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When designing and running a stadium numerous management issues have to be tackled to ensure the stadium operates successfully. The management team will have to make important decisions from the design stage through to the day to day running of the stadium, all of which can have a huge bearing on the stadiums success. Success may be judged for example, in terms of customer satisfaction or the stadiums profitability and decisions made before a brick has been laid can have massive implications on these. ... When the stadium is up and running management decisions still have to be made to check and update current procedures and to identify and make use of different procedures and new technology that may be better equipped to fulfil the role. ... Many management issues have both advantages and disadvantages associated with them and management has the arduous task of making decisions that best benefit the stadiums needs.
It is first appropriate to concentrate on the design phase of a stadium. ... Such a scheme was employed prior to the construction of Leicester City’s Walkers Stadium which was opened in 2002. The production of a virtual reality stadium can improve the development process in numerous areas. In the architecture and design and maintenance phase for example, it allows the stadium to exist in its entirety before it has even been built which can have massive positive financial repercussions (Panstadia International 2001). For the stadium to be built the local community must be in favour of its construction and having a virtual reality model of the stadium is far more informative than any still images or plans could ever be. It also provides management with advanced knowledge of a number of issues that will help them unconditionally in the planning stage, it will help them to plan costs to a greater degree of accuracy than they ever would be able to otherwise as it will help them pre-plan staffing levels, security camera coverage, general space etc. ...
Customer satisfaction will naturally be high on the priority list of most managers, with the natural rationale being that if the customer has not enjoyed their experience, they will not return. ... Some issues regarding the stadium in the design phase are more clear-cut. For example new stadiums are always built in the direction of north to south to avoid the sun posing a problem for the goalkeeper who could otherwise be looking straight into it. Most contemporary stadia are designed so that the stands are sheltered from the wind i. ... The stands should, ideally not have large gaps between them as this can lead to the wind funnelling into the stadium. This has been a problem at the recently designed Brittania Stadium as wind regularly funnels in due to the relatively open design of the stadium. ... Panstadia International (2001) states “The viewing areas at stadia can be make-or-break time for a venue. ...
When designing a stadium, finances are always going to dictate various aspects of the final design. New stadiums inevitably cost a great deal of money, which the management will be eager to recoup once it has opened for business. From the design stage therefore a financial plan will need to be put forward that will estimate the projected expenditure versus the projected income.
Approximate Word count = 2692
Approximate Pages = 10.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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