7. Plan for Success

Effective reporting is the most powerful weapon you have to gain your facility manager’s attention and so secure increasing support and resource for GF.


First, build an action plan to achieve your goals using the tools in GFM Key Elements 1 to 7.


Second, cost and prioritize the plan within your budget.


Finally, report quarterly to both management and your team and work with them to plan the next plays.

How will this section help me?

This section will cover the following areas to assist with Planning for Success.

Topic

Content summary

Budget and targets – your plan at a glance

Review of how your budget and targets summarize your overall plan for each period.

Collating Level 1 Key Performance Indicators (‘KPIs’)

Review of what information you need for your reports and why the data is relevant.

Level 2 Key Performance Indicators (‘KPIs’)

Further KPIs which will help to report on the contribution Group Fitness is making to the overall facility.

Reporting frameworks

Recommended layouts for reporting on Group Fitness achievements.

Showcasing Group Fitness achievements

Use of your reporting information to motivate your team and promote Group Fitness successes internally.

Everyday challenges

Check out some ‘real world’ answers to key issues:

  1. There isn’t enough time to do the reports.

  2. What happens if facility management doesn’t want any more information?

  3. We don’t have the excel skills to manage our Group Fitness information effectively.


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