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Sports Software Discovery Engagement

Know Exactly What You're Building Before You Build It

Rebuilding a system your organization depends on is too important to plan from a single call. Our Discovery Engagement gives you a clear, documented plan, with confirmed integrations, a target architecture, a season-aware roadmap and a fixed proposal, typically within 4–6 weeks.​

You keep everything, whether or not you build with us.​

Start with a free Tech Mapping Workshop.

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Who it's for

  • Organizations replacing in-house or legacy systems, such as scoring, registration, league or athlete management

  • Projects with hardware, broadcast, payment or third-party integrations

  • Teams that need sign-off from operations, IT and leadership before committing budget

  • Anyone who has had a project go over budget because scope wasn't clear

Deliverables

Requirements and priorities, an integration map, an architecture document, a risk register, a phased roadmap and a fixed proposal. You keep everything, whether or not you build with us.

What a 4–6 week discovery delivers

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Why SportsFirst

We work only in sports technology. We know a release three weeks before your biggest event is a much bigger deal than it sounds, and we plan with that in mind.

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How it works

1. Free Tech Mapping Workshop (45 minutes). We check whether discovery makes sense for you.

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2. Scope and schedule. We agree the stakeholders, timing and a fixed fee, and plan around your season.

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3. Discovery (typically 4–6 weeks). Weekly progress calls and shared tracking in your preferred tool.

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4. Readout. We present the findings, roadmap and proposal to your decision-makers.

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Expert Team of 80+ Developers

Specialized in sports technology with proven track record

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AI-Powered Development

Leverage cutting-edge AI tools for faster, smarter development

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3x Faster Delivery

Streamlined processes and experienced team ensure rapid deployment

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Global Sports Expertise

Understanding of sports markets across 15+ countries

What's included

Stakeholder interviews and on-site observation

Operations, IT, leadership and the people who use the system every day. Where it helps, we watch your live operations to see how the system is really used.

System and data review

Current code, database, hosting, documentation and every input and output.

Integration confirmation

We work out and confirm how data moves between your hardware, broadcast tools, websites and third-party platforms.

Target architecture

A modern design with redundancy options and clear trade-offs.

Roadmap and rollout plan

Phased delivery aligned to your season, including a parallel-run and cutover plan.

Fixed proposal

An itemised build and annual support proposal you can take to your board.

Start with a conversation

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Frequently asked questions

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