Some of the issues that we are trying to solve are related to issues like:
- Establishing an organization that will be responsible for the event in a manner that ensures that all the critical issues in an event are taken care of
- Providing knowledge transfer between people when organizing events, and the transfer of "lessons learned" from one event to the next
- How to interact and communicate with all involved parties in a way that is cost effective and reliable
- The staffing of volunteers, including recruiting, training and management
- Acquiring supporting systems, web-pages, equipment and different resources, and answering questions like "what are my actual needs?" and "where may I find the available equipment that I need"?
- Reporting progress based on reliable plans, both within the organization and to the federation/owner of the event
Overall, there are many issues that have to be handled in a professional manner in order to work more efficient and predictable, with lower risks, especially when arranging events with an absolute deadline!