Do you play any sports? If yes then how often do you use project managemet in sports?

I was a competitive cyclist for many years, and having a good season was all about project management. In sport you continually break your body down so that it builds back stronger which makes rest time as important as the training itself. Timing that so that you are at your very best performance at the most important events is critical. It's also a team sport where to be fast, some teammates do a lot of work pushing through the wind for the protected rider you want to be fastest when it matters most.

Every year I wanted to be very competitive, it started with an outline of the entire year. Which races did I want to win and which were my preparation? From there back off on training cycles for leg-speed, power, heavy cardio, and core endurance. My morning heart rate and weight were KPIs of recovery and hydration levels. Training notes would give me other performance metrics like average power output.

Now I race cars, which is less taxing on my body, but much more so on my wallet. There is a lot of similar planning though. The car, driver, and potentially support crew must be ready for the events. Endurance races are as much about the care and feeding of several teammates as they are about lap times. Risk management makes the difference between standing on the podium and putting a wrecked car on the trailer. You can show up an have fun, but preparation leads to winning, and winning is more fun than losing.

I play Cricket so here lot of PM activities like

1. Planning - Analyze Pitch, weather conditions, Risk (opposition team members ) and mitigate those risks

2.Execution: If bowing first then based upon pitch keep the target below so that we can achieve the target(goal)

3. Monitoring: Monitor Run rate after each over so that it can become achievable

4. Closure: Win the match and be thankful to each team member

Chitranshu -

Even something as simple as kayaking or playing pool involves a degree of planning at least one or two steps ahead and building in a healthy dose of risk management. For example, taking that shot will set my partner up with a good leave but if I miss it, I'm leaving our opponents in a position where they could run the table.

Kiron

I am certified international tennis coach (ITF and ATP) and I was former ATP tennis player, long time ago.... I am still playing tennis but just for fan. Project management is critical success factor mainly when you coach players.