Organizing a Sports Event – Trail Run Mäkelänrinne
Pasanen, Sirja (2018)
Pasanen, Sirja
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018052910974
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018052910974
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This final thesis has been written in order to find out what it is to manage and organize a sports event. The primarily aim for this thesis is for the author to gain knowledge of the process of event organizing and to learn the necessary tools for it. The process of planning, organizing and managing this event will be a part of this thesis. The secondary aim is to understand the results of the event that was organized and to see the areas that would need improvement and development. The author of this thesis is a student of Degree Programme in Tourism specialized in Event Management.
The theoretical framework of this thesis contains information and definitions on different parts of the process of organizing an event. It is a summary of the phases that are met when managing an event.
The project part of this thesis will concentrate on describing the event planning process week by week. The planning took place in autumn 2017 and spring 2018. The actual event took place in Mäkelänrinne, Helsinki. The event was a small-scale event with approximately 10 participants. Afterwards the event process was evaluated with a questionnaire that was answered by the organizing group The questionnaire consisted of 10 quantitative and 6 qualitative questions that helped the author evaluate the success of the event from the viewpoint of the planning team.
Overall the event did not meet the actual goals that were set, but the author of the thesis could utilize this process as a learning experience. The evaluation as a part of the process together with the experience of the author formed a development plan that can be utilized in future events.
The theoretical framework of this thesis contains information and definitions on different parts of the process of organizing an event. It is a summary of the phases that are met when managing an event.
The project part of this thesis will concentrate on describing the event planning process week by week. The planning took place in autumn 2017 and spring 2018. The actual event took place in Mäkelänrinne, Helsinki. The event was a small-scale event with approximately 10 participants. Afterwards the event process was evaluated with a questionnaire that was answered by the organizing group The questionnaire consisted of 10 quantitative and 6 qualitative questions that helped the author evaluate the success of the event from the viewpoint of the planning team.
Overall the event did not meet the actual goals that were set, but the author of the thesis could utilize this process as a learning experience. The evaluation as a part of the process together with the experience of the author formed a development plan that can be utilized in future events.