Project Management Plan for Vodafone's Global Expansion Strategy

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Managing a Successful Business Project
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
LO1 Establish project aims, objectives, and timeframes based on the chosen theme.....................5
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario.........................................................5
P2 Produce a project management plan that covers aspects of cost, scope, time, quality,
communication, risk, and resources.................................................................................................7
P3 Produce a WBS and a Gantt chart to provide timeframes and stages for completion..............10
M1 Produce a comprehensive project management plan, milestone schedule and project schedule
for monitoring and completing the aims and objectives of the project.........................................15
LO2 Conduct small-scale research, information gathering and data collection, generating
knowledge to support the project...................................................................................................16
P4 Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods
appropriate for meeting project aims and objectives.....................................................................16
M2. Evaluate the accuracy and reliability of different research methods applied.........................17
D1 Critically evaluates the project management process and appropriate research methodologies
applied............................................................................................................................................17
LO3 Present the project and communicate appropriate recommendations based on meaningful
conclusions drawn from the evidence findings and/or analysis....................................................19
P5. Analyse research and data using appropriate tools and techniques.........................................19
P6. Communicate appropriate recommendations as a result of research and data analysis to draw
valid and meaningful conclusions.................................................................................................26
M3. Evaluate the selection of appropriate tools and techniques for accuracy and authenticity to
support and justify recommendations............................................................................................26
LO4 Reflect on the value gained from conducting the project and its usefulness to support
sustainable organisational performance.........................................................................................27
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P7. Reflect on the value of undertaking the research to meet stated objectives and own learning
and performance............................................................................................................................27
M4. Evaluate the value of the project management process to meet the stated objectives and
support own learning and performance.........................................................................................28
D2. Critically evaluate and reflect on the project outcomes, the decision- making process and
changes or developments of the initial project management plan to support justification of
recommendations and learning during the project.........................................................................29
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................30
References......................................................................................................................................31
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Introduction
The aim of this report is to provide information regarding the project management plan of
Vodafone communications, which is a multinational telecommunication organization, to
increase their brand power in the market. It also focuses on different factors responsible for the
management of a successful business. The report will determine the objectives and goal to
execute the business plan. Various methodologies will be considered for the research purpose
and analysis of the result will be done using various techniques. The report will provide the key
factors to help implement the business project to expand the service area of Vodafone
communications in different countries. The report records different activity schedules with the
help of Gantt chart and work breakdown structure. At the end, evaluation of the project
management plan will be done and conclusion will be provided.
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LO1 Establish project aims, objectives, and timeframes based on the chosen theme.
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario
Project theme- “The positive economic, cultural and ethical impacts of globalization on
different business functions such as operations, marketing, HR, accounting within organizations”
Project Definition
The research proposal is the collaborative action for attaining the stated goal and objective within
a limited time period. This work involves the development of an effective plan by considering
the various aspects such as time, cost, resources and many more. This project is made for the
growth and development of Vodafone Communication which is Newbury (England) based
telecommunication firm. In this work, the positive economic, cultural and ethical impacts of
globalization on different business functions.
This report consists of the advantage of globalization within the working environment of
Vodafone Company.
Background of the study
It is to be seen that the globalization has brought huge benefit for the development of Vodafone
Company. In general, globalization is defined as the process through which businesses or
organization can develop international influence on a high scale (Greene and Stellman, 2018). Its
positive impact includes the number of factors which are a trade, technology, capital flows,
employment and many more. It creates greater awareness and reactions to the customer needs.
Also, the organization can enhance their business in different continents.
Problem Statement
The organization is not able to manage the globalization aspects and hence it affects the
productivity and profitability of the firm.
Project Aim
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This aim of this project work is to analyze the positive impact of globalization on different
business aspects of Vodafone Company.
Research Objectives
Following are the objectives of the work:
 To smoothen the working scenario of Vodafone Company for the growth and expansion
of the firm.
 To provide a suitable recommendation for managing the changes as per the globalization
requirement.
 To evaluate the profit and productivity rate of Vodafone Company after developing the
organization structural according to globalization factors.
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P2 Produce a project management plan that covers aspects of cost, scope, time, quality,
communication, risk, and resources.
The project management plan is referred to as the document which helps in defining the
execution, monitoring and controlling along with the detailed summary of the project. The
project management plan of this work is listed below:
Cost- While starting the new project, it is necessary to look over the factors that need to be taken
into consideration for attaining the organizational objective. The cost estimation is one of the
essential factors. It aids in attempting to stay in the budget and limited source. Also, the
developed cost needs to be reliable, clear and comprehensive because while doing the project can
be changed. The project needs to be done within £2000 which comprises of the cost of resources,
materials. Also, the researcher needs to set at the initial phase or while developing blueprint so
that the stakeholder will get prepared for providing the required amount.
Scope- The project scope needs to be made properly so that it can be developed in a systematic
way. The outcome of this work has a great influence on the growth and progress of the firm.
Time- Proper time management plan is required to be made properly and completed before the
expected timeline. This is important because the issues related to complexity or others can be
resolved easily. The time objective set for the project is of one month i.e. 01 January 2019 is the
starting date and 31 January 2019 is the ending date (Pheng, 2018). During the stated session the
understanding of the globalization key factors will be made and applied by the organization.
During this time, the research aim and objective needs to be proven by collecting information
from various sources.
Quality- The quality of the developed system is required to be maintained and for this, the
researcher can present their work to the high experts. Also, effective and innovative resources
and materials can be used for maintaining the quality of the product. Also, it needs to check
whether the project process satisfies the quality standards or not (Oleinik. 2018). The project
manager needs to check the survey answers while making the project quality plan.
Communication- Communication can be defined as one of the important tools for sharing
information one person to another. It is necessary to share the project details within the project
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member. Through this, they will be able to know about the current issues or developed section in
effective way. The communication plans that can be followed by the organizational researcher
are:
What Target Purpose Frequency Method
Initiation
meetings
Stakeholders,
managers
Sharing
information
and planning
with each other
Few days
before the
project
initiation
Meeting
Project
Start
All managers
and
stakeholders
Developing
blueprint
1 January 2019 Meeting
Status
Reports
Whole project
team
Project updates 15 January
2019
Meeting or e-
mail
Investors
Meeting
Investors and
manager
Developing a
budget plan
The first week
after the start
date.
Meeting
Vodafone
Managers
Meeting
Project
manager and
organizational
head
Developing
survey
questions
23 January
2019
Meeting
Project
Review
Project
manager and
Investors
Providing data
to the
investigator
Alternative
weeks
E-mail
Document
Sharing
Meeting
Project Team Sharing all the
collected data
and
information
from the
respondent to
Every week. Meeting, text
or e-mail
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the researcher
Final Report Project Team Analysing the
user data.
Last week of
project
development
Meeting
Figure 1: Communication plan
Risk- The risk management in the project helps in identifying and analyzing the risk within the
project work. It helps in monitoring and keeping the issues under control. It can be mentioned the
risk related to user or system. Another risk is of the budget, not to exceed the determined budget.
The risk management plan helps in mitigating or controlling risk in a proper way.
Resources- The resources used in the project work are documents or material for managing its
outcome. All the resources need to be lying in the decided budget frame so that some of the
amounts can be preserving for further use.
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P3 Produce a WBS and a Gantt chart to provide timeframes and stages for completion.
The work breakdown structure is the oriented breakdown of a project into smaller components as
it can be a product, data or service. The work breakdown structure of the research is depicted
below:
Figure 2: Work breakdown structure
Action plan: In this work, the action plan is the document that lists what step must be taken
initially for attaining the specified goal.
Activities Starting date Ending date Duration (in
days)
Description
Developing
blueprint
01 January 2019 05 January 2019 5 days In the initial
week, the
blueprint of the
project will be
made. Also, the
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Research about
the impact of
globalization on
Vodafone
Planning
Plan Risk
Management
Plan Budget/
Resource
Manage
Communication
Execution and
Control Closing
Developing
document Presentation

researcher needs
to make a market
survey for
knowing the
current changes
and trends. This
process can be
done in 5 days
Planning for
budget or
resources
06 January 2019 10 January 2019 5 days The budget
planning is an
important process
because it
requires more and
proper guidance
of stakeholders. 5
days meeting or
conference can be
made for the
successful
implementation of
this work (Maring
and Blauw. 2018).
Risk management
plan
11 January 2019 13 January 2019 3 days The risk
management plan
will be made for
managing the
issues while doing
the project work.
3 days will be
required for
making this plan.
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