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At the end of March, together with partners from held a hackathon dedicated to data analysis in Nizhny Novgorod. Frontenders and backenders, data scientists, engineers and architects, product owners and scrum masters could try their hand at solving real production problems - it was from the representatives of these specialties that the teams that claimed to win were formed.
It's time to take stock and talk about how it all went.
Under the cut - about gamification, bot and much more.
56 people responded to the call to participate in our hackathon, and they were divided into 16 teams.
Registration of participants, choosing a team (or creating your own), earning points and exchanging these points for prizes - all this was done through our bot, @siburchallenge_bot.
Points are calculated like thisUp to 500 - for registration on the hackathon website (the earlier the registration date, the more points).
Up to 500 - for team registration (depending on the date).
100 - for introducing #siburchallenge participants in the chat and leaving information about yourself.
100 - for sending a resume.
100 - for each correct answer after the video lessons, and in case of successful completion (75% of correct answers) of the entire educational program - additional points.
100 - for completing the first lesson in the bot.
Up to 1500 - for completing the entire program (at least 75% correct answers) by a certain date: the earlier, the more points.
500 - for participation in the referral program.
Up to 300 - for announcements and reviews in social networks.
Up to 500 for attending additional events before the hackathon.
100 for feedback.
200 - for the found bug or error.
By the way, as practice (and reviews) has shown, the scoring system needs to be completed - sometimes teams that registered a little later believed that they could not catch up with those who registered earlier. Simply because those guys were already given more points for the very fact of earlier registration. We explained that this is taken into account, but still not the most important parameter.
And the points could be spent either on something that would help in the hackathon itself (additional time from experts, for example, business analysis, HR trajectory and other useful things), or on useful merchandise from the organizers and other prizes.
Here, for example, is a quadrocopter, which the guys from the Cooling Tower team received just for the points they earned.
It was possible to start spending points immediately, from the moment they were received. Someone did just that, and someone decided to try to save up the maximum and spend them already in the final. Here, again, the bot helped - it was enough to request the current balance of bonus points through it, after which it was possible to generate a QR code. Show the QR code to the organizer and get a gift.
In addition to the very search for interesting solutions to our problems, this hackathon also became a platform for us, on which we tested a number of mechanics that were not used before - ratings of teams and participants, using a bot not only to collect data or distribute problems, a learning platform. The participants (and us as the organizers) liked it all, of course, there were some rough edges, for example, the process of deducting points for prizes did not work as cheerfully for us as their accrual. But we will take all this into account and will definitely finish it.
What about the tasks and their solutions - customers from the business service center received a number of ready-made working prototypes, on the example of which it will be possible to discuss the requirements for new products. And on the basis of the best solutions, products will be developed, information about which we provided for tasks.
We want to say thanks to all the participants of the hackathon for being interested in the topic of digitalization of production, and also to the guys from for help with organizing and holding — seriously, thanks, thanks to all of you, we managed to create an excellent startup atmosphere in which participants and experts can communicate like human beings and quickly solve problems. Let it be for a couple of days.
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Separately, we want to note the importance of feedback, and especially healthy criticism. Of course, both we and the organizers were pleased to read warm reviews from the participants, but the purely practical feedback was also very useful to us - now we know what and where to finish to make the next hackathon even better.
Below are examples of feedback that the guys sent us.
The hackathon came to an end, on the one hand, happily - it ended and worthy teams took their places, on the other hand, I already started to miss the atmosphere that was there, the experts who went out of their way to help you with advice and tips.
It was my first hackathon and I was lucky that my first experience was in Sibur.
I have a huge motivation to improve my skills and gain knowledge in IT, the motivation is just huge.The experts were very qualified and, what really pleased me, they communicated like friends. This improved our relationship each time we asked for their help.
I also met some guys from other teams.The experience from this hackathon was very useful for me - now I will always take into account the “business” component when developing projects, try to create my product beautifully and conveniently so that people feel comfortable and it can promote their enterprises.
I will take the food to the pluses)
There was always food, there was no such thing that I went out to eat, but it was empty)
Thank you also for the gifts, I will activate all the certificates and will learn new things.
Thanks to everyone who organized this hackathon - you are just great and I will definitely come to the next hackathon to see you again and chat with you!Now let's move on to the cons.
1. Well, this is air conditioning, it either fried or it was cool, my friend even got a little sick.
2. I think at the very end of the event it would be nice to announce some courses on machine learning that experts would recommend.
3. There was a lot of food, but I didn’t eat some dishes for breakfast and lunch, because I simply didn’t like some foods (this is most likely a minus for me. The organizers made sure that everyone was full and I still didn’t remain hungry) . Perhaps that's all) Once again I want to say thank you for this atmosphere, this experience and invaluable knowledge, I left it just on emotions, thanks to the organizers for the excellent organization of the event, see you in July)
Ruslan
The SiburChallenge event was insanely atmospheric and intense, all the necessary conditions were organized for the participants, a pleasant company, an amazing team of experts who not only listened dryly, but also gave useful advice. Wonderful restaurant menu, gifts, funny and productive conversations. As a representative of the TeamPepe team, of which as many as three people stayed overnight, it was truly unforgettable: solving problems at night, coffee, seagulls, trying to sleep on the floor is also a kind of romance. During these two days, we gave everything 100% and solved the problem at a possible level using a suitable stack. We have many ideas for further development and integration of our application. Thank you very much for the competent implementation of the hackathon. With love and respect from me and the TeamPepe team
Anton, PepeTeam
This is my first hackathon, so my review may not be very objective. On the whole, I am deeply delighted. The site is a different world, I even forgot that I was in Nizhny Novgorod. Good ventilation and air conditioning, water and food are always available. Nothing distracted from the work, and for this, just respect and respect. It is also important that it was not crowded - the people came decently, but they did not bump their foreheads. The music was very on topic and loud enough not to interfere with thinking. I can’t say anything about training, and, perhaps, this is a fly in the ointment in a barrel of honey. It would be cool to work better with informing. Everyone with whom I managed to talk learned about the hackathon in about a week. It would be cool if there was an advertising campaign before the event, if, of course, funds allow. The points system and the ability to buy prizes is a very cool solution, just like your telegram bot. I also appreciate your work. Firstly, I got to the hackathon *only* thanks to you. I wouldn't come because I know my level. Still, you dragged me in and gave me this incredible experience and these cool acquaintances, plus gifts, of course. Secondly, you were always there when something was required, we received help for all our requests, we were never ignored or referred to as being busy. Thirdly, it was just nice to look at you, you are always in a good mood, and your sweaters are cool. Send me one please, I will wear it with pleasure.
Kirill
… Tasks. It is very interesting to work with real tasks, especially when they differ from what you are used to. We were interested in both tasks, we even wanted to try to solve both (yes, that's how we are, we thought that 2 days was so much). We felt a great responsibility when developing the algorithm, because the experts explained to us in an accessible way what large amounts of profit depend on this solution.
Presents.
Here in this category, everything was not as perfect as in the others. We expected a few other prizes for points. This, of course, is a matter of taste, but I think that next time you can add some books, maybe even branded t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies with your symbols or related to the event. The auction is a good idea, it's been a lot of fun. True, we did not wait for the last auction to buy flash drives there)
And yet, I really wanted to get a consultation with hr so that he could look at my resume, but in such a busy schedule it was unrealistic. Maybe next time add the ability to do things like this online for points: just send a resume and get a detailed answer.
And the most important part is the experts.
It is still not very clear to me why socks cost 2700, and sessions with experts 1100)
The experts were really helpful. All the main ideas that helped us win were born during or after sessions with various experts. Such communication is the most useful part of the hackathon. Because the experts really helped, shared their experience, told real stories from their lives, puzzled us with their questions, in general, they helped a lot.
Many thanks to all your team for the work done, everything was at the highest level. We saw how many people worked hard to make everything as cool as it turned out. It's great to know that I was a part of this event. We will follow your news and participate in the following events
Thanks️PS
I sincerely feel sorry for the organizers of other hackathons in which we will participate, because the bar of my expectations is very high thanks to you.Kate
We only include a few reviews, otherwise the post will be too long, but anyway - guys, thanks for the quality feedback and useful suggestions.
Winners
We had two tasks, one about predictive analytics of coking (we wrote a little about this in ), the second is about vouchers to the sanatorium. Here it was necessary to take 19 applications from employees for the provision of vouchers with analysts for work experience, awards and personal data to receive benefits, the number of rooms in the sanatorium, criteria for awarding employees with vouchers. And at the end, come up with a solution that will help the HR specialist quickly and efficiently distribute these vouchers to employees, taking into account each factor. Moreover, it was necessary to make both the algorithm itself and the version of the interface for the employee.
Therefore, we have two first places, two second places and two third places for each of the tasks.
Top
Second place
Third Place
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