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Facility
Facility Planning
Planning
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Fundamentals of Planning
• Planning is a skill required by all managers.
• Planning involves a significant amount of
time and effort.
• Planning forms a base for short-term needs
and long-term vision.
Planning
• Planning entails a process of determining
the appropriate allocation of precious
resources to ensure success of a facility.
• It can be accomplished these ways:
– A group of people (a gang in a room—AGIR)
– Authoritarian technique (one man on a mountain—
OMOM)
Planning for Existing Facilities
Facility planning for an existing facility
entails planning for all events to be held in
the facility and then monitoring all events to
determine what changes need to be made in
the future.
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Planning for Existing Facilities
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Areas of concern:
• Money (payroll, expenses, accounts
receivable)
• Personnel (operational hours, who works
which events, developing job descriptions,
hiring personnel, training)
• Scheduling (games, events, number of
participants, multiple facilities)
• Space management (allocation of space)
Planning for Future Facilities
• Who wants the facility?
• What facility do they want and why?
• What will meet the greatest current or future
needs?
• What will cause the least amount of
financial harm or inconvenience?
Always start the process by reviewing the
who, what, where, when, and why
questions.
Planning Process
• The first step is to analyze existing internal
and external constituents
• Possible additional steps:
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Conduct a feasibility study.
Develop a potential budget.
Organize various planning committees.
Set realistic goals and objectives.
Study political and financial marketplace.
Generate community support.
Bring in the right people before the project starts.
Determine the Type of Sport Facility
There are numerous types of sport facilities to
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Stadiums
Arenas
Gyms
Community sport centers
Sportsplexes
Domes
Golf courses
Water parks
Business Plans
After examining what type of facility to build,
do the following:
• Examine potential site plan and business
plan.
• What elements would you include in the
business plan for a new arena?
Summary
The planning process entails the following:
• Running the day-to-day operations of the
facility
• Examining what type of facility will meet a
given need or objective and working out the
justification for building or leasing
• Determining what facility to build or lease
and justifying the need for the facility
Discussion Questions and Activities
• What daily events at a stadium do you think
you need to plan for one day in advance, one
month in advance, and one year in advance?
• What steps would you take to convince
residents that a large sport facility is a good
thing to build near their homes, and what could
be their objections?
• Who should be on the planning committee to
build a minor-league baseball stadium?