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Managing Successful Business Project (MSBP)
Managing Successful Business Project (MSBP)
Managing Successful Business Project (MSBP)
PROJECT
(MSBP)
BM 33
TRANSFORMATION IN WORKPLACE
OF HAMEEDIA ORGANZIATION DUE
TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Acknowledgement
I'd like to express my gratitude for giving me the strength to complete my work on
time and with necessary power to support a quality project. Following that, I'd like to
express my gratitude to Ms. Samoo for guiding and supporting me during the
research and Finally, I'd like to express my thanks for my parents' help.
Table of Contents
TRANSFORMATION IN WORKPLACE OF HAMEEDIA ORGANZIATION DUE TO COVID-
19 PANDEMIC....................................................................................................................................1
Acknowledgement..............................................................................................................................2
LIST OF TABLE........................................................................................................................................4
FIGURES OF TABLE.........................................................................................................................4
LO1.......................................................................................................................................................6
Task 01.................................................................................................................................................6
1.1 Title of the project................................................................................................................6
1.2 Business case.....................................................................................................................8
1.3 Aims and objective of the project......................................................................................9
1.4 Purpose and benefit of the project..................................................................................11
1.5 Project Budget...................................................................................................................12
1.6 The project's scope...........................................................................................................12
1.7 Deliverable of the project.................................................................................................12
1.8 Risk management process..............................................................................................13
1.9 Communication plan.........................................................................................................14
1.10 Project constraint..............................................................................................................15
1.11 The project manager's responsibilities and roles..........................................................16
TASK 02.............................................................................................................................................18
2.1 Work breakdown structure and Gantt chart...................................................................18
2.2 Project milestones.............................................................................................................21
2.3 Change management register.........................................................................................21
2.4 Project control; cost, Quality............................................................................................21
2.5 Evaluate tools and techniques in the planning process...............................................23
LO2.....................................................................................................................................................25
Task 03...............................................................................................................................................25
3.1 Background study of research.........................................................................................25
3.2 Research objectives and Research questions..............................................................25
3.3 Literature review................................................................................................................26
3.4 Research strategy.............................................................................................................28
LIST OF TABLE
Table 1 - Project Budget of my project...........................................................................................12
Table 2 -The project manager's responsibilities and roles..........................................................17
Table 3 - Work breakdown structure..............................................................................................18
Table 4 - Gantt chart of my project.................................................................................................20
Table 5 - Cost report of my project.................................................................................................22
Table 6 - Week 01................................................................................................................................50
Table 7 - Week 02................................................................................................................................52
Table 8 -- Week 03...............................................................................................................................54
Table 9 - Week 04................................................................................................................................57
Table 10 - Week 05..............................................................................................................................59
Table 11 - Week 06..............................................................................................................................61
LO1
Task 01
Project Initiation
A) Project Initiation
Initiation is the initial stage of the project management life cycle. This is the point at
which the project's worth and practicality are analyzed. During first stage of the
project, a group is created, and a business case is prepared that create the project
plan.
B) Project planning
Once a project is approved, project managers must have a good plan to lead its
team, complete the project before schedule, and then under budget.
This will guide you through the process of getting resources, gaining money, and
obtaining necessary components. The project plan directs the team's efforts to
produce high results, manage risk, get approval, communicate advantages to
stakeholders, and manage suppliers.
C) Project Execution
This is the phase which many people think of when they think of project
management. The goal of execution is to create customer satisfying deliverables.
This is achieved by team leaders assigning resources and insuring that team
members are engaged on respective given responsibilities.
To ensure that what was promised is delivered, teams must keep an eye on tasks to
avoid project scope, generate key performance measures, and monitor errors from
E) Project Closure
This key step in the project management helps the group to examine and
document the project before moving onto next, learning from former project
failures and achievements to create better procedures and much more successful
teamwork.
Project Methodology
A project management methodology is essentially a set of guiding principles and
processes for managing a project. Your choice of methodology defines how you
work and communicate. (Cohen, 2019).
Kanban Methodology
According to (TIT, 2019) Kanban is a project management tool that allows you to
gain a better understanding of the activities that need to be completed or have
already been completed. The project being monitored using the Kanban Methodology. It
includes a physical or digital platform with three columns (To Do, In Progress, Done).
Example of kanban
Vision
Mission
Our love for world-class creative menswear solutions will energize and enrich
your individuality.
Employ, educate, and retain top individuals, as well as strengthen cross-
stakeholder relationships
Establish socially and morally correct sustainability requirements.
Project scope
Benefit
Deliverables
Cost
Budget
Aims and objectives
Internal and external stockholders
Time
Objectives
a) To find out what issues that Hameedia Organization had during the Covid 19
pandemic and how they managed them.
b) To learn about the advantages Hameedia organizations receive and how they
faced challenges during the Covid 19 pandemic.
c) To identify the economic expense control that Hameedia has been faced.
d) To increase awareness, improve perspectives, and strengthen actions to COVID-
19 prevention and control.
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on human life. Nowadays, people have
started to use the term "social distance" and should maintain it at all times. Who
would have believed that many places could even be closed down at once? It also
affects how people work, where they work, how they cooperate with others, and how
they reach their objectives. Many people are experiencing emotional suffering as a
result of the COVID-19 outbreak, which has impacted their daily lives in unexpected
ways.
Although the Covid -19 pandemic, sales of our organizations are reduced, and
managers and employees are increasingly working from home to promote their
sales. However, for customers the options available on the online orders are
exciting. We can find a variety of products and brands from a variety of sellers all in
one spot. Customers can see all of the latest trends without having to pay for a
ticket. We have a fantastic opportunity to shop from Hameedia during covid-19.
The skill of employees' behavior, mindsets, attitude, and beliefs to adjust to change
has been critical to their achievement. Having a fast and reliable internet connection
became one among the most difficult challenges. People had learned to build an
appropriate work environment at home based on their months of experience working
at home. We grow comfortable to completing daily duties without needing to visit an
actual workplace.
Flexibility improvement
Another change that have taken place is, Hameedia organizations continue to
perform more maintenance and sanitary procedures in their buildings. It is also
helping COVID-19 relief operations in the area, intending to provide medical
supplies and help in the recovery of places impacted worst by the pandemic. As a
result of the corona virus's development, Hameedia organizations have increased
the number of high places, improved cleaning and sanitation procedures, and
During lockdown period, the customer situation shifted greatly, and our sales people
has continued to support each customers who's really able to service while staying in
touch with those are incapable. As they face their own issues created by quickly
changing demand habits, our groups has improved the performance of their
customer satisfaction, giving the finest help they can provide. During the COVID-19
pandemic, they were by their customers' sides. They continue providing help and
gain relationships as they reopened in time with less regulations, delivering masks
and hand sanitizer to meet increased environmental safety.
One of the challenges facing the Hameedia organization is how to work in a safe and
expense way. Health and safety rules, for example, make it more difficult to achieve
the same efficiency on the work area. Even if demand grows, this could have a sales
and profits.
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this project aims to finding ways to keep
the business running through covid 19 pandemic. We plan to fill the workplace with
useful, accurate, and wanted to think information on all aspects of COVID-19
maintenance.
Hameedia organization are charged for handling the company's most valuable
investment, its people, it performs an important step in every organization's business
plans. That's where organizations aim to get the best talent, maintain it, and boost
worker in order to achieve a challenging advantage in the organization.
Between setting up a date to creating a question to performing the interviews, I'd like
to use this opportunity to deliver my thanks and respect you all of the help and
knowledge I've gained as a result of this project. That provided a fantastic
experience for me to conduct an industrial interview and gain knowledge using the
suggestions of my teachers. I was having trouble linking the concept to the project
just at starting, but after I got start, I realized how and where to present and execute
it in a real; researching study. Interview method as part of a research assignment
provides an excellent way to improve interviewing abilities.
Task Amount
Transportation expenses 10,000
Other expenses 27,000
Total 37,000
Project Budget of my project
The project will aid in determining how Covid 19 impacted Hameedia, as well as the
obstacles and benefits associated with the Corona pandemic and also finding ways
to keep the business running through covid 19 pandemic. By the 15th of October
2021, the project will be completed. This project will cover the changes that occurred
in the workplace at Hameedia during the Covid 19 pandemic, the employment
conditions provided to employees during the Covid 19 pandemic, and the challenges
that Hameedia had in adopting this technology and how they overcame them.
Finally, this project includes various changes that have been made for the
improvement of the Hameedia.
The need to manage the pandemic in the environment is reducing worker availability
and making it harder to work on-site. Due to the requirement to protect employee’s
teamwork, it is leading to growing acceptance of faraway working and social
distancing. All of this has changed and affected the way safety practices are
implemented on a daily basis in Hameedia.
Interviews risk-: Because meetings were restricted owing to the current situation,
conducting interviews is more difficult; one approach to solve this challenge is to
schedule zoom meetings.
Time management risk -: It is possible that the research will lose time so the project
will not be completed within the time specified in the project scope. To reduce this
risk, the project should include a Gantt chart and a Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS) so the activity may be started and finished on period.
Because the project starts with people ordering clothes online, the organization
should choose and buy things instead of other customers, which takes a long time,
rather than clients coming to the shop and buying, where Hameedia delivers the
clothes product as quickly as possible, because time is of the essence at this point.
Internal communication
External communication
Annual reports, research reports, budgeting reports, and staff ideas must all be
included. Communication process, or information moving from supervisors to
employees, makes employees feel important as well. We might also add a summary
Time constraint -: Because the project begins with people ordering clothes online,
the organization should choose and buy things alternatively of another customers,
which takes a long time, instead of the clients come to the shop and buying, where
Hameedia delivers the clothes product as quickly as possible, because time is
limited at this point.
Cost constraint-: The project's cost, often defined as the budget, includes all of the
financial resources required to finish the project on time and within the specified
scope. The project budget would really be boosted regarding quality management
due to significant labor and safety considerations. Quality control and additional
labors such as delivery drivers, online customers, and a sales team recruited would
increase the project expense because of quality control and extra labors.
Scope constraint-: To meet the goals and grow sales of the Hameedia delivery, the
company must first obtain permission to delivery within in the pandemic shut downs.
Sales limits will originally be reduced until consumers accept the online ordering
system. Everything would be delivered to the consumer on time.
Interviewers -: The interviewer is the person responsible with carrying out the
interview that is, presenting the questionnaires asking the questions, listening to and
recording the interviewees' responses in accordance with the rules and regulations
described in this instructions.
The project manager must verify that The samples for the interview must be
work is delivered on time. selected by the interviewer.
T
he interviewer should be chosen The interviewer can complete the
carefully by the project manager. samples and make plans for face-to-
face as well as online interviews.
The project manager must create The interviewer must prepare for the
interview questions in order to collect interviews in advance. dates and times
the necessary data for the project's
goals.
Must gather and analyze data, as well The interviewer must deliver the
as correctly arrange data in the interview questions in a straightforward
document and accurate way.
The project document must be printed Unless the interviewee's answer isn't
in the proper manner by the project accurate or straightforward, the
manager. interviewer must receive the suitable
answers right away after making that
clear.
Submissions must be made by the The interviewer must examine the data
deadline. in order to collect correct information
and determine the quality of the
information collected.
Table 2 -The project manager's responsibilities and roles
TASK 02
Initial Planning
Confirm the Identify the Find more Analyze the data. Changes
organization budget related should be
article made in
according with
the plan.
Submit the
project
Table 3 - Work breakdown structure
Gantt chart
A Gantt chart is a widely used graphical depiction of a project timetable. It's a type of
bar chart that shows the beginning and ending dates of project elements such as
resources, scheduling, and dependencies. The Gantt chart is the most commonly
used chart in project management. These charts are helpful for planning a project
and establishing which activities must be accomplished in what order. Typically, the
chart is presented as a horizontal bar chart. (GRANT, 2021)
The diagram shows which tasks can be completed in parallel and which cannot be
begun or completed until the completion of others. It can support in the detection of
potential obstacles and the identification of tasks that may have been overlooked in
the project schedule. (GRANT, 2021)
A milestone is an exact moment in the life cycle of a project that is used to track
progress towards to the end goal. Milestones are used in project management to
mark the start or achievement of a project, external evaluations or feedback, budget
checks, the submission of a major deliverable, and so on.
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25th sep- 30h sep Other expenses Rs.2500
Total Rs.6902
Quality Management
Quality management is the practice of keeping the project operations required to
develop, plan, and execute a project are productive and useful in terms of the goal
and its achievement. Quality control is a never-ending process that begins and
finishes with a project. (Anon., 2021)
Fishbone analysis could be employed as a quality control tool for identifying and
protect expected problems. This strategy help in the rethinking of all possible issues.
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The Work breakdown structure helped in understanding the overall scope. WBS
also provided in understanding the complete scope and identifying create social, as
well as ensuring that resources were handled properly. This enhanced action
management and timing, as well as expectations for resource intake. The WBS is a
technique for estimating project expenses. It ensures that no important tasks are
ignored. It can help with resource distribution. It gives a tried and true method for
project planning.
Gantt charts helps in the organization of projects, the improvement of entire project
awareness, and the keeping of everyone on task. Managers can also use Gantt
charts to deliver resources and when in which they are needed. They also promote
Quality control and risk management plans are applied to detect any possible
dangers and possible solutions in the event of an issue. This enabled to conduct the
project easily, and altogether different methods were applied when risks developed.
LO2
Task 03
Market Research
This research will investigate the challenges and obstacles that the Hameedia
organization faces, so that the company is aware of the issues. . The goal of the
study would have been to discover and understand what's really necessary in the
Hameedia organization, as well as the opportunities and drawbacks it faces, and to
determine the difficulties and problems it faces, as well as how it has solved them.
Hameedia has implemented adjustments in the workplace as a leading organization.
So if that country is now within the lockdown, Hameedia enterprises have employees
available continue providing 10-hours of service to their clients. To safeguard the
safety of Hameedia consumers, the company's goods are shipped straight to their
customer’s doorstep, and that they usually supplied inside 10 hours to boost
consumer happiness.
The goal of market research is to examine the market for a specific product or
service in order to determine how the target audience will react. Workers, customers,
and the company all gain from this research, because when the project is completed,
the organization may continue to operate without delay, because if the covid 19
outbreak survives. This included data collection for market segmentation and product
difference that can be used to adjust advertising campaigns or establish which
attributes are considered most important by customers.
To find out what issues that Hameedia Organization had during the Covid 19
pandemic and how they managed them in order to increase awareness, improve
perspectives, and strengthen actions to COVID-19 prevention and control.
Employees' work placements have been moved as a result of the pandemic, but
work should continue as usual with the support of this organization. And they
Research questions -:
1) What challenges did the Hameedia organization have in making such changes,
and how did they overcome them?
2) What are the ideas and thoughts for improving Hameedia in the future?
3) What are the positive things and benefits that customers can enjoy during this
time period?
4) What technical tool improvements have occurred as a result of the pandemic?
According to (Jr., n.d.) The change of the workplace has also occurred in businesses
may use to improve their plans and results. Combining technology and data
solutions successfully can support employers in addressing these emerging
concerns and managing the dangers that come with them. To successfully manage
the workplace impacts of new technology-related efforts, these concerns must be
identified and planned for from the start. This provides advice that helps business
leaders to anticipate and solve a wide variety of legal, economic, and human
resource concerns.
Employers want much more normal clear rules to address transformation issues.
When specific issues develop in the setting of management reforms, researchers
provide the customers with a clear overview of the situation and advice on how to
analyze the larger major challenges.
Research Methodology
According to (Jansen, 2020) The practical "how" of any certain research study is
referred to as research technique, But basically how a researcher plans a study in a
systematic manner to determine whether the results are accurate and believable and
therefore the research goals and targets are met.
The most important aspects of the research approach are presented. It explains the
research methods needed to conduct the study, as well as the numerous
instruments and approaches needed to collect data in order to come at successful
outcomes. The current study, titled "Challenges and Obstacles Faced in Hameedia
Organization," was performed.
1) What challenges did the Hameedia organization have in making such changes,
and how did they overcome them?
2) What are the ideas and thoughts for improving Hameedia in the future?
3) What are the positive things and benefits that customers can enjoy during this
time period?
4) What technical tool improvements have occurred as a result of the pandemic?
Research method
Methodologies for gathering and evaluating data are known as research methods.
Qualitative and quantitative research methods are two types of research methods.
Research project managers are in charge of leading research projects that are
aimed to achieve a certain business goal. They are also in charge of analyzing data
analysis activities, verifying acquired data, writing reports, and engaging with various
research stakeholders.
The project manager will perform a small-scale study to gather information on the
issues and obstacles that Hameedia faces. The data for this study was gathered
using a qualitative research method.
The survey approach was the research strategy I selected for my project. During the
interview, the survey supported us in obtaining data about the behavior and
conditions at one particular moment in time. The results of the survey give
knowledge about the problem. It also improves the analysis of the scenario. Surveys
improve in the measurement of changes, which is why I selected the survey method
for my research. Individual perspectives and experiences can be measured through
surveys. Surveys, when done correctly, provide actual numbers on people's attitudes
and behaviors, which can be utilized to make crucial decisions in workplace.
1. Probability sampling
According to (McCombes., 2019) "Probability sampling" relates to the fact that each
and every member of a population does have an equal opportunity of being chosen.
It's mostly employed in quantitative studies. Probability sampling techniques are the
best option for producing results that really are typical of the entire population.
Convenience sampling
Voluntary response sampling
Purposive sampling
Snowball sampling
Non-Probability sampling is the method I've chosen for this project. The reason for
choosing probability sampling is that because the samples represent a population
An interview consists of two parties: an interviewer who directs the chat and asks
questions, and an interviewee that answers to the questions. Structured, semi-
structured, and unstructured interviews are the three types of interviews.
(Easwaramoorthy, n.d.)
This helps in gaining a thorough knowledge of data explaining it, next I have
selected questionnaire as our data collection methods because a questionnaire is a
quick and easy approach to get data from a big group of individuals in a short
amount of time. As a result, the questionnaire is necessary to confirm correct data
collection and understandable and useful outcomes. Dichotomous questions
become the type of questionnaire I've chosen for my project. Yes-or-No questions
are a type of dichotomous question. This type of inquiry allows for a simple and rapid
solution. It is simple to make comparisons with others.
LO3
Task 04
Project execution and control stage
Qualitative and quantitative data analysis are two types of data analysis methods.
For this preliminary investigation, a qualitative research method was chosen in our
research .Qualitative data is a type of information that identifies attributes or
characteristics. It's gathered through questionnaires, interviews, or observation, and
it's usually presented in story form. The information could be in the form of qualitative
words which can be analyzed for patterns or significance using coding. (Anon., n.d.)
Interviews, notes, video and audio recordings, photographs, and documents all fall
under the category of qualitative data.
The organization must primarily and mainly concentrate on doing and developing
successful market research in order to understanding the nature of the market. The
following step is referred to as the initiation stage. This states that qualitative
research should be conducted before quantitative research, and also therefore the
results of the first can be applied in both.
The survey done in the following part with the purpose of obtaining basic data could
become highly useful for Hameedia's project. During the interview, the survey
method supported us in obtaining data about the behavior and conditions at one
particular moment in time. The results of the survey give knowledge about the
problem. It also improves the analysis of the scenario. Surveys improve in the
measurement of changes, which is why I selected the survey method for my
research. This became related to the reasons that it may be applied to properly
confirm target client wants and expectations, as well as many other customer needs.
This supports in connecting out to an increasing number of customers. The
information gathered was supposed to help in the data analysis. Research Design is
also relevant and appropriate for investigating a separate aspect and its impact on
the company. With concerns of qualitative study, the overview approach was
performed, and were in charge of specific good compared questions.
The project's research method was an interview. The researchers was capable of
learning more about the changeover of the Hameedia organization's workplace
because to the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of this. The total number of
employees in hameedia's workplace is 24.
Analysis;
1) Objective 1: To identify what obstacles did Hameedia have in
implementing these improvements, and how managed they
manage them.
b. What budget does the organization set out for hiring and training?
Interviewee 1: We make investments 4% of company pay budgets in
development, which is important since we need to maintain that our employees
are up to date on the current security regulations and production procedures, and
we want to bring better productive methods as time goes forward.
Interviewee 2: We invest 4% of our pay budgets on recruitment and training to
the Hameedia organization , which is important and we'd require to guarantee
that our recruiters are updated on the most recent security situation and
manufacturing practices.
Interviewee 3: We’ve done it successfully, so it gives your staff the knowledge
they need to perform their jobs well and have a good impact on the company. It
a. What are the positive things and benefits that customers can enjoy during
this time period?
Interviewee 1: Our Hameedia employees appreciate the opportunity to spend
more time with their families and at home, especially because entire families are
quarantining together. Employees are less stressed now than they were
throughout the outbreak. Because our customers are the most important aspect
According to Interviewee 1 and Interviewee 2, they were impressed with how the
service was provided to customers by hameedia’s. Interviewee 3, giving a daraz
service to customers during this period would be ideal for running our business
as well.
c. How about the communication plan were implemented in order to run this
business?
Interviewee 1: Our communication plan is simple, the communication plan's goal
is to keep all project team members informed through interviews. Among the
audience members are a lecturer and the manager of Hameedia Apparel Kandy
Branch. We must submit a weekly status report to effectively communicate and
keep track of everyone's work, plans, and challenges. We can have fewer
debates and improve Hameedia workplace communication by providing weekly
status reports. The reports also allow the team to concentrate more effectively.
The instructor, who is a crucial element of completing this project, must
communicate effectively in addition to the support.
Interviewee 2: Following that, we would deliver a direct knowledge of the project
through a proposal, and as an outcome of this process, we will be able to finish
the work on time. Hameedia must provide regular updates, and we must present
a report at the completion of the project that contains all of the information we
collected.
Interviewee 3: We can have fewer debates and improve Hameedia workplace
communication by providing weekly status reports. The reports also allow the
team to concentrate more effectively. The instructor, who is a crucial element of
completing this project, must communicate effectively in addition to the support.
a. How have the physical modifications helped you in your daily activities?
Interviewee 1: "Yes! Working life have improved because many people now work
from home while others engage in a workplace."
Interviewee 2: "Yes! Only with pandemic, we've had to deal with a lot of adjustments
and problems, and functioning from home between several commitments has
become a problem for me as a Hameedia back-office manager."
Interviewee 3: "Yes! Acting as a customer service representative at Hameedia, I
found it simpler could engage with consumers in the beginning compared it is now
that I am interacting with covid."
According to Interviewee 1, Interviewee 2 and Interviewee 3, The COVID-19
pandemic had caused significant changes in everyday life and in business. Some
people find it uncomfortable, while others find it acceptable. Employees at Hameedia
have expressed their dissatisfaction with the situation. Some people are much less
adjusted to quick shifts, but some will dislike them. Lockdowns and restrictions put
on the consumers by countries to safeguard their protection have decreased every
day is go for work, and human connection with close ones.
b. What are the most effective methods/tools used for improving the
workplace?
Interviewee 1: The survey conducted with the goal of gathering basic data could be
extremely beneficial to Hameedia's project. The survey method greatly helped us in
getting data regarding the behavior and circumstances at a certain point in time
during the interview. Surveys are better at measuring changes, which is why I chose
the survey method for my study. This facilitates in reaching out to a larger customer
base.
In case consideration for each picked tool is presented in order to acquire good
findings from analysis to this research project. The use of both qualitative and
quantitative research methods leads to a greater information about the research
target. We've decided to conduct our investigation in a qualitative manner. In order to
improve the workplace, that project manager must perform a research study and
collect data about the workplace's troubles and issues involving. Observation and
interviews were both used in the inquiry. In the majority of situations, a reasonable
and suitable sample size is chosen. In order to obtain in-depth data and
appreciation, qualitative research approaches were applied in this study.
However the organization has a strategy in place to ensure that employees are
capable of completing their responsibilities without difficulty. The researcher believes
that Hameedia organization should investigate further. More solutions are needed
because the product needs equally skilled labor personnel. More steps should be
taken by the company to address the issues. Employees generally choose to
perform duties for and they are also properly prepared and have a strong interest,
thus the researcher believes with the selected samples that supplying them with
better appropriate role will help them execute their tasks better happily and boost
profitability.
LO4
Task 05
Project closure
c. Personal Reflection
The business management school I took at the British College of Applied Studies in
Kandy provided me with an absolutely clean motivation and development
perspective. I have gained a great deal of knowledge. I was concerned about
conducting this preliminary research at first. It can be investigated in addition to
making a research study more effective, and planned procedures and frameworks
are established within the project. The entire research is focused on the research's
declared objectives and goals. During this pandemic, a research project gave me
with an extremely demanding and exciting experience. By conducting this research, I
was ready to get back to improving my technical writing learning skills how and
where to effectively manage a project.
Time managing is an important area of the project, and completing work allowed me
understand regarding arranging and actions, cost management, and working within
deadlines. By completing this report, I managed to understand quickly and in
scheduled. I realized that in order to avoid problems, I needed to enhance my time
management skills including doing my research in a much more arranged style. By
completing this assignment, I understood that my information gained is insufficient to
conduct research, I need some more practical experience.
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Appendix 1
1. What challenges did the Hameedia organization have in making such changes,
and how did they overcome them?
2. What services were provided throughout the pandemic, and also how did they
support your work?
3. What steps does the organization take to reduce staff turnover?
4. What are the ideas and thoughts for improving Hameedia in the future?
5. What budget does the organization set out for hiring and training?
6. How did employees' work-life balance during the lockdown be affected by the
working situations provided at home?
7. What are the positive things and benefits that customers can enjoy during this
time period?
8. Do you think your service would be alright for customers
9. How about the communication plan were implemented in order to run this
business?
10. How have the physical modifications helped you in your daily activities?
11. What are the most effective methods/tools used for improving the workplace?
12. What impact does technology have on the business?
Week 01
Name: NILAKSHAN RAJASEKARAN
Project title: Transformation in workplace of Hameedia organization due to covid – 19
pandemic
Date: 01/09/2021 – 07/09/2021 (first week)
Update on weekly research/tasks achieved
Points to consider:
What have you completed?
I've finished the report of task 01
Did you fulfil task requirements?
Yes.
Are you on track and within deadlines set?
Yes.
Did you need to make any changes to your project management plan?
There have been no changes.
Any risks and/or issues identified?
Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of skills required for undertaking research/tasks?
No
Did you identify any additional risks/issues that have an impact on the project management plan?
No
Points to consider:
What barriers did you
face?
Travel restrictions
have been set as a
result of the covid
pandemic.
How did you overcome
them?
I was able to
complete the work on
time as planned
New ideas and change of project direction
No
Points to consider:
How did I feel when I had to deal with
tasks/problems?
I was a little nervous, but anyhow, the tasks
that I had planned to complete in the project
were completed accurately.
Did I find it useful to complete the tasks?
yes
How well have I performed? What did I
contribute?
I had prepared properly because I related to
the project by correcting the section of the
project that was incorrect according to the
study.
Table 6 - Week 01
Points to consider:
What have you completed?
I've finished the report of task 02
Did you fulfil task requirements?
Yes.
Are you on track and within deadlines set?
Yes.
Did you need to make any changes to your project management plan?
There have been no changes.
Any risks and/or issues identified?
Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of skills required for undertaking research/tasks?
No
Did you identify any additional risks/issues that have an impact on the project management
plan?
No
Problems encountered
Points to consider:
What barriers did you
face?
Unexpectedly, planning
has gone wrong.
How did you overcome
them?
I was able to
complete the work on
time as planned
New ideas and change of project direction
No
Points to consider:
How did I feel when I had to deal with
tasks/problems?
I felt ok but had some issues with Identify
the budget
Did I find it useful to complete the tasks?
yes
How well have I performed? What did I
contribute?
I have actually prepared since I was able to
connect to the project by fixing the area of
the project.
Points to consider:
Which tasks are priority?
locating the organization's key players
Have you set aside sufficient time for completion?
Yes. Weekly, I set a target for myself to complete specific activities, and each day, I search to
see if the daily activity is successfully completed.
Project plan status to
date (on, ahead,
behind)
on
Supervisor comments to address
Must focus on planning and research activity
Table 7 - Week 02
Unit 06 / MANAGING SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
PROJECT
(MSBP)
BM 33
Week 03
Name: NILAKSHAN RAJASEKARAN
Project title: Transformation in workplace of Hameedia organization due to covid – 19
pandemic
Points to consider:
What have you completed?
I've finished the report of task 03
Did you fulfil task requirements?
Yes.
Are you on track and within deadlines set?
Yes.
Did you need to make any changes to your project management plan?
There have been no changes.
Any risks and/or issues identified?
Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of skills required for undertaking research/tasks?
No
Did you identify any additional risks/issues that have an impact on the project management plan?
No
Problems encountered
Points to consider:
What barriers did you
face?
The covid pandemic
caused a delay in
finding more related
articles and preparing
for interviews.
How did you overcome
them?
I was able to handle in
collecting data in the
next day as we’ve
planned
New ideas and change of project direction
No
Points to consider:
How did I feel when I had to deal with
tasks/problems?
I felt ok but had some issues collecting data
Did I find it useful to complete the tasks?
yes
How well have I performed? What did I
contribute?
I have actually prepared since I was able to
connect to the project by fixing the area of
the project.
Points to consider:
Which tasks are priority?
nothing the important changes that have occurred inside the company
Have you set aside sufficient time for completion?
Yes. Weekly, I set a target for myself to complete specific activities, and each day, I search to
see if the daily activity is successfully completed.
Project plan status to
date (on, ahead,
behind)
on
Supervisor comments to address
Must focus on decision making process in order to correcting the collecting data activity on
project.
Table 8 -- Week 03
Points to consider:
What have you completed?
I've finished the report of task 03
Did you fulfil task requirements?
Yes.
Are you on track and within deadlines set?
Yes.
Did you need to make any changes to your project management plan?
There have been no changes.
Any risks and/or issues identified?
Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of skills required for undertaking research/tasks?
No
Did you identify any additional risks/issues that have an impact on the project management
plan?
No
Problems encountered
Points to consider:
What barriers did you
face?
More information
and data on the
pandemic, as well as
current business
permission, are
needed as soon at
that period.
How did you overcome
them?
Through phone
calls and data
analysis, I was able
to plan the interview.
New ideas and change of project direction
No
Points to consider:
How did I feel when I had to deal with
tasks/problems?
I was a little worried, but in the end, the
project duties that I had planned to perform
were completed correctly.
Did I find it useful to complete the tasks?
yes
How well have I performed? What did I
contribute?
I have actually prepared since I was able to
connect to the project by fixing the area of
the project.
Points to consider:
Which tasks are priority?
nothing the important changes that have occurred inside the company
Have you set aside sufficient time for completion?
Yes. Weekly, I set a target for myself to complete specific activities, and each day, I search to
see if the daily activity is successfully completed.
Project plan status to
date (on, ahead,
behind)
on
Supervisor comments to address
Must focus on Time management process.
Week 05
Name: NILAKSHAN RAJASEKARAN
Project title: Transformation in workplace of Hameedia organization due to covid – 19
pandemic
Points to consider:
What have you completed?
I've finished the report of task 04
Did you fulfil task requirements?
Yes.
Are you on track and within deadlines set?
Yes.
Did you need to make any changes to your project management plan?
There have been no changes.
Any risks and/or issues identified?
Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of skills required for undertaking research/tasks?
No
Did you identify any additional risks/issues that have an impact on the project management
plan?
No
Problems encountered
Points to consider:
What barriers did you
face?
Because of ongoing
restrictions, I was not
able to travel.
How did you overcome
them?
Through phone
calls, I was able to
plan the interview.
New ideas and change of project direction
No
Points to consider:
How did I feel when I had to deal with
tasks/problems?
I was a little worried, but in the end, the
project duties that I had planned to perform
were completed correctly.
Did I find it useful to complete the tasks?
yes
How well have I performed? What did I
contribute?
I have actually prepared since I was able to
connect to the project by fixing the area of
the project.
Points to consider:
Which tasks are priority?
nothing the important changes that have occurred inside the company
Have you set aside sufficient time for completion?
Yes. Weekly, I set a target for myself to complete specific activities, and each day, I search to
see if the daily activity is successfully completed.
Project plan status to
date (on, ahead,
behind)
on
Supervisor comments to address
Must focus on challenging activities like managing interviews through phone calls
Table 10 - Week 05
Week 06
Name: NILAKSHAN RAJASEKARAN
Project title: Transformation in workplace of Hameedia organization due to covid – 19
pandemic
Points to consider:
What have you completed?
I've finished the report of task 05
Did you fulfil task requirements?
Yes.
Are you on track and within deadlines set?
Yes.
Did you need to make any changes to your project management plan?
There have been no changes.
Any risks and/or issues identified?
Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of skills required for undertaking research/tasks?
No
Did you identify any additional risks/issues that have an impact on the project management
plan?
No
Problems encountered
Points to consider:
What barriers did you
face?
I didn’t face any kind of
barriers.
How did you overcome
them?
-
New ideas and change of project direction
No
Points to consider:
How did I feel when I had to deal with
tasks/problems?
I was a little worried, but in the end, the
project duties that I had planned to perform
were completed correctly.
Did I find it useful to complete the tasks?
yes
How well have I performed? What did I
contribute?
I have actually prepared since I was able to
connect to the project by fixing the area of
the project.
Points to consider:
Which tasks are priority?
nothing the important changes that have occurred inside the company
Have you set aside sufficient time for completion?
Yes. Weekly, I set a target for myself to complete specific activities, and each day, I search to
see if the daily activity is successfully completed.
Project plan status to
date (on, ahead,
behind)
on
Supervisor comments to address
Closeout must be handled, as well as project preparation on time.
Table 11 - Week 06