Workplace Transformation at Tesco: Analyzing Changes Post COVID-19

This report investigates the transformation of Tesco's workplace due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines the pre-COVID, existing COVID, and post-COVID situations within the organization, utilizing both primary and secondary research methods. The study analyzes the impact of the pandemic on Tesco's operations, management, and technology adoption, highlighting the shift from manual processes to advanced technical equipment for remote work and customer engagement. The report concludes with recommendations for increasing remote working to enhance employee flexibility and retention, emphasizing the importance of project management in navigating organizational changes. The research methodology included a positivism philosophy, deductive approach, quantitative research, and probability sampling, providing a comprehensive overview of Tesco's workplace transformation journey.

HOW HAS A MAJOR EXTERNAL
EVENT TRANSFORMED THE
WORKPLACE

CONTENT
• Introduction
• Company Profile
• Aim and objectives
• Project management plan
• Methodology
• Secondary Research
• Primary analysis
• Conclusion and Recommendations
• Log Book
• Performance Review
• References

INTRODUCTION
Managing the successful business project involves the strategic project
management planning and the organization of the company resources. This
helps your organization in moving towards the specific task or event in order
to complete the duty towards the project.

COMPANY PROFILE
Tesco is one of the leading international
retail company established in 1919 and
headquartered in the United Kingdom. It
offers the products and services such as
the groceries and food items along with
the electronics and financial services.

Project Aim and objectives
Project Aim
To investigate the transformation in workplace of Tesco due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Project Objectives
• To analyze the pre COVID situation within organization for analysing the past information
• To determine the existing COVID situation within organization for determining the current information
• To examine the post COVID situation within organization for examining the future information
• To study the entire journey from pre to post COVID situation within Tesco so that transformation can be studies in an
in depth manner

Project management plan
The project management plan of
workplace transformation due to
covid-19 in Tesco covers different
aspects such as cost and scope along
with the time and qualities is
followed by the communication and
risk resources.

Work breakdown structure
Definition and planning is a second stage
which includes the scope and budget along
with the work breakdown structure and
communication plan.
Launching for execution is a third stage
which includes the status and tracking along
with the quality and forecasting.

GANTT CHART

METHODOLOGY
• Positivism philosophy
• Deductive Approach
• Quantitative research
• Probability sampling
• Primary and secondary data collection

SECONDARY RESEARCH
• According to the, Boons, Doherty, Köhler and Wells (2021). Covid 19 is a situation which can be
analyzed by reading out the information and analyzing the situations before covid-19 in Tesco.
Operations and Management in the organization was mainly done in a manual manner and no working
from home was allowed for the employees.
• Currently the organization is having advanced technology so that the people who are working from
home can interact and communicate effectively. Advanced technical equipment is used with an
organization for better attraction of customers

DATA ANALYSIS
Q1. According to you, what do you understand by the term workplace
transformation within an organisation?
Frequency
a. Rethinking of the new process and technologies 12
b. Adopting newly normal 18
a. Rethinking of the new process
and technologies
b. Adopting newly normal
0
5
10
15
20
12
18
Understand by the term
workplace transformation within
an organisation

DATA ANALYSIS
Q2. What is impact of workplace transformation within business
environment of Tesco?
Frequency
a. Positive 15
b. Negative 10
c. Neutral 5
Impact of workplace
transformation within
business environment of
Tesco