Assessment Overview
Investment Management ReadinessAssessment
Can sponsors and investors see where their money goes and what it achieves?
The Investment Management Readiness Assessment evaluates how sports investment is allocated, managed, reported and measured. It is designed for sponsors, federations and municipalities as much as for the organisations they fund.
It shows how ready an organisation — or an investment portfolio — is to deliver accountable, visible and sustainable returns on sports investment.
Designed for: Sponsors, federations, municipalities and funded organisations
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What Is Measured
Assessment dimensions and focus areas
Allocation Management
How investment is allocated to programmes, organisations and development needs.
Accountability
Controls, approvals and traceability from investment through to spend.
Reporting
Timely, consistent reporting to sponsors and investment committees.
Impact Measurement
Evidence that investment has changed participation, facilities or outcomes.
Example Readiness Output
What an assessment result looks like
Sample data for illustration only.
Investment Management Readiness Score
74%
Developing readiness
Accountable allocation with growing impact measurement.
Recommended improvement areas
- 1Impact Measurement
- 2Sponsor Reporting Cadence
- 3Allocation Transparency
Example Recommendations
Strengths, opportunities and next steps
Strengths
- Clear approval process for investment decisions
- Spend traceable to programmes and organisations
- Established relationships with key sponsors
Opportunities
- Link investment directly to participation outcomes
- Report to sponsors on a predictable schedule
- Make allocation decisions visible to stakeholders
Recommendations
- Tie every investment to measurable participation targets
- Deliver quarterly sponsor impact reports
- Publish an allocation overview for each funding cycle
Improvement Roadmap
Step 1 · 0–30 days
Map
- Map current investments
- Agree impact targets with sponsors
Step 2 · 30–90 days
Track
- Link spend to outcomes
- Set a sponsor reporting cadence
Step 3 · 90+ days
Sustain
- Report return on investment
- Plan renewals with evidence
Example Readiness Indicators
How readiness is made visible
Indicators track progress across visibility, reporting and accountability. Sample values shown.
- Sponsor VisibilityDeveloping77%
- Allocation TransparencyDeveloping71%
- Accountability ReadinessStrong83%
- Reporting CapabilityDeveloping75%
- Impact MeasurementEmerging60%
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- 01Sport Activity
- 02Participation
- 03Evidence
- 04Development Needs
- 05Funding Readiness
- 06Sponsor Confidence
- 07Investment
- 08Outcomes
- 09Impact