Through the use of this player-centric design methodology we can create a solution that integrates all aspects of sports management. The typical design begins with the player-centric view – the entire application views the data and events around the player. It begins with a player’s summary record, displaying a snapshot of current information including biographical data, and general player information such as statistics, injuries, contract history, scouting reports, draft selection and roster movement. From this snapshot the user can then drill down to a more detailed view. For example, from the list of contracts in the contract history, a user can select a specific contract to view details online.

The detailed sections include:

	Roster Management: This includes the processing of roster transactions within and between the League/Association, as well as Minor or Affiliated Leagues, and ensures they conform to that particular sport’s Rules Book. The rules are enforced through a table-driven process to facilitate future rule changes. LBi can design a system that will track players and their teams, keeping each team’s roster current while monitoring the rosters in real time for rule violations. Activities are summarized in daily reports, and ad-hoc reports are also available.
	Contract Management: All leagues require that contracts be saved; what better way than online, for instant retrieval anywhere, anytime? The entire contract, including every legal clause and bonus item, will be entered and stored. The existing workflow for entering, approving and retrieving contracts can be fully incorporated.
	Draft Management: LBi utilizes cutting-edge technologies that allow our clients to smoothly and effortlessly manage one of the most important days in any competitive sports league – draft day. Individual users have the ability to set up a "pre-ranking" queue prior to the draft and make real time selections on draft day. See Real Time Drafts for more details.
	Statistical Data Analysis and Reporting: Reports can be created to track player performance metrics across an entire career. Detailed reports will relate statistical data to information from other components, such as statistics vs. player compensation.
	Scouting Management: Envision a design that allows scouts full access to scouting information online or off-line. Scouts will be able to enter player information and scouting evaluations as well as maintain a master list of schools, amateur and junior teams, and their schedules. Scouts can use an off-line or wireless version to access information at the game. This off-line application will connect to the central database through dialup or VPN and will synchronize its local database with the master database.
	Roster/Cap Projections: In today's sports marketplace, player salaries and team financials play an ever increasing role in the business behind team sports. LBi's Roster Projection technology helps league and team officials prepare for the future by offering an advanced and powerful tool to model player signings, roster movements, cash transactions, and other information relevant to finances. Users are able to start with a team's current roster and play the "What if?" game - signing new players, reassigning current players, terminating contracts, making trades, and/or any number of different transactions, to see how it would affect their budget.

Our approach: design, prototype, develop. We engage the user from day one and throughout the project lifecycle. This methodology shortens the development cycle as users are able to see the product earlier and make desired changes before the application is delivered. It allows for a thorough review of designs prior to development and testing. Read about our Client Experience and Web Application Development Expertise for more details.


(users involved in each step)

In today's sports marketplace, player salaries and team financials play an ever-increasing role in the business behind team sports. LBi's Roster Projection technology helps league and team officials prepare for the future by offering an advanced and powerful tool with which to model player signings, roster movements, cash transactions, and other information relevant to finances. This tool enables team officials to easily estimate the effect of various moves on the salary cap or luxury tax. No longer are the confusing business rules of sports a roadblock; General Managers, Presidents, and other team or league personnel can quickly, and with certainty, view financials after a set of roster moves have been entered.

Users are able to start with a team's current roster and play the "What if?" game - signing new players, reassigning current players, terminating contracts, making trades, and/or any number of different transactions, to see how this would affect their overall budget. The business rules, and how these actions affect the overall financials, are part of the system, handled automatically behind the scenes. With a few clicks of the mouse, team officials can prepare for the future of their organization by calculating important figures and determining how they can best spend their money.

Below is an example screenshot showing a Roster Projection application.

LBi utilizes cutting-edge technologies that allow our clients to smoothly and effortlessly manage one of the most important days in any competitive sports league – draft day. Our seamlessly integrated tools allow all levels of management, from the league administration to the individual clubs, to simplify what can be a hectic process.

See our success story - Major League Baseball and LBi Software Introduce the Rule 5 Draft through eBIS

Individual users have the ability to:
• review information about players they are interested in
• set up a queue or “pre-ranking” prior to the draft
• make selections on draft day
• monitor the progress of the draft

Administrators have the ability to:
• utilize all the capabilities of an individual user
• set up the order of the draft
• define who is eligible for the draft
• approve or reject selections on draft day


(sample Draft Application screenshot)

Mobile Development and Location Based Services

Whether at the office, in the field, or in transit, today’s executives require instant access to their critical data. LBi employs the latest technologies to provide clients with wireless applications, allowing access to critical data while “on the go”. We utilize the most current encryption standards and security measures to provide safe and secure data transmission to anywhere with a wireless signal. We offer our clients their critical application functionality in the convenience of a mobile device.

In addition to offering wireless access to our existing products, we are able to develop custom, standalone wireless applications to service whatever need a client may have.

LBi also has the experience and capabilities to use location based services, such as GPS, to create powerful mobile applications. Whether providing turn by turn directions or displaying precise locations on a map, our applications leverage the full capabilities of a mobile device to utilize location-based information.

We write applications that can run on any capable device or carrier network, and know how to get the most out of the phone features and the network capabilities. Technologies used to develop applications include J2ME, CLDC, MIDP, and the .NET Compact Framework.

See the examples below of At-Trac, CaseManager, and a Sports Information Management application running on various mobile platforms:

              See the example below of a Sports Information Management application running on a RIM Blackberry Handheld.