.

Resources: There is need of some resources for the purpose of conducting of research that includes
available articles, journal websites, magazines that has to be used so that proper information is
timely collected. Further it has to be analysed that reliable outcomes are achieved.
Risk: There is always presence of risk because of delay in achievement of laid objectives. Different
associated risks has be deal by the researcher. So for reducing its negative impact such risks have to
be anticipated in advance for the purpose of forming relevant strategies to deal with it. In case of
present research work there is use of work break down structure and Gantt chart so that there can
activities are divided according to the available time frame only (Filippus and Schultz, 2019).
Communication: In case of present research there is need to make timely communication about the
work done at different stages so that its progress can be timely tracked. There is use of some of
sources of mail and telecommunication so that communication can take place directly with other
teammates who are working collectively for the research.
P3: WBS & Gantt chart
WBS:
Work Breakdown Structure is adopted by the researcher for the purpose of dividing the whole
activity in small tasks so that it can be further manage to ensure higher effectiveness and efficiency.
It is related to facilitating of activities in a particular sequence (Divekar and Raman, 2020). WBS
leads to getting the work according to laid objectives of a research work. WBS leads to work getting
divided in manageable' activities for achievement of high effectiveness and prevention of
overlapping of activities
.
Gantt chart:

Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that is used for illustrating the project schedule. It is a technique in
which there is allocation of different tasks according to the time period. There is setting up of
starting time and the ending time for each activity. It is going to lead towards achievement of
different activities that have to be performed in the report.

TASK 2
P4: Small scale research by use of quantitative and qualitative research
Research is a systematic study that is based on different stages that are to be performed by
the researcher for achieving their laid objectives and aims. Research methodology is adopted for
the purpose of application of different tools & techniques to facilitate the process of collecting of
data, analysing it and then finally interpenetration of the information. The present research report is
based on aim of analysing the talent management strategies in the retail industry. For this there will
be need of information from various primary & secondary sources.
Primary data: It is data that is collected first time by the researcher. It is one of the methods
that si used for the purpose of collecting sources as the information is collected first hand by the
researcher. In present research work there is use of questionnaire as a method of primary data
collection (Scullion and Mullholland, 2020).
Secondary data: It is related with collecting of information from existing sources that is
already available mediums such as journals, newspaper, articles, books are example of secondary
sources. Presently there is collection of information based on collecting the related information by
using such online available sources.
Qualitative method: It is a type of data that includes non-numerical or quantifiable type of
information. In this method there is personal interaction, direct interviews between the respondents
and the researcher for the purpose of collecting information related to target segment of respondent.
Quantitative method: It is a method that is used for collecting data that is expressed in form
of charts and graphs. It is a method in which there is collecting of information by use of
questionnaire so that based on it further interpretation can be done in order to reach to relevant
recommendation.
In present research work there is application of quantitative method for the purpose of
collecting the required information. In quantitative method there is use of questionnaire for the
objective of collecting the information.
Sampling: It is a process where, there is an examination of the observations that is used
from large population. It is basically a statistical approach that is used for making a detailed
analysis by using of a sample that is reflecting the same characteristics as of whole population. In
present report there is use of random sampling as a method for the purpose of carrying on of

research (Anlesinya, Dartey-Baah and Amponsah-Tawiah, 2019). It is a process that is divided in
two approaches that is probability and non-probability data sampling approaches. In present
report there are 40 respondent who have been selected for the purpose of analysing their responses
according to the prepared questionnaire. There is use of random sampling as a method of collection
of sample. It is going to assist in collecting the required information from the target segment of
population.
TASK 3
P5: Analysing data by use of techniques and tools
Questionnaire
Q1)For how long you have been working with Sainsbury’s?
a) Less than a year
b) 1-5 years
c) 5-10 years
d) More than 10 years
Q2) Do you believe that Sainsbury's is offering you adequate growth opportunities?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Sometimes
Q3) What are some of the practises adopted by top management for the purpose of managing
and retaining employees in the organisation?
a) On the job training
b) Providing fair treatment to employees
c) Offering competitive salary
d) Career development opportunities
e) Any other measures
Q4) According to your view point, what aspect is important to consider to retain employees for a
longer duration of time period in Sainbury's?
a) Building of an employee focussed culture
b) Taking timely feedbacks
c) offering attractive perks & benefits to employees
d) Analysing values and mission of employees
Q5) what can be some of the consequences of no proper talent management strategies in
Sainsbury's?

a) high employee turnover
b) Lower employee motivation
c) highly dissatisfied workforce
d) prevailing of a negative working environment
e) Any other
Q6) Your specific suggestions for the purpose of improving the practises of talent management
in Sainsbury's.......
TASK 3
P5) Analysing of data by application of techniques and tools
Theme 1: Time duration of working
Q1) For how long you have been working with
Sainsbury’s?
Frequency
a) Less than a year 10
b) 1-5 years 6
c) 5-10 years 10
d) More than 10 years 14
Interpretation:
It can be said from the above presented graph that majority that is 14 out of 40 respondents
are working for a time period of more than 14 years in Sainsbury’s. 10 respondents for less than a
10
6
10
14
a) Less than a year
b) 1-5 years
c) 5-10 years
d) More than 10 years

year and 6 respondents between a duration of 1-5 years. Only 10 respondent are working for a time
period of less than a year. So, it can be said that there is a low employee turnover rate in Sainsbury’s
as majority of employees are working for a time period of more than one year.
Theme 2: Presence of growth & development opportunities
Q2) Do you believe that Sainsbury's is offering you
adequate growth opportunities?
Frequency
a) Yes 20
b) No 15
c) Sometimes 5
Interpretation:
It can be said from above discussed graph that, when it was questioned to employees about whether
Sainsbury's is offering growth opportunities 20 had a positive response, 15 replied in a negative
manner and rest 5 had a view that it varies sometimes.
Theme 3: Practises used for managing & retaining of employees
Q3) What are some of the practises adopted by top
management for the purpose of managing and retaining
employees in the organisation?
Frequency
a) On the job training 7
b) Providing fair treatment to employees 6
c) Offering competitive salary 4
d) Career development opportunities 10
20
15
5
a) Yes
b) No
c) Sometimes

e) Any other measures 13
Interpretation:
It can be interpreted that while it was questioned to employees about the practises that has to be
adopted by top management for the objective of retaining them for a longer time period. 7 had a
view that there has to be offering of on the job training to employees. 6 respondents felt that there
has to be employees must be provided fair treatment, 4 had a view that management of Sainsbury’s
can offer competitive salary to their employees. 10 respondents believed that employees must be
offered career development opportunities and rest 13 felt that any other measure according to
suitability of the management can be adopted.
Theme 4: Important aspects for retaining of employees in the organisation
Q4) According to your view point, what aspect is important
to consider to retain employees for a longer duration of time
period in Sainbury's?
Frequency
a) Building of an employee focussed culture 10
b) Taking timely feedbacks 12
c) offering attractive perks & benefits to employees 12
d) Analysing values and objectives of employees 6
7
6
4
10
13 a) On the job training
b) Providing fair treatment to
employees
c) Offering competitive salary
d) Career development
opportunities
e) Any other measures