Buildathon Timeline and Process
Step 4: Submission Review
Step 1: Registration
March 22 – April 18
4 weeks
Registration opens! Teams will
work together (Business
and/or IT) to come up with
process or technical ideas for
submission.
You can submit ideas even if
you do not have a technical
team to work on your idea. If
selected for implementation,
teams can freelance and
choose your idea to work on.
Action(s) Needed by Apr. 18
• Register/submit ideas on
Buildathon Portal
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Step 2: Idea Evaluation
April 19 – May 10
3 weeks
A select group of judges will
review all idea submissions
using the scoring rubric.
Notifications will be sent to
teams selected to proceed with
the Implementation Phase
(Step 3).
Action(s) Needed
• No action is needed from
participants.
• You will be notified if your
idea is selected for
implementation. If selected,
you will move on to Step 3:
Implementation, no further
action is needed if your
idea is not selected.
Step 3: Implementation
May 11 – June 8
4 weeks
Teams will work on
implementing ideas.
If your idea was selected, but
you did not have a technical
team to work on it, teams can
freelance and choose to work
on your idea. You will be
notified if a team chooses to
freelance your idea.
See Buildathon Guidelines for
more information.
Action(s) Needed by June 8
• Complete the
implementation of your idea
• Create a presentation using
the Process Idea or
Technical Idea template.
• Upload a video along with
presentation onto
Buidathon video channel.
See video/presentation
requirements.
• Share code and docker
image (if possible) on
GitHub
(Final Round)
June 9- July 8
4 weeks
A select group of judges will
review presentations and
videos submitted and evaluate
all implemented ideas using
the Judging Criteria and the
scoring rubric.
The top 5 ideas will be
selected for further evaluation.
A smaller group of judges will
select the top 3 ideas for the
award ceremony.
Action(s) Needed
• No action is needed from
participants.
Step 5: Award Ceremony
July 13
An award ceremony will take
place across E&I to showcase
winning ideas!
Action(s) Needed on July 13
• All E&I team members
encouraged to attend award
ceremony
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Step 6: Post Buildathon
Activities
July 24 and Beyond
Post Buildathon activities for
ongoing implementation of
ideas, patent submissions, and
.Open Coalition.
Action(s) Needed
• Participants to work with
Patent team for review and
patent submissions
• Top 3 winners to create
.Open Coalition
• Transformation Strategy
team to track POC
completed ideas till Live
and move outstanding
ideas to Innovation Portal.
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Awards
Award Type Description # Participants

Winner Winning team of technical idea 7

1st Runner up 1st runner up team of technical idea 7

2nd Runner up 2nd runner up team of technical idea 7

Most Valuable Idea Submitter Individual who submits maximum number of valuable ideas 1

Idea of Distinction Individual who logs best idea 1

Process Experts Winner of best process improvement idea 7

Most Motivating IT Leader Total benefit value of ideas with POC 1

Most Motivating Business Leader Total ideas shortlisted (after screening) 1

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 Buildathon Guidelines
Important Dates Buildathon Video Requirements
• Videos must be no longer than 15 minutes in duration and uploaded on
Activity Deadline Buildathon Video Channel
Buildathon Registration/Idea Submission April 18 • Videos should include a walk through of the presentation (see below for
template), a description of how the idea benefits UHG and our customers,
Ideas Selected for Implementation Notified May 10
and a demonstration of the implemented idea
Implement idea, upload video and presentation to Buildathon June 8 • Videos cannot contain third-party trademarks, copyrighted music, or other
Video Channel, share code and docker image (if applicable) items unless permission is obtained
on Buildathon GitHub
• If your idea is patentable, show novelty in your video
Award Ceremony July 13
• Kaltura Capture or Recording in Teams is recommended for use
- To request Kaltura Capture, visit AppStore

Important Links Buildathon Presentation Requirements

• Buildathon Portal (Registration) • Presentations must be in the required format:
• Buildathon Video Channel (Video/Presentation Upload) - Process Template
• Buildathon GitHub (Code Sharing/Docker Image) - Technical Template
• Presentation Template (Process)
• Presentation Template (Technical)
• Buildathon Teams Channel (Q&A)
• Frequently Asked Questions

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 FAQs
• Can I register as an Individual or do I need a team?
Teams of 3-7 people is required. Teams with less than 3 members are automatically disqualified. Individuals can register if you work in Business/Ops.

• Do I need to submit the idea during my registration?

Yes, the idea abstract needs to be submitted before the registrations closes.

• Can I participate if I don’t have a team to develop the solution or don’t have a business problem to solve?
Yes, business problems will be listed and open for teams to solve. Any development team can select any of the business problems.

• Will I be provided the necessary infrastructure/cloud/ IOT devices for implementing my idea?
Participants need to make the necessary arrangements for their infrastructure; this includes the necessary software.
Bringing IOT devices to the workplace will need to adhere to organizational security guidelines.
This can be included as part of the CBA while implementing the idea.

• Can contractors compete?

Contractors should check with their supervisor or the one financially responsible for their hours on whether they can compete.

• What is an enterprise-wide tool/solution/process?

Any solution which is scalable, configurable, and can be used by any other team will be termed as enterprise wide.

• Who is the “business” in a process idea?

Who or what will benefit from the process. It may or may not be the core business. It could be within the E&I organization.

• When do we use the concept templates on the portal?

The templates are used when your team moves to POC phase of the Buildathon.

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