Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games

Mr John HarndenChief Executive

Managing the Transition

• Bid Team Event Team• Identify key people to drive the

transition• Different skills are required• Need to retain corporate knowledge

Government and Organising Committee

• Determine structure between Government and Organising Committee

• Coordination role within each level of Government

• Identify key decision making bodies and reporting structures

• Develop relationships at all levels of Government

Government and Organising Committee

Minister for the Commonwealth Games

Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games

Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination

• Sport & Venues • Sales & Commercial• Marketing & Communications• Finance & Business Services• Operations

• Coordination of Government Departments

• Major Infrastructure• Public Domain

Getting on with It

• Identify stakeholders and establish relationships– How they fit– Making sure they are part of the family

• Sort out budget– Revenue and expenditure

• Identify and plan capital projects early• Plan Organising Committee Structure

including Government– Top down a priority

Organising Committee Structure

Board

Chief Executive

Officer

OperationsFinance & Business Services

Marketing & Communications

Sales & Commercial

• Sponsorship Sales

• Sponsorship Services

• Licensing• Ticketing• International Media Rights

• Marketing• Tourism• Publicity & Media Communications

• Finance• Procurement• Legal• Human Resources

•Sport•Venues•Villages•Support Services

•Technology•Broadcast

Project Planning, Risk & Strategy

•Project Management

• Issues Management

•Risk

GovernmentRelations

Vision

• Refine visions and outcomes• Sport drives the Games• Other outcomes (legacies)• Plan for legacies• Victorian Government Legacy Program

• Tourism• Environment• Industry / Business• Education• Sports Participation

• Equal Access• Respecting Indigenous

Communities• Engaging local

communities• Employment and Training

Organising Committee Phases

WinBid

Phase 1Set up

Phase 2Strategy & Conceptual

Planning

Phase 3Detailed Planning

Phase 4Testing and Operational Readiness

Phase 5Operational

Phase 6Wind up

April 1999

January 2000

April2002

December2003

December2004

November2005

March2006

December2006

Sports

•Aquatics •Lawn Bowls•Athletics •Netball•Badminton •Rugby 7’s•Basketball •Shooting•Boxing •Squash•Cycling •Triathlon•Gymnastics •Table Tennis•Hockey •Weightlifting* Events for EAD integrated into program

The Best Commonwealth Games Ever!