About the challenge

The participation period will last for 5 weeks starting from 7th March 2022. The teams will be given  a problem facing their community to solve during this entire time.

Each team will be assigned a Team Lead who is either a Gold Member or Beta Member of the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador Program. The Team Lead is part of the team and can contribute to the creation of the project.

Each team is required to have at least one review session with their Team lead every week.

Each week is a sprint, code submission must be in by 11.45pm Saturday for review and weekly judging.

If the team will use Microsoft Azure for the development of their solution, they are only allowed to Strictly use the Azure for Students Subscription which they can activate from http://aka.ms/azureforstudents

At the end of the 5th week, by 11.45pm Saturday 9th April 2022 EAT, each team is required to deliver the following materials:

·       Presentation Video – 3-minute pitch and demo video about your solution. Your Team Lead will guide you on how to record your presentation video on Microsoft Teams.

·       Software Usable by Judges

·       Software Instructions – a document explaining how to use your software.

• Address the Challenge - 25%
  Does the project address the Challenge, and present a clear and relevant solution?
• Customer Focus - 20%
  Who is the project primarily for? Why is this solution different and compelling for the customer?
• Business Value - 20%
  What business value does your project provide?
• Feasibility - 10%
  Does the project have actionable next steps and a reasonable chance of success in its implementation?
• Inclusion - 10%
  Does the project create an inclusive experience, making others feel valued, respected, and sense of belonging?
• Make Something - 15%
  Does the project make or create something tangible that can be shown or demonstrated, going beyond an idea?