Analyzing Tesco's HR: Evaluating a Project Management Plan

This report provides an analysis of Tesco's human resource practices through the lens of a project management plan, evaluating the effectiveness of their recruitment, selection, and training policies in meeting international standards and creating a competitive advantage. The research investigates Tesco's positioning in the sector, examines the impact of HR policies, and explores trends in human resource management that affect the organization's environment. Key areas covered include cost, communication, scope, resources, quality, time, and risk management within the project plan. The report also includes a work breakdown structure and Gantt chart outlining the research methodologies, such as research type, approach, philosophy, sampling, data collection, and data analysis. Recommendations are provided to enhance recruitment strategies, improve employee performance tracking, and achieve better competitive advantage in the international market. The study concludes that Tesco holds a strong position in the retail sector due to its quality products and effective HR policies, which contribute to new growth and competitive advantage.

MANAGING A
SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS PROJECT

INTRODUCTION
The assignment is going to do the interpretation of the project
management plan of multinational organization to understand and evaluate the
efficiency of the human resource of their organization. The chosen organization
for the report is Tesco and the report will evaluate how effective the company’s
human resource management is to create a competitive advantage over their
competitors and how far it is meeting its international standards.

RESEARCH BACKGROUND
The research is based on Tesco. Its topic is to investigate the positioning
of the company in the sector. Along with it, it evaluates the selection, recruitment,
and training policies in order to meet the international recruitment. It assesses the
impact of Human Resource policies on the competitive advantage of Tesco over
its competitors in the sector. It is important for an organization to have an
effective human resource department in order to ensure effective recruitment and
selection and to gain new employees in order to achieve set growth and
development.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
 Aim:
To investigate the efficiency of the human resource of Tesco and evaluate the
recruitment, selection, and training policies to meet the international
requirements.
 Objectives:
 To identify the positioning of Tesco in the sector
 To identify how far the training, selection and recruitment policies of the Tesco
meet the international requirements
 To assess the Human Resource impact on the Human resource policies on the
competitive advantage of the Tesco and its competitors in the sector.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
 What are the trends in human resource that impacts the organization
environment of Tesco?
 What is the best strategy to improve the human resource of the Tesco in order
to gain the international requirements?
 How effective the training provided by Tesco is to the employees of the
organization?
 What important recommendations can be provided to the organization in order
to ensure better recruitment and selection?

RATIONALE
The reason behind choosing the topic is to evaluate the international
trends of Human resource in Tesco and how effective the organization’s human
resource. This will help in evaluation of those aspects which are important for a
firm to grow. Along with it, it will help to understand the nature of human
resource activities in order to take the organization further.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN
Project management plan is an important aspect in managing a
successful business project. It can be seen as a systematic way in which structure
is added to the process. It is done by assigning an order to all the important and
essential parts included in the plan.

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 Cost: Cost is one of the basic and fundamental research element. In this the
enumerator has to plan the budget so that the project gets completed as per the
available resources or costs.
 Communication: Communication is another essential part in project
management plan. It is the researchers' responsibility to communicate
everything to the people which are involved directly or indirectly in the
research.
 Scope: The range of study where it can be used is refers to as scope. The
present research papers scope is very broad and it is useful in both academic
and corporate sectors.

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 Resources: In order to reach to a conclusion, it is important to have effective
resources in place. When a firm do not have adequate resources, it is not
possible to complete the research study.
 Quality: Quality plays an essential role in order to maintain the reliability and
validity of the research. From the end to the starting conclusion, it is essential
that scholar ensures the standard needs where the quality of research is
maintained.
 Time: One of the core essential factor of project management plan. It is
important for the researcher to plan the activities as per the time because the
delay in the research often impacts the quality of the study. The present study
is completed in 40 days.

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 Risk: To conduct the research effectively it is important that a proper
assessment of risk helps the organisation along with the investigator to
maintain the effectiveness of the investigation. Risks such as data theft, issues
of security etc. are present while making an research successful.
 Milestone: Important milestones are set in order to achieve the quality
standard, evaluate the data sources and to ensure the ethical standards.

WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
Risks High Low Medium
Security issues ∆
Theft of data ∆
Leaving Respondents
from survey
∆

CONTINUE…
Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
Research proposal 3 days 12/04/19 15/03/19
Aims and objectives 2 days 15/03/19 17/03/19 3
Research
methodologies 6 days 17/03/19 22/03/19 2
Data collection 4 days 25/03/19 28/03/19 1
Data analysis 5 days 02/04/19 07/04/19 1
Data interpretation 8 days 16/04/19 24/04/19 5
Finding and
conclusion 3 days 27/04/19 30/04/19 2,3
Recommendations 2 days 30/04/19 02/05/19 5,2
Execute the plan 1 day 02/05/19 02/05/19 3
Submission 2 days 02/05/19 04/05/19 9,4