Here's how you can ensure timely completion of projects as a successful Sports Manager.

Planning ahead involves not only setting clear objectives and timelines but also anticipating potential challenges and developing strategies to address them. In sports management, unforeseen events can arise at any moment, from weather changes to key player injuries. By incorporating risk analysis and contingency plans into your planning process, you can minimize the impact of these setbacks. This means having alternative solutions ready and the flexibility to adjust your plan as needed. The ability to anticipate and adapt to challenges ensures that your project stays on track towards success.

Everyone has skin in the game, and success is shared. You need a manager with empathy who has assimilated. You can deliver late with high quality as your fall back.

Planning is one of the most challenging tasks in the project, Many PMs think or believe its an easy job, but in complex projects, its the cornerstone in managing and foreseeing challenges that no one thought about.

Planning ahead is a powerful tool that can help everyone achieve their set goals, reduce stress, and increase productivity. By understanding the benefits of planning ahead, overcoming common obstacles, and using practical tips and strategies whether it is visualization of goals and tasks using a mind map or delegation of tasks to others, planning must be seen as an habit to achieve success. Most importantly, is advisable to start small, set clear goals, and be flexible – and always remember to adjust your plan as needed.

Your project team is your starting lineup; choose wisely. Select individuals with the right skills and experience who share your commitment to meeting deadlines. It's essential to clarify roles and responsibilities from the beginning to ensure everyone knows what is expected of them. Encouraging open communication and fostering a collaborative environment can significantly enhance team performance and keep your project on track. Assembling a team that is both skilled and cohesive, you lay a strong foundation for the successful execution of your project.

Building a culture of accountability within the team is also important. Encouraging team members to take responsibility for their tasks and deliverables fosters a professional environment where everyone is committed to meeting deadlines. Regularly updating everyone on the overall project status creates a sense of collective responsibility and urgency.

The team's ability to deliver will be the main objective of the PM, as he or she will define roles, responsibilities, and what could be done extra. Yes, we need to define each member's role, but also, they need to work as a collective group, as we will not have the same output from all.

Project controls, that is the main worry of any PM on the job. A very good example in Mega projects is to monitor 4 or 6 weeks and look ahead of the schedule, to avoid delays and surprises.

Risk management is a very demanding skill that needs more effort and time to master. identifying risks at an early stage is crucial, but not easy, as PMs can't allocate all risks at the beginning of the project, and a Risk register needs to be updated aggressively.

Communication is a key tool in our lives, and certainly in managing projects, using the right tools that clearly define the needed outcome of the message, will make the project deliverables much faster as no unclear communication is on.

In fielding a sports team an important consideration is the congeniality of all the members. For example Manchester United spent more money than any of the 19 other EPL teams and finished no better than 5th. individually each player they had purchased was an all star in his own right but did not mesh well with the other 24 all stars. Before any drafting of a new player to the team a social event should take place and interactions between players should have player feedback. The solicitation of player initial likes and character dislikes should be measured and taken into consideration before stroking the check.