PRACTICAL EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE SCENARIO
One start time changes.
The whole operation must respond.
A delayed session keeps officials who are needed at another venue. Adjust the delay, explore dependencies and information feeds, and prepare a decision.
SoReady · Planning & conflicts
The contention engine: expose incompatible commitments.
One team, field of play or item of equipment cannot be available everywhere at once. SoReady compares time slots, capacity, travel, reset and preparation time. The calculation distinguishes a conflict, uncertainty and available buffer.
Calculated conflict
The resource will be ready after the required start.
To confirm
Availability, duration or source is unverified.
Available buffer
The slot fits within the stated assumptions.
Deterministic demonstration using illustrative assumptions. A relief team may resolve an overlap without proving its qualifications, availability or cost. Authorised managers decide.
Explore the conflict and options01 / READ THE OPERATIONAL SCHEDULE
A delay here.
A conflict at the next venue.
Compare the baseline and the proposal on the same day. In this example, the two sessions share one team of officials.
Proposed delay at venue A
Officials allocation
Conflict to resolve
Base 13:15–13:45 · Prop. 13:45–14:15
Base 15:00–15:15 · Prop. 15:30–15:45
Base 15:15–15:45 · Prop. 15:45–16:15
Base 15:45–16:00 · Prop. 16:15–16:30
Base 16:15–17:15 · Prop. 16:15–17:15
Base 13:45–15:30 · Prop. 13:45–15:30
Warm-up · venue A
Competition · venue A
Close-out · officials A
Transfer · A to B
Preparation · venue B
Competition · venue B
Media · reserved window A
On mobile, scroll the schedule horizontally. Each row also includes its times in text.
The shared team would be ready after the scheduled start. Examine the options before making a change.
The proposed session fits the illustrative media window. Availability and commitments still need reconfirming.
How does the delay propagate?
End of session A + 15 min close-out + 30 min transfer + 15 min preparation = readiness at venue B.
The baseline has a 15-minute buffer before session B. Here, warm-up A follows the delay while retaining its duration. Sport, close-out, travel and preparation durations are illustrative assumptions, not standards.
The approved baseline stays unchanged. Proposed times support the review of an option; they are neither published nor applied.
In this illustration, the relevant lead is assumed to have confirmed the signal. Availability, rules and durations still need checking.
02 / COORDINATE THE TEAMS
Every dependency
has an owner.
Choose a function: what must it check before a decision?
Maintain the required conditions for every competition.
Sport management and officials leads
Qualifications, assignments, warm-up, recovery time and applicable rules. A relief team cannot be assumed.
Teams and shift attendance; versioned sport rules in the document repository
Control and optimise the budget.
Control and optimise the budget at every decision.
Assess the net cost of the option using existing commitments, possible reassignments and new expenditure. A reliable budget follows the agreed scope and the resources actually needed.
Extensions
Staff time, reservations and services.
Shared resources
Reusable resources and avoidable commitments.
Net cost
To establish before approval; no assumed saving.
04 / PREPARE THE DECISION
One common version.
A decision you can trace.
The authorised lead decides after rules, resources and impacts have been checked. The approved version can then be shared with the relevant teams and systems. This demonstration produces a scenario note only.
LET’S DISCUSS YOUR EVENT
A need. A deadline.
A useful first conversation.
Tell us about your event, your role and the situation to examine. We can then agree the scope, deliverables and conditions for the next step.
Describe your needs without sending sensitive or confidential data.