LO1: Establish project aims, objectives and timeframes based on the chosen scenario.

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LO1: Establish project aims, objectives and timeframes based on the chosen scenario.

Scenario 1

As part of the final year of your Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Business, you have recently been taken on a Work Experience contract by Waitrose. During the Work Experience period of three months that you will be attached to Waitrose, the Sales Manager has assigned you the task of conducting a small-scale project aimed at assessing the impact of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Programme, particularly from a marketing perspective as it relates to the company’s stakeholders, customers. An important part of your task is, based on your research findings, to advise the senior management on ways and means of relying on the Corporate Social Responsibility Programme to sustain its business operations while at the same time achieving and consistently improving its competitive advantage. Your supervisor, the Sales Manager has asked you to initiate your research project by developing a ‘Project Management Plan’ by identifying one main aim you want to achieve, accompanied by at least three specific objectives that your project will focus on.

LO1- Project Proposal

This task offers you an opportunity to achieve LO1: – P1, P2, P3 and M1

LO1: Establish project aims, objectives and timeframes based on the chosen scenario.

P1: Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario within John Lewis

P2: Produce a project management plan that covers aspects of cost, scope, time, quality, time, quality, communication, risk and resources in the context of CSR at Waitrose.

P3: Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart to provide timeframes and stages for completion for the proposed project management plan.

M1: Produce a comprehensive project management plan, milestone schedule and project schedule for monitoring and completing the aims and objectives of the project of CSR at Waitrose

Scenario 2

Once the aim and the supporting objectives, which set the parameters of your research, are in place, the next step your supervisor wants you to embark on is to conduct a small-scale research aimed at measuring the impact, success or effect of the Waitrose’s Corporate Social Responsibility Programme.

LO2- Conducting a Research Project

This task offers you an opportunity to achieve LO2: – P4, M2 and D1

P4: Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods appropriate for meeting project aims and objectives.

M2: Evaluate the accuracy and reliability of different research methods applied in this research.

D1: Critically evaluate the Project Management process and appropriate research methodologies applied based on LO1 and LO2

LO3- Present the project and communicate appropriate recommendations based on meaningful conclusions drawn from the evidence findings and/or analysis. PowerPoint Presentation with Speaker Notes

This task offers you an opportunity to achieve LO3: – P5, P6 and M3

Scenario 3

Now that you have completed the Project, you are now required to present your findings and recommendations to the management of Waitrose.

P5: Analyse research and data using appropriate tools and techniques.

P6: Communicate appropriate recommendations because of research and data analysis to draw valid and meaningful conclusions.

M3: Evaluate the selection of appropriate tools and techniques for accuracy and authenticity to support and justify recommendations given in P6.

LO4- Reflect on the value gained from conducting the project and its usefulness to support sustainable organisational performance

This task offers you an opportunity to achieve LO4: – P7, M4 and D2

Scenario 4

At this stage, you have completed your project research and presented to senior management of Waitrose. All that is left for you to do is to look back and reflect on your experience during and after the project and evaluate your success or lack of it.

Reflection also requires you to identify lessons learnt, what went well and what could be improved.

P7: Reflect on the value of undertaking the research to meet stated objectives and own learning and performance in this research.

M4: Evaluate the value of the project management process and use of quality research to meet stated objectives and support own learning and performance.

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 based on LO3 and LO4