Sripriya NarayanasamyAuthor, Say Yes to Project Success| Director, KeyResultzChennai, Tamilnadu, India
Most of the techniques in Communication, Stakeholder can be fully applied. Apart from that, it is more of using what is required at that point, for the team,and players
I suppose it would depend on what level of sport you are talking about. Whether its professional players or amature players in a team or individual sport. When money becomes involved in anything the level of commitment, time and energy spent on achieving the desired results also increases. Applying the principles of Porject Management Methodologies sich as PMBOK to the world of sport does occur at club, coach and sports agents level. Simple concepts of resource management, having enough players for seasons including possible injuries, working to a defind budget cap and timeline, managing players transfers and managing communication between stakeholders including fans and the media. As interest increases in all sports around the world, the level of porfessionalism will only increase and applying proven practises from other industries to sports will also increase.
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2 replies by Daire Guiney and Suresh Srinivasan
Jul 03, 2019 5:26 AM
Suresh Srinivasan
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You sound like almost all principles are followed and to large extent it is true. Coach can be considered as scrum master guiding the team to one match which is like one sprint. And probably club owners are product owners.
Jul 08, 2019 5:03 PM
Daire Guiney
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When is comes to the administration of professional clubs, these clubs all have long term visions of winning titles, expanding their facilities and increasing attendances so a Methodology such as PMBOK gives them the time scale to allow these processes to occur.
Most of the techniques in Communication, Stakeholder can be fully applied. Apart from that, it is more of using what is required at that point, for the team,and players
I suppose it would depend on what level of sport you are talking about. Whether its professional players or amature players in a team or individual sport. When money becomes involved in anything the level of commitment, time and energy spent on achieving the desired results also increases. Applying the principles of Porject Management Methodologies sich as PMBOK to the world of sport does occur at club, coach and sports agents level. Simple concepts of resource management, having enough players for seasons including possible injuries, working to a defind budget cap and timeline, managing players transfers and managing communication between stakeholders including fans and the media. As interest increases in all sports around the world, the level of porfessionalism will only increase and applying proven practises from other industries to sports will also increase.
You sound like almost all principles are followed and to large extent it is true. Coach can be considered as scrum master guiding the team to one match which is like one sprint. And probably club owners are product owners. Saving Changes...
You can certainly use most, if not a piece of every workflow within the PMBOK as a coach. Scheduling management for your training and match preparation to risk assessment processes to navigate injury, or weather delays. You can definitely use Stakeholder Matrices to evlauate opponents. The Resource Management workflows would be a great way to manage your teams workload on the training pitch, weight room, etc.
Nearly all of the soft skills are applicable - e.g. negotiating for a player with a competing team, influence & persuasion with coaches and team members, conflict resolution between team members.
Certain planning hard skills might be required but this would be the exception more than the rule.
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Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
I don't think project management skills are needed as much as general management skills. You could theoretically make the case that every match, set, game, and season are projects#programs. To actually apply project management skills at that level would be an overkill and stifling. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
I am professional tennis coach with certifications getting from ITF, ATP and AAT (Argentine Tennis Association). To get those certifications I have to acredite real and comprobable experience in the field performed inside acredited tennis schools and training camps and I have to studied 3 years for getting the tennis professor certification and then 3 more years to get the tennis coach certification with all the practice and theorical examinations. What we studied? All related to tennis itself and what is called science applied to tennis like biomecanics, physic, nutition, kinesiology and others. BUT (and here about you answer) in addition we have to study about planification, business management, etc. Thanks God for me that was the soft part due to my previous knowledge outse tennis itself, for example project management. So, it is critical to understand project management to be successful when you like to work on sports. I can talk about the same applied to football (futbol). I was professional tennis player too. Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Project management is about reducing uncertainty and as such applicable to all areas in life where you have uncertainty. It is a skill for life.
In sports to be successful you have to plan for building capabilities, over years, and monitor your progress, a team has to be prepared for the next competitor, a cyclist has to rehearse the road for the race. Agree with Sergio.
You might not call it project management - yet. Saving Changes...
