Doha:
The lectures of the second semester of the Advanced Diploma Program for the Management of Sports and Olympic Institutions, entitled "Strategic Planning", were concluded on Thursday at the headquarters of the Qatar Olympic Academy, which was presented by Professor Thierry Zintz, former Dean of the Faculty of Sports Sciences at De Louvain University in Belgium - Director of the Executive Master's Program in Sports Institutions Management, which is currently held in Lausanne.
Dr. Zintz explained the steps to prepare for the strategic process,the most important of which is determining your strategic location, setting priorities and goals, and developing a clear and automated plan for the implementation and management of the plan and other steps, and its requirements through the appropriate solutions raised by sports activities in various fields, in terms of training and qualifying administrative and technical cadres, which creates the appropriate atmosphere for the success of sports competitions, in order to achieve the goals that sports organizations and institutions aspire to reach international levels.
The lecturer discussed – as well- about diagnosing the environment of the Olympic sports institution or strategic analysis of the problems that may face sports institutions, through the SWOT analysis, and how to develop basic steps with the identification of goals to solve these problems, obstacles and find ways to keep pace with major transformations in the sports field.
Then he talked about the vision, values, tasks and strategic goals by applying planning strategies in modern sports management and developing ideal action plans.
Prof. Zintz concluded his lectures by conversing about the monitoring and evaluation of the strategic plans that are developed in the management of sports and Olympic institutions and their impact and impact in this field.
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