Managing a Successful Business Project: Workplace Transformation

This project examines the transformation of the workplace, specifically focusing on Farfetch, a leading online luxury fashion retail platform. The project aims to identify the impact of new technology on employee connectivity, engagement, and productivity. It includes a detailed project management plan covering cost, scope, time, quality, communication, risk, and resources. The project employs both qualitative and quantitative research methods, using questionnaires to gather data from Farfetch staff. The collected data is analyzed to draw valid conclusions and recommendations for improving organizational productivity, including emphasizing firm culture and strengthening communication protocols. The project also includes a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart for timeframes and stages of completion, along with reflections on the value of the research and its impact on learning and performance.

Managing a Successful
Business Project

Contents
Title: Transformation of the workplace...........................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN...............................................................................................1
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario.....................................................1
P2 Produce a project management plan that covers aspects of cost, scope, time, quality,
communication, risk and resources..............................................................................................2
P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart to provide timeframes and stages
for completion..............................................................................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P4 Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods
appropriate for meeting project aims and objectives...................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P5 Analyse research and data using appropriate tools and techniques.......................................7
P6 Communicate appropriate recommendations as a result of research and data analysis to
draw.............................................................................................................................................8
valid and meaningful conclusions...............................................................................................8
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
P7 Reflect on the value of researching to meet stated objectives and own learning and
performance...............................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................13
Appendix 1 Log Book...............................................................................................................13
Appendix 2 Performance Review..............................................................................................15

Title: Transformation of the workplace.
INTRODUCTION
The transformation of workplace is considered to be the continuous procedures which
undertakes times as well as study, and this may well required to be adopted over time.
Additionally, it can be also described as the practices of entities in order to change various
aspects of business for maximising its operations. Moreover, it is crucial for organisation for
conducting several activities associated with workplace transformation while adoption of new
technology. For this report the undertaken company is Farfetch, which is known to be the leading
British online luxury fashion retail platform which sells items from over 700 boutiques as well as
brands across the world. Its headquarters is in London, United Kingdom. The key aim of this
project is to identify the impact of new technology to continue employee connectivity,
engagement, and productivity.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario.
Project Aims:
“To identify the impact of new technology to continue employee connectivity,
engagement, and productivity. A case study of Farfetch”.
Project Objectives:
 To determine the concept of workplace transformation at the workplace.
 To identify the impact of new technology to continue employee connectivity,
engagement, and productivity within Farfetch.
 To evaluate the different ways that could be used by Farfetch to improve organizational
productivity
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P2 Produce a project management plan that covers aspects of cost, scope, time, quality,
communication, risk and resources.
Project management plan is undertaken as the techniques by that the management of
project represents overall effectual components of project. Additionally, this is also helpful in
performing planning for in future attainment of task in successful way. Moreover, the key
components that undertakes into project management plan which intent as well as deliverables,
times, risk, quality, resources and others. All these components are described below in context of
this project:
 Cost: This is regarded as the cost that is require through manager of project for
accomplishing that in successful way. Moreover, the cost needed for this particular
project is £ 1000 to accomplish the project effectually.
 Time: This is ascertained as time period that is required through project manager for
performing whole task in appropriate manner so that they may able to accomplish the
expected objectives.
 Quality: This is associated with the strategies that is utilised through the project manager
in order to maintain the study quality. In regards of this investigation, to maintain the
project quality, its manager adapt the strategies such as render training, perform
assessment at all phases, ascertain risk and others.
 Communication: This is ascertained as methods that is utilised to perform
communication. Within particular project, manager would perform meeting and render
email for doing communications.
 Risk: It is associated with risk that includes into project. Moreover, risk included into
particular project are not accomplishment of expected results, shortage of resources at
end and others do not acknowledge the goals and many more.
 Resources: Respective component represent resources that is needed through investigator
in order to perform study. Additionally, the research required for particular project are
funds, competent staff, time and many more.
P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart to provide timeframes and stages for
completion.
Work break down structure
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This is characterized as the key project expectations which organizes crafted by bunch inside
reasonable divisions. As indicated by project the executives group of information, this make
sense of work separate designs as a work of deliverable situated progressive decay are to be
carried out through group of the project. Additionally, this outwardly depicts scope inside
controllable lumps which venture group ought to be aware. Likewise, it have number of benefit
including making sense of as well as orchestrating project work. the spending plan of the task are
appointed to the more elevated levels of work breakdown structure and furthermore, it is uses for
distinguishing conceivable gamble in gave project. Furthermore, it partition project work into
more modest segments or components for the achievement of objectives. The design is to make
troublesome as well as immense errand into reasonable system . The primary point of this is to
supports approximating time and cost and so on it creates extends more powerful as well as basic
for adequate results achievement. Likewise, it simplifies to ordered the fundamental and not such
a lot of critical errand go endeavors and play out the work thusly.
Gantt Chart:
Gantt graph was created through Henry Gantt in year 1917. This is characterized as the
graphical show of venture plan which presents a few exercises as well as achievement of time.
This shows in bar outlines which are uses for project arranging as well as making sense of work
fro achieving this. It helps to make due, screen, plan work and assets that addresses project
course of events (Galloway and Haniff, 2015). In this, there are vertical as well as even hub in
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which work are to be displayed at vertical and timing of every type of effort are addressed at
level hub. Its primary point is to follow project plans as well as working with models for this. It
is planned according to the venture where exercises as well as time are separated by its
importance to achieve goals. It helps into suitable administration of all assignment that is
addressed by level and vertical pivot. This help particular firm venture chief to make due, screen,
arrange errand and assets practically.
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TASK 2
P4 Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods
appropriate for meeting project aims and objectives.
Research Method
 Primary research method: This is undertaken ass the first hand information which are not
yet accumulated earlier. Within particular kinds of data collection, researcher use the
tools like interview, questionnaire and other aspects to hold effectual data sources from
participants. Additionally, for performing the study, researcher formulate set of questions
through that particular answers would be gained from selected respondents in regards to
enhance the suitability and viability of study.
 Secondary research method: This is defined as that method in which existent information
is utilised. Moreover, in this outside data is accumulated through articles, newspaper,
online sources and so on.
 Qualitative research: This would allows researcher to evaluates as well as obtained
statistical information in regards to manages effectual dealing as for undertaking
production among board term of huge population group. For instance, researcher consider
advantages of graphs, charts etc to analyse the gathered accumulated information with
assistance of interpretation.
 Quantitative research: This may be described as the systematic evaluation as well as
accumulating quantifiable information which may be transformed in effective statistics. It
may be performed through various sampling methods like questionnaires, survey etc. to
gather statistical information from respondents. For this study, the undertaken sample
size is 30 which are chosen from the staff of respective organisation.
 Questionnaires: This is undertaken as the research method that is used to gain
information from population which includes set of questions or other aspects.
Additionally, these questions represent the intent and aim of study into both manner
quantitative as well as qualitative.
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Questionnaires
Q1. Do you have any ideas about the concept of workplace transformation?
Yes
No
Q2. What are the impact of new technology to continue employee connectivity, engagement, and productivity within
Farfetch?
Positive impact
Negative impact
Q3. What are the different ways that could be used by Farfetch to improve organizational productivity?
Emphasize firm culture
Strengthen communication protocols
Q4. What are the benefits of workplace transformation for organization?
Quality improvement
Increase in performance
Improve process
Q5. What are the various workplace transformation strategies or practices adopted by Farfetch in managing business
functions and activities?
Development of website
Shifting digitally
Q6. What are the challenges faced by Farfetch in implementing workplace transformation strategies or practices in
organization?
Higher cost
Ineffective execution of new technology
Inappropriate training
Q7. Any suggestions.
TASK 3
P5 Analyse research and data using appropriate tools and techniques.
Q1. Do you have any ideas about the concept of workplace transformation? Frequency
Yes 26
No 4
Q2. What are the impact of new technology to continue employee connectivity,
engagement, and productivity within Farfetch?
Frequency
Positive impact 24
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Negative impact 6
Q3. What are the different ways that could be used by Farfetch to improve organizational
productivity?
Frequency
Emphasize firm culture 18
Strengthen communication protocols 12
Q4. What are the benefits of workplace transformation for organization? Frequency
Quality improvement 12
Increase in performance 8
Improve process 10
Q5. What are the various workplace transformation strategies or practices adopted by
Farfetch in managing business functions and activities?
Frequency
Development of website 20
Shifting digitally 10
Q6. What are the challenges faced by Farfetch in implementing workplace transformation
strategies or practices in organization?
Frequency
Higher cost 8
Ineffective execution of new technology 15
Inappropriate training 7
Q7. Any suggestions
P6 Communicate appropriate recommendations as a result of research and data analysis to draw
valid and meaningful conclusions
Theme 1: Any ideas about the concept of workplace transformation.
Q1. Do you have any ideas about the concept of workplace transformation? Frequency
Yes 26
No 4
Interpretation: As per the above graphical representation, it has been interpreted that among 30
participants 26 are in favour of yes and rest 4 of them are with option no. So, this states that most
of the individual have idea about the workplace transformation. As it is the practices of entities
in order to change various aspects of business for maximising its operations. Moreover, it is
crucial for organisation for conducting several activities associated with workplace
transformation while adoption of new technology.
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Theme 2: The impact of new technology to continue employee connectivity, engagement, and
productivity within Farfetch.
Q2. What are the impact of new technology to continue employee connectivity,
engagement, and productivity within Farfetch?
Frequency
Positive impact 24
Negative impact 6
Interpretation: As per the above graphical representation, it has been interpreted that among 30
participants 24 are in favour of positive impact and rest 6 of them are with option Negative
impact.
Theme 3: The different ways that could be used by Farfetch to improve organizational
productivity.
Q3. What are the different ways that could be used by Farfetch to improve organizational
productivity?
Frequency
Emphasize firm culture 18
Strengthen communication protocols 12
Interpretation: There are the different ways that could be used by Farfetch to improve
organizational productivity such as emphasize firm culture, strengthen communication protocols
and others. As per the above graphical representation, it has been interpreted that among 30
participants 18 are in favour of Emphasize firm culture and rest 12 of them are with option
Strengthen communication protocols
Theme 4: The benefits of workplace transformation for organization.
Q4. What are the benefits of workplace transformation for organization? Frequency
Quality improvement 12
Increase in performance 8
Improve process 10
Interpretation: There are various benefits of workplace transformation for organization such as
quality improvement, increase in performance, improve process so on. As per the above
graphical representation, it has been interpreted that among 30 participants 12 are in favour of
quality improvement, 8 are responding towards increase in performance and rest 10 of them are
with option improve process.
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Theme 5: The various workplace transformation strategies or practices adopted by Farfetch in
managing business functions and activities.
Q5. What are the various workplace transformation strategies or practices adopted by
Farfetch in managing business functions and activities?
Frequency
Development of website 20
Shifting digitally 10
Interpretation: There are various workplace transformation strategies or practices adopted by
Farfetch in managing business functions and activities such as development of website, shifting
digitally. So, as per the above graphical representation, it has been interpreted that among 30
participants 20 are in favour of development of website and rest 10 of them are with option
shifting digitally.
Theme 6: The challenges faced by Farfetch in implementing workplace transformation strategies
or practices in organization.
Q6. What are the challenges faced by Farfetch in implementing workplace transformation
strategies or practices in organization?
Frequency
Higher cost 8
Ineffective execution of new technology 15
Inappropriate training 7
Interpretation: There are different challenges faced by Farfetch in implementing workplace
transformation strategies or practices in organization such as higher cost, ineffective execution of
new technology, inappropriate training and many more. So, As per the above graphical
representation, it has been interpreted that among 30 participants 8 are in favour of higher cost,
15 are responding towards ineffective execution of new technology and rest 7 of them are with
inappropriate training.
Theme 7: Any suggestions.
Q7. Any suggestions
Interpretation: It has been suggested to respective organisation that at present time, technology plays crucial role. As
digital transformation is being utilised through business for assuring that staff conduct its roles & accountabilities
effectually as well as organisational productivity reaches their higher potential. So, they have to adopt and use
advance technology while transforming their workplace.
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TASK 4
P7 Reflect on the value of researching to meet stated objectives and own learning and
performance.
As it is my most memorable study wherein I gained numerous sorts of information, abilities,
etc that helps me in proficient as well as private profession advancement. Likewise, I need to go
through a few obstacles and face many issues like deficiency of assets, assets and numerous
others. From this exploration, I foster my insight and abilities like group advancement,
correspondence, etc. Additionally it get to be familiar with the shortcomings from this sorts of
work also as can ready to think upon that for creating it. In this way, for working on my feeble
region, I went to the projects and meeting of preparing and advancement. By further developing
a few abilities like correspondence, group improvement and so forth. I can ready to take care of
my responsibilities actually and proficiently. Consequently, I learned different new things and
foster my encounters for accomplishment of fitting outcomes. The principal point and objective
of this examination is achieved through performing along with entire specialists of endeavors.
Indeed, as through creating group advancement I can ready to make compelling group who
perform well and through suitable correspondence I cause them to comprehend about the plans
which is useful to accomplish the points and goals.
CONCLUSION
As per the above report, it has been concluded that within the transformation of workplace
technology plays crucial role. As digital transformation is being utilised through business for
assuring that staff conduct its roles & accountabilities effectually as well as organisational
productivity reaches their higher potential. Additionally, project management plan is also
conducted as this is also helpful in performing planning for in future attainment of task in
successful way. Moreover, the key components that undertakes into project management plan
which intent as well as deliverables, times, risk, quality, resources and others.
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