
Operational Planning: Key Concepts and Methods for Effective Implementation
Explore essential elements of operational planning, including games-time period, decision-making processes, and functional operational planning. Dive into the strategic framework needed to successfully plan and execute complex operations.
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Introduction to Operational Planning Key Concepts & Methods Thursday, 29 July 2009
Contents Operational Planning Games-time Period Operational Planning Process Functional Ops Plan (FOP) Draft v1 Content Process Decision - Making
Operational Planning Plan everything that is needed to operate the Games Services Staff Stuff Space (Overlay) (Function Operations) (Workforce) (FF&E, Technology) The Four S s Functional Operational Planning 2 Major Planning Streams Venue Operational Planning
Games-time Period The period the GOC offers services to external clients 20 June 6 July 2011 For a few functions, there are exceptions to this rule, i.e. Torch Run SOV Opens Arrival of first delefations Opening Ceremony SOV Closes Last delegations departed Closing Ceremony Host Town Program begins End Start June 20 4 July 6 July June 22 June 26
Games Planning Process 2009 2010 2011 3 Sep 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun TEST EVENTS TEST EVENTS PLANNING Games Time Period OPS PLANNING FUNCTIO NAL OPERATI NG PLAN x ?? DRAFT FUNCTIONAL FUNCTIONAL OPERATING PLAN x ?? V1 FUNCTIONAL OPERATING PLAN x ?? FINAL MODEL VENUE OPERATING x 1 VENUE OPERATING PLAN V1 x ? Replicate Model Venue Ops Plan x ? venues VENUE OPS VENUE OPERATING PLAN x ? - FINAL PLANNING
FOPs/Drafts v1 - Content Scope What activities/Services offered (including to whom) Where How When Whose involved Planning Assumptions TEs activities scope Resources/Timelines Update
FOPs/Drafts v1 - Decision Making Core Planning Team Planning HR VOL Finance Venues/Test Events Games Services Technology NSE (Host Town Program) Senior Management Ops group President ED EC
Issues & Actions Define gaps on key functional representatives i.e. Delegation Services and propose solution on how to proceed in particular the Delegation Services responsible must come on board asap Ensure all venue locations are finalised no later than 15 October 2009 Planning should develop in cooperation with the relevant FAs -prior starting the process, in September 2009- terminology, acronyms, list of venues, FAs, sports, clients, etc. Add to the content planning assumptions - DONE Communicate to SOI changes on GA on FOP v2 Develop games time proposed organisational structure Decide on language to be used for the development of documents Validate dates for budget revisions and define GOC s President s needs of information Add NSE representative on the Core Planning Team (HTP) - DONE
Issues & Actions TEs assumptions defined in the TEs concept of ops to be used as a base The term Resources means, Budget, staffing, Technology equipment, FF&E.