NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS

EDEXCEL BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA

Unit Code, Number and
Title UNIT 6 - L4 - D/618/5039

Semester and
Semester 1 / Academic year 2023 - 2024
AcademicYear
Unit Assessor(s) Nguyen Van Dai/Nguyen Ngoc Hien/Le Thi Hong Phuong
Assignment Number Logbook 2
andTitle

Submission Date 16 October 2023

Student Name
Pearson
NEU Student ID
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Project Management Plan

In this logbook, you are expected to give details on what you will do to manage your research
project. By imagining the potential constraints, you will more easily foresee and anticipate what
can go wrong and have the strategic response to them.

Please respond to all of questions below by giving some details

1. So far, what is your project title? If you changed the objectives, please specify the new
ones here!

Implementing ethical and environmental CSR activities within the fashion industry to meet
sustainable objectives in the case of MANGO.
 2. WBS and GANTT charts (please, present WBS and Gantt chart)

1. Research Project Initiation

- 1.1 Define Project Objectives
- 1.1.1 Establish Research Goals
- 1.1.2 Define Scope and Boundaries
- 1.1.3 Determine the Research Questions
- 1.2 Develop Project Charter
- 1.2.1 Identify Key Stakeholders
- 1.2.2 Allocate Resources
- 1.3 Stakeholder Engagement
- 1.3.1 Identify Primary Stakeholders
- 1.3.2 Assess Stakeholder Expectations
- 1.4 Create PMP
- 1.5.1 Create WBS
-1.5.2 Create Gantt Chart
- 1.5.3 Define resources
- 1.5.4 Create tables of Cost management plan
- 1.5.5 Create the table of Risk management plan
- 1.5.6 Create the table of Quality management plan
- 1.5.7 Create the table of Stakeholders management plan

2. Literature review: Background Research and Contextualization

- 2.1 Review Existing Literature on CSR in the Fashion Industry
- 2.1.1 Analyze Academic Journals
- 2.1.2 Examine Industry Reports
- 2.2 Analyze the Fashion Industry in Vietnam
- 2.2.1 Study Market Trends
- 2.2.2 Understand Local Regulations
- 2.3 Investigate MANGO's Current Operations in Vietnam
- 2.3.1 Collect Information on Stores and Supply Chain
- 2.3.2 Analyze Historical CSR Initiatives
-2.4 Literature review summarized and finished

3. Ethical CSR Analysis for MANGO in Vietnam

- 3.1 Identify Ethical Concerns in the Fashion Industry
- 3.1.1 Labor Practices and Supply Chain
- 3.1.2 Fair Wages and Working Conditions
- 3.2 Examine MANGO's Ethical Practices
- 3.2.1 Review Codes of Conduct
- 3.2.2 Assess Labor Audits and Certifications
- 3.3 Assess Ethical Compliance and Impact in Vietnam
- 3.3.1 Conduct Site Visits and Interviews
- 3.3.2 Analyze Local Perceptions of MANGO's Practices

4. Environmental CSR Analysis for MANGO in Vietnam

- 4.1 Study Environmental Issues in the Fashion Industry
- 4.1.1 Resource Use and Waste Management
- 4.1.2 Sustainable Materials and Production
- 4.2 Analyze MANGO's Environmental Initiatives
- 4.2.1 Assess Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Use
- 4.2.2 Review Sustainable Sourcing Practices
- 4.3 Evaluate Environmental Compliance and Impact in Vietnam
 - 4.3.1 Environmental Audits and Certifications
- 4.3.2 Local Environmental Impact Assessment

5. Research Methodology and Data Collection in Vietnam

- 5.1 Develop Surveys and Questionnaires: Quantitative Method
- 5.1.1 Design Survey Instruments: a structured questionnaire with closed-ended questions
- 5.1.2 Pilot Test Surveys
- 5.1.3 Sampling and Distribution
- 5.1.4 Digitize survey responses
- 5.2 Conduct Interviews with the Manager of MANGO Hanoi: Qualitative Method
- 5.2.1 Schedule Interviews
- 5.2.2 Prepare Semi-structured Interview Questions to explore motivations and experiences
- 5.2.3 Conduct Interviews, ensuring a conversational and open approach
- 5.2.4 Audio record and transcribe interviews
- 5.3 Integration of Methods
- 5.3.1 Intergrate Findings from surveys and interviews
- 5.3.2 Compare quantitative and qualitative results to gain a comprehensive understanding
- 5.4 Collect Secondary Data on CSR Practices
- 5.4.1 Gather Industry Reports
- 5.5 Gather Environmental Impact Data
- 5.5.1 Source Environmental Impact Reports
- 5.5.2 Collect Supply Chain Data

6. Data Analysis and Findings

- 6.1 Analyze Ethical CSR Data
- 6.1.1 Data Entry and Cleaning
- 6.1.2 Quantitative method for the analysis of Labor Practices
- 6.1.3 Interpret statistical findings and summarize key results.
- 6.1.4 Qualitative method for the analysis of Ethical Compliance
- 6.1.5 Analyze themes, patterns, and narratives in the interview data and provide in-depth
insights
- 6.2 Analyze Environmental CSR Data
- 6.2.1 Data Entry and Cleaning
- 6.2.2 Environmental Impact Assessment
- 6.3 Compare CSR Data with Industry Benchmarks
- 6.3.1 Research Industry Standards
- 6.3.2 Benchmark MANGO's Performance
- 6.4 Identify Strengths and Weaknesses
- 6.4.1 SWOT Analysis of MANGO's CSR Initiatives
- 6.4.2 Identify areas of agreement or divergence between data sources
- 6.4.3 Ensure data consistency and reliablility

7. Finalize and Submission

- 7.1 Finalize
- 7.1.1 Draft Research Conclusions
- 7.1.2 Indicate several limitations
- 7.1.3 Formulate Practical Recommendations
- 7.1.4 Align Recommendations with Sustainable Objectives
- 7.1.5 Add Abstract
- 7.1.6 Add Introduction
- 7.2 Submission
- 7.2.1 First submission
 - 7.2.2 Review the first draft to ensure that all Components Meet Quality Standards
- 7.2.3 Submit the final report finished

Milestones
Milestones Date
Logbook 1 completed
Literature Review completed
Hypothesis development completed
Project Management Plan completed
Logbook 2 completed
Survey data collection completed
Survey data analysis completed
Major Findings and Discussions completed
Research Report completed

3. Resource and Cost Management Plan (please fill the table below)
Resource
Internal Resource
- Acquired experience and knowledge
through formal education.
- Finance aid from parents.
External Resource
- Participants took part in the
questionnaire.
- Consultation with senior members of
the clothes retail business for advice.
- Research, information and data from
academics and researchers.
Expected Costs
- Gasoline for going out meetings with
stakeholders: Around VND 200,000.
- Phone charges (calls and messages)
contact with stakeholders: Around
VND 50,000.
- Printing cost for paper surveys (2
pages two-sided 50 paper surveys for
around 45 respondents): Around VND
100,000.
- Thanks gifts (mini stuffed animals)
for 70 participants: Around VND
1,400,000 (VND 20,000 each).

4. Risk Management Plan (describe some possible risks)

Likelihood Weight = Risk Details of
Risks Impact
(0.25/0.5/0.7 Likelihood x Response response to
(negative) (1 to 5)
5) Impact strategy risks
The lack of 0.75 5 3.75 Mitigate - Ask for
theory and
 data used assistance
for
from your
research.
instructor
and tutor
- More
questionnai
res should
be
conducted
and more
papers and
scholarly
magazines
should be
read.
Losing data 0.5 5 2.5 Avoid Always
and figure have a
backup
copy and
keep track
of the data's
origins and
the figures
derived
from them.
Serious 0.5 5 2.5 Accept
health
problem
that needs a
long time to
heal
Laptop 0.5 3 1.5 Mitigate Always
broken few back up
days before latest copy
deadline of work on
OneDrive/
Gmail to
change to
another
device any
time.

5. Quality Management Plan (you should think about the ‘sub-product’ produced from your
research project, but not limited to, e.g a literature review report, a report on methodology,
database, a report on results… and what quality standard they should meet? What actions
needed to make sure each of them meets the standard?)
Project Deliverable Quality Standards/ Quality Control Activity
 Deliverables Criteria
- Develop precise queries and
solicit advice from clothes retail
industry insiders.
- Include Vietnamese and English
The questions must be in the questionnaire.
narrowly focused on CSR in
Quality of - Complete as soon as possible in
data
the fashion business and
include sufficient sources for order to double-check the survey
the report's purposes.
with the instructor before
distributing it and prevent
deviating from the research
objective.
- References must be
Carefully choose internet-based
recognized by international studies and research (through
Theories organizations. reputable websites such as
resources Researchgate, Google Scholar)
- Relevant references help in using sorting tools, and only use
identifying what is lacking in references from 2018 to 2023.
the research.

6. Stakeholder Management Plan (stakeholders can be anyone who is affected by or affects

your research project at any level/aspect. Think about this point! And imagine the role they
play? How do you communicate with them?...?)
How do you Frequency of
Who are What role they play in Which project
contact or contact with
stakeholders? your research project? phase?
engage them? them?
Parents Financial provider End of project Module Daily
accomplished
with Merit
score
Research Data provider Data Data collected When
participants collection from the allocate and
participants collect the
surveys
Lecturer Theory provider Entire project Logbooks, Once a week
Research on lecture
Report class
Tutor Technical support Entire project Logbooks, Once a week
Research on tutorial
Report class
7. Overview of research methods