Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Event Management Chapter One
Event Management Chapter One
INTRODUCTION TO EVENT
MANAGEMENT
1.1 Event – Definition, Need and Importance
1. Develops the theme of the Event: -. The theme of the event should be
linked to the purpose of the event. It should develop team sprit or friendship
between two clubs or states or nations. Therefore, the theme of the event may
be described as ‘The friendship Series’ or ‘The Good will Series’.
•
•Team management refers to techniques, processes and tools for organizing and coordinating a group of
individuals working towards a common goal i.e. a team.
•Several well-known approaches to team management have come out of academic work. Examples include
the Belbin Team Inventory by Meredith Belbin, a method to identify the different types of personalities
within teams, and Ken Blanchard’s description of “High Performing Teams”.
•The ‘Team Development Model’, identified by Bruce Tuckman, offers a foundational definition of the
stages teams go through during their lifecycle. Those stages are labeled Forming, Storming, Norming and
Performing. While the activities of team management are not new, many of the tools used by team
managers are.
•The more Organizational Development-oriented practitioners often use interview-based analysis and
provide reportage and insights that team leaders and their management may use to adapt team practices for
higher performance. Teams can also be developed through team building activities - which can also be used
simply to build relationships where team members lack cohesion due to organizational structure or physical
distance. Project managers may approach team management with a focus on structure, communications and
standardized practices.