Program strategies are laid out to achieve desired outcomes
Organizing
Aids in developing a group structure with definite scope of work for every member
Staffing
Recruitment, selection, and retention of members wherein they are given appropriate assignment with proper training and professional development
Staffing
Establishing an ideal work environment and ensuring human resources to get the work done
Leading
Directing the organization to motivate and empower individuals in carrying out the program
Controlling
Ensures proper plan execution within the goals of the organization
Controlling
Monitoring, assessment, evaluation, and feedback which can lead to re-engineering, reframing, or rewarding
Challenge Tournaments
Levels where winners go up and losers go down from their respective positions
ChallengeTournaments
Sufficient time to give chance to bottom dwellers to reach the top
Tournament positions are usually occupied on a first-come basis
LadderTournament
Suits single player competitions like tennis or badminton where participants challenge each other on a one-on-one match
Players move up or down the ladder depending on how they fared in their matches
The player on top of the ladder will be declared the winner
Pyramid Tournament
Almost similar to the ladder tournament except that it has more players at the lowerlevel when the tournament starts, then the number of players decreases as the level progresses
An individual can challenge anybody within the horizontal level and the winner goes up to challenge the higher level
SpiderWeb Tournament
A bracketing design taken from the shape of a spider web
The top position is the center where players reach it through the lines drawn from the center
The participant who gets to the center of the web gets the championship
Round-RobinTournaments
Most commonly used and one of the top competitive tournament types since it permits maximal play
Round Robin Tournament
Ideally used for team competition playing not more than eight(8) games
LombardRoundRobin
A round robin variation used from limitedallottedperiod
If full games are not possible, minigames are played
All scored for or against points are recorded to determine the winning team with the best ration
Elimination
Shortround matches, suitable for timeconstrained events but disadvantageous at maximal play
SingleElimination
When a player or a team loses, they get eliminated; the winning (player or team) continues to play to the next round
Fastest way to proclaim a winner
DoubleElimination
Similar to single elimination except that a player or team gets eliminated after losing twice
Organization Mission and Objectives
The foundation of marketing process, defining the needs and benefits of the participants and prospects
Marketing Opportunity Analysis
Determines what people wants from the organization to deliver and satisfy, gives organizers figures of market segments
Information provided by Marketing Opportunity Analysis
Market segments
Demographics
Psychographics
Geography
Potential segment participants
Marketing Opportunity Analysis
Offers parameters for the development of a better market strategy
Marketing Strategy
Determining target markets
Establishing marketing objectives
Developing and maintaining a suitable marketing mix
Implementation
The part of marketing process where the plans and strategies are executed in line with the target objectives
Evaluation
The final stage of the continuous marketing processes, assessing the achievement of marketing objectives, fine-tuning programs, objectives and marketing mix components to fulfill or surpass customer satisfaction
Tools for Evaluation
Feedbacks (internally or externally)
Program audits
Market researches
Evaluation is necessary in warranting programs to meet customer requirements