Theoretical Reflection Summary According to Kolb (1984)

Experience

We were set the task of composing an Olympic bid file which must include aspects of the Olympic Games, such as vision, sports and venues and transport, plus others. From these instructions we decided to divide the sections between the group, breaking the tasks down and allocating each part. Making the overall task much more manageable, allowing each person to take more care and focus on their individual part of the task.

Reflect

(Hansten and Jackson, 2004) describe delegation as appointing work to another competent individual. By using delegation it allowed each person to complete their section at their own pace and in their own way.

By completing a SWOT analysis on a host of cities we believed had the ability to stage the Olympics it provided a framework for analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities (internal) and threats (external) (Pahl and Richter,2007) . We narrowed down our shortlist and used the model of PESTLE to allow use to look into depth about each city and evaluate their positives and negatives. (Bensoussan and Fleisher, 2008) describe PESTLE as the key to analysis to avoid overlooking factors within the environment.

Conceptualise

As we had no experience of creating a bid for a major event before we decided to follow a model from (Masterman, 2004). This model was used as a starting point as it involved simple structures that we were capable to build around. However, the Masterman model isn’t just concerned with the planning of a major sporting event but entails the entire process of completing the event and then receiving feedback. Therefore, the plan had limitations and we were unable to follow it completely, but we used the applicable sections. Therefore, we decided to use the Masterman plan as more as a general outline to how we would complete the bid file and adapt it in ways to suit our specific needs.

Plan

If we were to complete a similar task again then we would most definitely use the SWOT and PESTLE analysis in order to analyse other possible options in a short list. These two models were very appropriate and useful for each task that we wanted them to complete.

The use of the Masterman model was still very effective in order to give us a firm structure in how to set about producing the construction of a large event bid file. However, in the future we would more than likely search for a model that allowed us to follow it step by step.

Bibliography

Bensoussan, B. & Fleisher, C. (2008) Analysis without paralysis: 10 tools to make better strategic decisions. Pearson Publishing Inc. New Jersey, USA.

Hansten R. And Jackson M. (2004) Clinical delegation skills: a handbook for professional practice. Jones and Barlett Publishers. London, UK.

Masterman, G. (2004) Strategic sports event management : an international approach. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Amsterdam and London.

Pahl N. And Richter A. (2007) SWOT analysis- idea, methodology and a practical approach. German National Publishers. Nordestedt, Germany.