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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1........................................................................................................................................................3
P1) Project aims and objectives...............................................................................................................3
P2) Project management plan..................................................................................................................5
P3) Work break down structure and Gantt chart......................................................................................6
TASK 2........................................................................................................................................................8
P4) Conduct small scale research through primary & secondary methods...............................................8
TASK 3......................................................................................................................................................10
P5) Present findings using different tools & techniques........................................................................10
P6) Recommendations...........................................................................................................................17
TASK 4......................................................................................................................................................18
P7) Reflection........................................................................................................................................18
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................19
References.................................................................................................................................................20
Appendices 1.............................................................................................................................................22
Project Log book...................................................................................................................................22
Performance Review..............................................................................................................................25
Introduction
Workplace transformation refers to using latest and updated ways to provide flexibility to
the employees so that they can perform the assigned work effectively. It facilitates the creativity
& innovation at workplace. Now, the working pattern has been changes due to global pandemic.
During the COVID-19, use of technology in business has also been increased (Meske, 2019).
The present study is about Barclays that is a well-known organization of London. It is a bank
which is headquartered in London, UK. The study will analyze how transformation is taking
place within the companies due to the impact of global pandemic. In addition, it will include
various effective strategies to deal with the impact of COVID-19.
TASK 1
Research Objectives:
Research Questions:
The present study has been conducted to assess the impact of COVID-19 on workplace
transformation. It will help the researcher to evaluate how the working environment of a
company gets transformed to deal with the impact of global pandemic. Additionally, this will
allow the researcher to develop suitable strategies to deal with the impact of global pandemic. In
personal context, the research study is useful in terms of developing knowledge and skills such
as communication, presentation, data analysis and more. Through this, knowledge the researcher
can easily grow & enrich in the career in future period of time.
Literature Review
According to Dery, Sebastian and van der Meulen, 2017, workplace transformation is
related to making use of recent and updated techniques so that the entire work process gets
easier. The workplace transformation is majorly related to increasing the flexibility within
organization where the employees can easily perform the assigned duties in an appropriate way.
Apart from this, the COVID-19 has also been increased the remote working pattern. Now,
majority of the employees are likely to perform jobs from their own convenient place. Therefore,
the global pandemic profoundly affected transformation practices within the organization.
Challenges that are faced by Barclays while introducing transformation within the company
Scope: It is analysed that the present study has wide scope as workplace transformation
allow respective organisation to maintain its performance and deal with the changing business
environment (Kerzner, 2017). In addition to this, it help company in gaining growth and success
and attain competitive advantage at marketplace.
Cost: It is one of the important factor which help researcher to conduct activities without
nay delay and issues. In addition to this, it is significant for investigator to set the budget prior to
conduct the study.
Time: It is considered as one of the vital factor that help in completion of research on the set
time frame. In the present study, a Gantt chart is developed which illustrates the activity against
time and ensure research completion on time (Lauer, 2021).
Quality: In context to the present study, the data is collected from valid and reliable sources
which show it consist of high quality information. In addition to this, the data is collected
directly from the source that leads towards positive results.
Risk: The risk associated with the present study is lack of time, unavailability of resources,
ineffective time management and many more (Moradi, Kähkönen and Aaltonen, 2020). By
developing and analysing the risk before starting the study assist researcher to develop a backup
plan and deal with risk in an effective manner.
Communication: It is the basic requirement in order to complete the study as per the
guidelines. It is significant to communicate the purpose, objective and aim behind conducting the
research to the stakeholders. Moreover, it is the responsibility that investigator have to
communicate project activities with the stakeholders in an effective manner.
It is referred as a chart that illustrates all the project activities against the time period. It is
determined that Gantt chart includes the initial time and ending time of every activity which help
in completion of study within given time frame. The Gantt chart for present report are as follows:
Work breakdown structure
It is defined as a project management tool that help in dividing the whole task into sub
activities or in small task which help in implementing the study in an effective and systematic
manner. The work breakdown structure of present study is given below:
TASK 2
P4) Conduct small scale research through primary & secondary methods
Quantitative method: Data and information is evaluated here by using numerical tools
& techniques. For this purpose, mathematical & statistical tools are implemented by the
researcher while making inferences for future (Kobarg, Stumpf-Wollersheim and Welpe, 2019).
Primary data collection: Primary data is raw as it is collected by the researcher to first
time. This information is highly reliable that guides the researcher to take meaningful decisions
to attain the pre-defined research goals (Venkataraman and Cheng, 2018). For present study, the
primary information has been drawn from the employees of Barclays. In this regard, the
information has been taken out from 30 individuals that will guide researcher for future work.
Secondary data collection: In this, the information is drawn from already available
sources such as publications, books, journals, websites and more (Mkrttchian, Chernyshenko and
Ivanov, 2021). In present context, the secondary information has been taken out from different
websites, journals, articles and more. Through this information, it is possible to make meaningful
inferences for future betterment.
Questions
Q1.)Are you familiar with the concept of workplace transformation? Frequency
a) Yes 22
b) No 5
c) Somewhat 3
Q2.) What do you think, does the global pandemic caused
transformation in the working environment of Barclays?
a) Yes 25
b) No 5
Q3.) In your opinion, what types of digital strategies can be
implemented by Barclays to facilitate transformation within the
organization?
a) Virtual interaction 9
b) Remote working 8
c) c) Use of digital platforms 6
d) All of the above 7
Q4.)According to you, does workplace transformation is helpful in
facilitating long-term growth and enhancement?
a) Yes 23
b) No 3
c) May be 4
Q5.) What do you think, does workplace transformation will help
Barclays in long-term sustainability?
a) Yes 20
b) No 4
c) In some instances 6
Q6.) In your opinion, what kinds of challenges faced by Barclays during
implementation of transformation practices at workplace?
a) Workplace diversity 8
b) Resistance of employees 7
c) Productivity issues 5
Chart Title
a) Yes b) No c) Somewhat
10.00%
16.67%
73.33%
Interpretation: The above chart shows that after interviewing 30 respondents, it is found that 22
individuals are well-familiar with the concept of workplace transformation. On the other side,
there are nearly 5 respondents who do not have knowledge about the concept of transformation
at workplace. Also, 3 respondents have demonstrated neutral approach regarding the respective
concept.
Q2) What do you think, does the global pandemic caused Frequency
transformation in the working environment of Barclays?
a)Yes 25
b)No 5
Chart Title
Yes No
16.67%
83.33%
23.33%
30.00%
20.00%
26.67%
13.33%
10.00%
76.67%
Q5.) What do you think, does workplace transformation will help Frequency
Barclays in long-term sustainability?
a) Yes 20
b) No 4
c) Maybe 6
Chart Title
Yes No Maybe
16.67%
83.33%
Interpretation: Through the analysis of above pie-chart, it is found that 20 respondents have
positive mind set regarding the impact of workplace transformation on long-term sustainability
of Barclays. Here, 4 respondents have negative approach regarding the impact of transformation
on long-tem sustainability whereas 6 respondents have neutral mind set about the impact of
workplace transformation on future sustainability and enhancement.
Q6). In your opinion, what kinds of challenges faced by Barclays during Frequency
implementation of transformation practices at workplace?
e) Workplace diversity 8
f) Resistance of employees 7
g) Productivity issues 5
h) All of the above 10
Chart Title
a) Workplace diversity b) Resistance of employees
c) Productivity issues d) All of the above
26.67%
33.33%
23.33%
16.67%
Interpretation: The above chart is based on various challenges faced by Barclays while
implementing transformation within the organization. It is analyzed after interviewing 30
respondents that workplace diversity is the major challenge as per 8 respondents while 7
respondents consider resistance of employee as one of the major challenges of workplace
transformation. Further, it is found that 5 respondents consider that productivity issues is the
major challenge of workplace transformation for Barclays whereas 10 individuals consider all
the above are the major challenges which are faced by the respective company while
implementing transformation practices within the company.
Q7.) Does Barclays will be able to enhance the brand reputation of the Frequency
company by implementing effective strategies of workplace
transformation?
a) Yes 24
b) No 2
c) Maybe 4
Chart Title
Yes No Maybe
13.33%
6.67%
80.00%
P7) Reflection
The existing project is related to workplace transformation that is taking place within the
companies in current time. This project work is useful to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on
transformation practices. During the project, I got to know regarding different aspects of
workplace transformation. In addition, I came across that how COVID-19 is affecting the
business organizations. With this, I am able to develop significant strategies to minimize the
negative impact of the pandemic. Additionally, my communication skills also improved during
the research project. While undertaking the research work, I got opportunity to interact with
ample of people. As a result, my fear of public speaking reduced down and now I am able to
interact with different individuals. My time management skills also developed while working on
the existing project. Here, I used to prepare schedule so that the entire project can be complete in
timely manner. This improve my time management capabilities which will make me enable to
accomplish the assigned work in timely manner. Through these skills and capabilities, I can
easily achieve milestones in the future career.
Conclusion
From the above-information, it is found that workplace transformation is an important
practice that is used by the company to offer a flexible work environment to the employees. It is
evident that the COVID-19 caused ample of transformation at workplace. These transformation
caused several challenges. There is discussion regarding ample of strategies that can be used to
deal with the issue of workplace transformation.
References
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Delmon, J., 2021. Private sector investment in infrastructure: project finance, PPP projects and
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Dery, K., Sebastian, I.M. and van der Meulen, N., 2017. The digital workplace is key to digital
innovation. MIS Quarterly Executive, 16(2).
George, S. and Bajbair, S., 2021, December. Human Resource Practices Leading to Employee
Engagement During Digital Workplace Transformation: Evidence from Bahrain's
Telecommunications Sector. In 2021 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences
and Application (DASA) (pp. 365-369). IEEE.
Kerzner, H., 2017. Project management metrics, KPIs, and dashboards: a guide to measuring
and monitoring project performance. John Wiley & Sons.
Kobarg, S., Stumpf-Wollersheim, J. and Welpe, I.M., 2019. More is not always better: Effects of
collaboration breadth and depth on radical and incremental innovation performance at the
project level. Research Policy, 48(1), pp.1-10.
Lauer, T., 2021. Success factor project management: managing complexity correctly. In Change
Management (pp. 185-201). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Meske, C., 2019. Digital workplace transformation–on the role of self-determination in the
context of transforming work environments.
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Appendices 1
Yes
Did you need to make any changes to your
project management plan?
No
Any risks and / or issues identified?
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of I have been identified ample of issues in terms of
skills required for undertaking research lack of communication, lack of resources and
tasks? more.
No
Problems encountered
What barriers did you face? The major issues I faced during the project work
was related to lack of response of participants that
will create constraint in research study.
New Ideas and change of project direction There is requirement of addition 1 week to
complete the research project.
What Have I learnt about myself this week?
How did I feel when I had to deal with While dealing with the problems during the
tasks/problems? project work, I faced great anxiety and frustration.
How well have I performed? What did I My performance was up to the mark throughout
contribute? the project work.
What can I improve on next week? There is scope to improve team working and
communication skills in future period of time.
How might this learning apply in the future?
The learning’s of project work can be easily
implemented for ensuring success of project in
future period of time.
Which tasks are priority? For current project, collection of reliable and
authentic information are the most crucial
Have you set aside sufficient time for
priorities.
completion?
Yes
It is supposed that the project will help to understand the impact of workplace transformation. It will
allow the researcher to understand the ways companies are transforming to deal with the impact of
the COVID-19.
Did your work succeed in achieving your aims? How do you know? Specifically, please
The project accomplished the pre-defined aims and objectives successfully. To analyze this, the
outcomes of the project were evaluated that will also assist the researcher in making further
improvements in research study.
What aspects of your development process do you think worked well and why? Evaluate
all aspects of the project (e.g. initial research, concept development, development
While completing the project, I undertook several steps in terms of initial research, process
development, presentation and more. All the aspects were performed well hence, I am able to attain
the pre-defined the research goals efficiently.
What problems emerged during the project and how were they tackled? Was there
The major issues I faced during the project work was related to lack of response of participants that
will create constraint in research study.
What did you learn from undertaking the project?
During the project, I got to know regarding different aspects of workplace transformation. In
addition, I came across that how COVID-19 is affecting the business organizations. With this, I am
able to develop significant strategies to minimize the negative impact of the pandemic.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of your process that you have identified?
For successful completion of project, authentic and reliable information was gathered which is the
major strength of my project work. Lack of funds & other resources are major weakness of the
project that will affect the future success of project as well.
The entire process can be improve by enhancing my knowledge regarding workplace transformation
and the impact of the COVID-19 on transformation at workplace.