Strategic Planning for Collegiate Athletics
- ISBN-10
- 0789008890
- ISBN-13
- 9780789008893
- Category
- College sports
- Pages
- 174
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Deborah A. Yow
Description
Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1. Perspectives on Planning for Athletics Programs 1 Planning Is Important 2 What Is Planning? 4 Types of Plans 4 Advantages of Planning for Athletics Departments 5 Planning's Place in the Athletics Program 8 Resistance to the Planning Process 9 The Greatest Needs of Today's Athletics Programs 11 Summary 12 Chapter 2. Overview of Strategic Planning 15 What Is Strategic Planning? 15 The Strategic Planning Process in Athletics 16 Strategic Planning As a Process 23 Strategy Implementation 24 Summary 25 Planning Process Worksheet 26 Chapter 3. Defining Your Purpose 29 The Importance of Defining Purpose 29 Writing a Statement of Purpose 30 Sample Mission Statements 31 Evaluating a Purpose Statement 34 Summary 35 Purpose Statement Worksheet 36 Chapter 4. Analysis and Assumptions 39 External Analysis: Athletics in the Midst of Rapid Change 39 Assessing Opportunities and Threats in the External Environment 41 Internal Analysis 42 Assessing Strengths and Weaknesses 43 Making Assumptions 44 Summary 44 Analysis and Assumptions Worksheet 46 Chapter 5. Establishing Objectives 47 Nature and Role of Objectives in Intercollegiate Athletics 47 Alternatives to Managing by Objectives 49 Characteristics of Good Objectives 51 Types of Objectives Included in a Strategic Plan for Athletics 54 Using Environmental Analysis Data to Set Objectives 58 Performance Contracts 59 Periodic Review 59 Summary 63 Objectives Worksheet 65 Chapter 6. Developing Strategy and Operational Plans 67 Strategy Concepts 67 Alternative Strategies 68 Factors Influencing the Strategy Selected 69 Operational Plans 69 Summary 74 Strategy Development Worksheet 76 Chapter 7. Evaluation and Control Procedures: Monitoring, Feedback, and Reward 79 Integration of Planning and Control 80 Performance Evaluation and Control 82 Establishing Procedures 85 Staff Performance Evaluation Guidelines 85 Rewarding Exceptional Achievement 87 Summary 87 Evaluation and Control Worksheet 89 Chapter 8. Raising Your Sights and Sharpening Your Tools Through the Use of a Planning Audit 91 The Planning Audit 92 Audit Personnel 93 Objective, Scope, and Breadth of Audit 94 Audit Data and Reporting Format 95 Increasing the Level of Sophistication in Planning 95 Summary 96 Planning and Management Systems Audit Worksheet 97 Appendix A Outline of a Strategic Plan 105 Strategic Planning and Management Worksheet 105 Appendix B Summary Strategic Plan 109 Statement of Purpose 109 Environmental Analysis 110 Assumptions 111 Objectives 112 Strategies 112 Evaluation, Control, and Reward System 113 Appendix C Detailed Strategic Plan 115 I Mission Statement 115 II Environmental Factors 115 III Assumptions 119 IV Areas, Objectives, and Action Plans 119 Appendix D Employee Evaluation and Development Form 159 References 167 Index 169.
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