Project Management Plan: Talent Retention at Sainsbury's Case Study

This project delves into the critical aspects of talent management and retention strategies, focusing on a case study of Sainsbury's. The assignment begins by establishing clear project aims and objectives, followed by the development of a comprehensive project management plan that encompasses scope, cost, communication, resources, and risk management. A detailed work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart are created to outline the project's timeframes and stages. The project then proceeds to conduct small-scale research, employing both primary and secondary methods to gather relevant data and insights. Findings and data are presented using appropriate tools and techniques, leading to the formulation of recommendations based on the analysis. The project concludes with a reflection on the value of the project in meeting the stated objectives and its impact on the student's learning and performance. The project includes a literature review, analysis of Sainsbury's talent management practices, and suggestions for improvement. The project is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of talent management within a real-world business context.

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Table of Contents
TITLE ........................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
TASK 1......................................................................................................................................3
Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario.....................................................3
Produce a project management plan that covers, aim and deliverables, time, quality,
communication, risk and resources. ......................................................................................6
Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart to provide timeframes and stages
for completion........................................................................................................................7
TASK 2....................................................................................................................................10
Carry out small-scale research applying primary and secondary methods appropriate for
meeting project aims and objectives. ..................................................................................10
TASK 3 ...................................................................................................................................13
Present findings and data using appropriate tools and techniques.......................................13
TASK 3....................................................................................................................................17
Communicate appropriate Recommendations as a result of findings and data analysis to
draw valid and meaningful conclusions...............................................................................17
TASK 4....................................................................................................................................18
Reflect on the value of undertaking the project to meet stated objectives and own learning
and performance. .................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................20
APPENDIX..............................................................................................................................21
POWER POINT.......................................................................................................................22

TITLE
“To identify various strategies that will help organisation in attracting and retaining
talent in their workplace.” A case study on Sainsbury‘s.
INTRODUCTION
The broad criteria on whcih the research is being conducted is to examine the
understanding of Talent Management as and the processes used for retaining staff within the
organisations for longer period. Talent management refers to a process of retaining right
amount of talent on board a company is human resource which will help in increasing
productivity as well as profitability of organisation. There are a number of different
continuous measures such as appraisal and rewarding, motivational practices etc. Are taken
by organisations in order to make sure that they are attracting and retaining skilled employees
(Anlesinya, Dartey-Baah and Amponsah-Tawiah, 2019). The work in the research will be
covering numerous aspcts of a research where at first the aims and objectives are determined
and in relation to it several primary and secondary data collection techniques are used for
gathering evidence in support to the conclusion. Moving along at the end a conclusion with
appropriate recommendations is provided for the research. The following research is
conducted upon Sainsbury is which is the second largest supermarket chain in United
Kingdom. It was established by John James Sainsbury’s in 1869. The organisation is present
globally with around 1400 stores throughout the world and it employs more than 1, 16,000
employees. Various talent management approaches that are used by the organisation and that
can be used by the organisation in future are discussed in the following research. Primary and
secondary data is used to conduct the following research. The research also consist of a Gantt
chart and work breakdown structure in order to elaborate the activities in the research along
with a reflection by researcher in the end.
TASK 1
Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario
Project Management is an on-going long term process that is used as a stage or step
wise structure for completing a respective tasks and making sure of attaining all the
objectives and aims developed in the beginning. The stages of a project management plan are
Initiation, Planning, Execution, Performance control and Project closure.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Project Management:
Advantages Disadvantages
 The very first advantage of the project
management process is having a
proper systematic process of
conducting certain activities ensuring
attainment of golas and agendas.
 Another advantage of project
management is collecting effective
and most prominent sources for
completion of the project and
providing significant results.
 The disadvantage of the process is its
lengthy nature and time consuming
phenomenas involved in it while
going over every stage and being very
precised while completion of it.
 Moreover, if the work required to be
conducted through the whole project
management process is not completed
in time will result in waste of
resources used and time consumed.
Aims and objectives of research
Research aim
“To determine different strategies that will help organisation in attracting and
retaining talent at the workplace.” A case study on Sainsbury’s
Research objectives
 To understand the concept of talent management
 To analyse various strategies used by organisation to retain talent To analyse various challenges that are faced by organisation while retaining talent in
the workplace
Research questions
 What is the meaning and concept of talent management?
 What are different strategies used by organisation to retain talent at workplace? What are various challenges that organisation face while retaining challenge at their
workplace?
Literature review
Understand the concept of talent management
According to Shulga and Busser, (2019), talent management refers to a systematic
procedure which is used by organisation in order to make sure that they are retaining the
talented employees in the organisation along with recruiting skilled employees for the vacant

positions in the business. It is necessary that organisation or maximising the engagement of
employees within the work so that the productivity of organisation can be increased along
with its profitability. The major goal of every organisation should be retaining talented
employees in the organisation for a longer period of time. It will help in sustainable
development of the organisation along with a strong holding of the organisation in the
market. There are a number of strategies which can be used by organisation in order to make
sure that they are retaining employees in the organisation for a longer period of time. Talent
management of employees can also be achieved when maximum satisfaction is provided to
the employees in the organisation. It is necessary that employees in the organisation are
continuously engaged in their work and they feel valued at the workplace. The functional
talent management strategy can be implemented on an organisation where the managers are
successfully looking towards their own functions and the employs leaving organisation can
be reduced to a significant number. On the other hand in order to make sure that the vacant
position in the organisation is filled with skilled and talented employees for sustainable
development the managers are responsible to use various promotional strategies. If the
present workforce of the organisation is satisfied it will help in attracting more skilled and
talented employees towards the organisation successfully.
Strategies used by organisation to retain talent
According to Golubovskaya, Solnet and Robinson, (2019), talent management is an
important factor in an organisation which can successfully help a business to lower down
their turnover rate of employees and also enhance the satisfaction level of employs. It will
successfully help in increasing productivity of the organisation along with its profitability.
There are a number of strategies that can be adopted by the human resource management of
an organisation in order to make sure that the talent of the business is managed successfully.
It is necessary that the employees in the organisation are continuously motivated in order to
retain them for a longer period of time. Along with motivation there are a number of factors
like delegating work to the subordinates by the superiors. It will help to generate
belongingness between employer and the organisation which can also build emotional
influence of organisation in the employs. It is a great way to make sure that the talented
employees can be retained in the organisation for a longer period of time. Providing training
and development sessions to the employees will help in their personal growth as well. When
an individual finds personal growth along with professional growth in an organisation they
will remain with the organisation for a longer period of time. Providing the employees with
decision making power in the organisation will help them to feel valued in the organisation

along with this their social status will also rise. All these are various strategies that can be
used by organisation in order to successfully retain talented employees for a longer period of
time.
Challenges that are faced by organisation while retaining talent in the workplace
According to Gardas, Raut and Luthra, (2019), every organisation which deals
globally needs to make sure that they are retaining talent in the organisation for a longer
period of time. It is often seen that implementing different practices for talent management in
an organisation helps in enhancing the quality of work by the organisation. However there are
a number of challenges that the managers and leaders of the organisation need to deal with
while adopting these practises. It is often seen that these practices can be including various
cost, efforts and time of the management in an organisation. When taking Sainsbury into
context the organisation is employing a large number of employees throughout the world in
its different outlets. It is often seen that the employees in the organisation belong to different
culture and belief which makes it more difficult for organisation to understand different needs
of the employs. Understanding the perception of employs which will help the organisation to
take certain steps in order to retain them for a longer period of time is a tiresome job for
managers. Also development of various training and development programmes in the
organisation requires expert advice which is not focused upon in the organisations a number
of time.
Produce a project management plan that covers, aim and deliverables, time, quality,
communication, risk and resources.
Project management plan
Project management plan refers to a document that is required by managers or
researcher in order to look towards different strategies that are available to them for
conducting a research. It is necessary to use project management plan while conducting a
research. The project management plan and all the elements included in the following
research are as follows:
Scope: The scope in the following research is to gain information about different
strategies which Sainsbury can adopt in future in order to retain and attract talented
employees in their workforce. The challenges with the organisation while using the strategies
and ways to overcome those challenges are also the scope of following research.
Project cost: The amount which is required in order to successfully conduct the
following research is referred to the project cost. While analysing 700 will be required in

order to successfully conduct all the activities that are included in this research to draw the
conclusions from research in given time period.
Communication: There are more than one people involved in the research. This may
include the researcher, team conducting research along with all the respondents who are
providing primary data. Communication between all these people is necessary which is
described in the project management plan.
Project resources: There are a number of resources used in order to make sure that
the conclusions can be drawn from the research in stipulated time period (Gupta, 2019). This
research consist of human resource, different technical resources, operational resources in
order to make sure that the research is completed on time. It included the research team,
mobile phones, stationery, computer system and so on.
Project risk: One of the major risks which was involved in the following research will
be the technical risk which can negatively affect the project if communication is not made
through proper technical tools. Along with this the risk of reliability of information that is
collected in order to conduct the research is one of the major risks. It is necessary that
confidentiality of the respondents is maintained while conducting the research along with
protecting the data.
Time: Time refers to the amount of time which is required in order to make sure that
all the task and activities related to the research are completed successfully. The following
research requires significant time in order to make sure that the primary data can be collected
successfully.
Quality: Quality is one of the major factors that define the reliability of the research.
It is necessary to make sure that the quality in collecting the data as well as providing the
recommendation is successfully managed by the researcher. The management of quality is
done in a various number of forms including benchmarking and scorecard which will help in
analysing optimum level of quality in the research.
Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart to provide timeframes and stages for
completion.
Work breakdown structure: Work breakdown structure is a tool in project
management which allows the researcher to divide the research activities into various small
parts. It is a great approach which will help in successfully completing all the investigation
related to the research and dividing different task within all the group members who are
included in conduction of the research.

Gantt chart: Gantt chart is another graphical tool which is used in a research in order
to make sure that all the activities to be performed within a research can be successfully
divided into sub activities and a schedule and time limit to complete all the activities can be
determined (Sun and et. al., 2019). It will help in successful conduction of all the activities in
the research along with their completion on the given time period for the research.

TASK 2
Carry out small-scale research applying primary and secondary methods appropriate for
meeting project aims and objectives.
Research methodology:
Research methodology refers to the various ways in which the research is conducted.
All the type of study, data resources, sampling, ethics, data collection tools and various other
factors are included in the methodology of research. Different aspects of research
methodology for the following research are mentioned as below:
Types of study:
It refers to the research methodology which is used in order to conduct the research.
In the present research quantitative method is used as numerical information is provided
through various studies. Qualitative data is also used as the amount of secondary data
included in the following research consist of some qualitative data.
Data resources: Data resources is one of the major factor in a research as it is
necessary that whatever data is collected for conducting the research can be valid and
reliable. There are two basic types of methods for data resources. The first is primary method
in which the information is collected first hand using different ways that are questionnaire,
interview, and observation and so on. The second method includes collection of data through
secondary methods. The data in secondary methods are already present and collected through
different articles, magazines, journals and so on. In order to successfully conduct the
following research the researcher has used primary data in which a questionnaire is used to
collect the data from respondents. Some of the secondary data from already published
journals and articles about talent management is also used in the following research in order
to make sure that the research can be successfully carried upon generating useful outcomes
for the organisation.
Data collection methods: Data collection is a process of collecting useful information
on an effective topic in order to carry out the research findings. These methods are useful in
order to evaluate the external environment. This is done in order to carry out the predictions

of the current trends. Some of the data collection methods are survey, online, telephone and
many more. Survey is a technique which is used to find the suggestions of the individual
regarding the topic through a way of developing questionnaire. The another method is online
and telephone which depicts that the data is collected using social media platforms and
emails. This is an effective tool which directly connects with the customers.
Data analysis: It is a technique in which data is analysed through qualitative and
quantitative techniques. This is useful to find any deviation in the data collected. This also
help in evaluating the authenticity and reliability of the data collected through external
sources. Qualitative technique uses thematic analysis to analyse data which involves the use
of interview transcript. The researcher monitors the themes and topics of the research data to
evaluate the common one. Quantitative data uses ms-excel tools in order to analyse the data
collected. The excel involves numerous tools like pivot tables, statistical tools and charts to
analyse the data. These tools ensure specific statistical test on the data collected.
Data presentation: It depicts that how the data is presented effectively in the research
report. The data must focus on different areas of the report in order to allocate the position of
the data collected. There are two ways of data presentation which are qualitative and
quantitative. The quantitative technique uses charts, tables and diagrams in order to present
the data in an appropriate form. While the qualitative technique uses the themes in order to
present the data.
Sampling: Sampling refers to the way in which the sample size of respondents from
the total population is chosen by the researcher. The sampling methods consist of probability
and non-probability sampling methods. In the following research sampling method is used by
the researcher. Random sampling is conducted in order to choose the respondents who will be
included in primary research. In order to successfully choose random samples 40 staff
members of Sainsbury’s are chosen on a random basis by the researcher from home the
questionnaire is filled.
Ethics: Ethics refer to the moral principles which are to be followed by researcher
while carrying out the research. It is necessary that no deceptive practices, informed consent,
providing right to withdraw, anonymity, declined risk of harm, confidentiality and so on are
specially looked upon by the researcher (Meyers, 2020). It is necessary for the researcher to
follow all these principles so that the research can be ethically conducted.
Reliability and validity: Reliability and validity refers to the amount through which
the test is valid and the outcomes can be relied upon. It is necessary that whatever data is

collected for conducting the research is reliable and valid to successfully draw the outcomes
of research.
Data collection tools: there are a number of different tools through which data can be
gathered in order to conduct a research. It includes interviews, questionnaires, and
observations and so on. It is necessary for the investigator to make sure that whichever tool
they are choosing in order to collect data is helping them to collect reliable data.
Questionnaire is the data collection tool which is used by the researcher for the following
research. Below mentioned is the questionnaire which was used to conduct the following
research.
Questionnaire:
Q1.) Are you well aware about the concept of talent-management used in an organisation?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2.) What are the different approaches used in Sainsbury’s to influence and manage talent
within the organisation?
a) Performance assessment
b) Providing effective compensation
c) using of appropriate recruitment and selection method
d) Developing job description
Q3.) How talent management does help an organisation in bringing profits for business?
a) Higher customer satisfaction
b) Retain & attract top talent
c) Proper execution of activities
Q4 What do you think are the benefits of talent-management for employees in an
organisation?
a) Attain job satisfaction
b) Develop morale and confidence
c) Professional growth and development
Q 5.) According to you what are the ways in which Sainsbury’s is identifying talent in