#UnitedByHCL hackathon from March 18 – June 18, 2017
From the wheel to hyperloop, innovations have sparked many revolutions. In the 21st century, only technology can answer the complex challenges faced by the world. At the #UnitedByHCL hackathon hosted at Old Trafford, home to Manchester United Football Club, HCL is inviting modern day innovators such as yourself, to tackle real problems posed by the world’s biggest brands. Mentored by business leaders, you’ll collaborate to build solutions that will propel their organizations to the 21st Century.
How can you start?
The hackathon is conducted in three phases:
- Online Idea Submission (Phase 1)
- Online Prototype Submission (Phase 2)
- Onsite Hackathon at Old Trafford (Phase 3)
Choose a track, write your idea and submit it.
Deliverables from candidate:
Contextual information and how you’re planning to do it and also technology stack
Judging criteria
- Understanding of a problem
- Tech-stack used [what tech you are using]
- Impact & feasibility
Submit the functional proof of concept showing features built to solve the problem. Add relevant documents to back their prototype.
Deliverables from candidate:
- Screenshots or wireframe
- Workflow document and deployment instructions if any
- Source Code
- If applicable, Demo URL
Judging criteria (measurable metrics)
- Code/Scalability [quality of code, demor url and documentation]
- Design/Wireframe/Blueprints [quality of design]
- Overall Usability
We will choose up to 40 teams to flight to the finals in Old Trafford.
Get ready to hack your way to glory at the legendary Theatre of Dreams
Deliverables from candidate:
- A deck to pitch your solution
- Demo to showcase base functionality
- Refine your code and enhance it based on live feedback from industry leaders
Judging criteria
- Completeness
- Usability
- Clean-code quality
- Pitch / presentation to the jury members.