Business Outcomes & Strategic Impact
| Metric | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Operational Efficiency | Reduced manual coordination time by 60% |
| Engagement Rates | Judges & participants achieved 82%+ active use |
| Wildcard Voting | 94% participation, improving engagement quality |
| Scoring Time | From 7 mins to 2.5 mins avg (⬇️ 64%) |
| System Uptime | Maintained 99.99% uptime, <1 sec latency |
| Platform Reusability | Future-ready platform for repeat deployment |
| Stakeholder Alignment | Delivered integrated experiences for all roles |
| Communication Effectiveness | 87% open rate across push/email notifications |
Microsoft needed a next-gen digital experience for its multi-day internal tournaments to enable:
- Real-time scoring across judges
- Wildcard voting by participants
- Live bracket updates for spectators
- And comprehensive orchestration by admins
Legacy tools couldn’t scale for modern, multi-stakeholder digital engagement.
The Business Challenge
Strategic Solution by Codewave
- Guest Portal: Public view of schedules, brackets, and team bios
- Participant Dashboard: Personalized schedule, judge details, voting access.
- Judge Interface: Scoring engine with timers, freeze logic, and real-time sync.
- Admin Panel: Score normalization, judge assignments, dynamic bracket generation.
Notification Engine: Automated alerts (15-min event reminders, winner announcements).
| Layer | Details |
|---|---|
| Frontend | React.js + Material UI, WebSocket-based updates |
| Backend | Node.js + Express, Socket.io for real-time comms |
| Database | MongoDB (real-time sync), Redis |
| Cloud Infra | Microsoft Azure (Load Balancer, Auto Scale) |
| Notifications | Azure Comm. Services, Notification Hubs |
| Auth & Security | JWT, bcrypt, RBAC |
| CI/CD | GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker |
| Monitoring | Azure App Insights, Real-time performance logs |
Technology Stack
Why This Matters
This platform redefined Microsoft’s internal tournament execution driving measurable performance uplift, scalable reuse across future events, and a modernized, gamified experience for next-gen employees and future CXOs.
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