The Sports Live Tracker project was developed to provide a real-time sports update platform, focusing on live scores, player stats, and reporting functionalities. This evaluation examines the project against its initial objectives, methodology, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations.
| Objective | Achieved? | Comments |
|---|
| Display live sports scores and events | ✅ | Live scores and event timelines are displayed using WebSocket updates. |
| Provide real-time player and team stats | ✅ | Player info and league standings are fetched from API or mock data for development. |
| User authentication and role-based access | ✅ | Implemented using Clerk with protected routes and session management. |
| Admin dashboard for match and report management | ✅ | Admins can add/edit/delete matches, manage users, and push updates. |
| Reporting and analytics features | ✅ | Basic reporting implemented; future work can extend analytics. |
| Objective | Achieved? | Comments |
|---|
| Responsive and accessible frontend | ✅ | TailwindCSS ensures responsive design; accessibility partially implemented. |
| Scalable backend architecture | ✅ | Node.js + Express on Render with auto-scaling; MongoDB used for persistent storage. |
| High code quality and maintainability | ✅ | Enforced ESLint, Prettier, Git workflow, and peer code reviews. |
| Real-time data delivery | ✅ | Implemented with polling, WebSocket updates, and caching. |
- Effectiveness: Agile methodology allowed iterative development, rapid feedback, and adaptability to changing requirements.
- Strengths:
- Clear sprint planning and backlog management
- Daily standups ensured communication
- Retrospectives facilitated continuous improvement
- Areas for Improvement:
- Stronger task estimation to reduce sprint delays
- More consistent documentation during sprints
- Effectiveness: The branching strategy and pull request review process ensured code quality and collaborative development.
- Strengths:
- Feature isolation in branches
- Peer review reduces errors and improves knowledge sharing
- Areas for Improvement:
- Automated CI/CD tests could catch integration issues earlier
- Tutors / Supervisors: Positive feedback on usability, design consistency, and functionality of dashboards.
- Team Members: Agile process promoted collaboration; some scheduling conflicts were noted.
- Users (Beta Testers): Liked real-time updates and simple UI; suggested improvements in navigation and personalization options.
| Area | Planned | Actual Outcome | Comment |
|---|
| Frontend | React UI with dashboard & pages | ✅ Completed | Fully functional; responsive layout; TailwindCSS & shadcn/ui components |
| Backend | Node.js + Express API, MongoDB | ✅ Completed | Handles real-time updates and user management |
| Authentication | Clerk integration, protected routes | ✅ Completed | Session management works; role-based access enforced |
| Testing | Unit and integration tests | ✅ Partial | Some modules fully tested; further test coverage recommended |
| Deployment | Render for frontend & backend | ✅ Completed | CI/CD setup; deployment stable |
- Real-time systems require careful data flow and caching planning.
- Agile methodology helps manage complex projects but needs strong time estimates.
- Proper environment and dependency management prevents deployment issues.
- User feedback is essential for iterating and improving UX/UI.
- Expand API integrations for additional leagues and data points.
- Enhance reporting features with advanced analytics and visualizations.
- Improve automated testing coverage for frontend and backend.
- Implement more accessibility and personalization options.
- Consider serverless or edge computing solutions for scalability.
The project successfully met its main functional and non-functional objectives, delivering a usable, responsive, and real-time sports tracking application. While some areas such as testing coverage and advanced analytics can be improved, the system demonstrates the effectiveness of Agile methodology, collaborative workflows, and modern web technologies.