Start Date
12-13-2015
Description
Professional sports is an area with huge economical and societal impact. However, so far it has received rather little attention by information systems research. Therefore, we design an Analytics Platform for Professional Sports Teams. We introduce Sports Analytics as an interdisciplinary research field and establish a design science research project. As part of this project, we first explore three professional sports teams and theorize meta-requirements for our platform. Second, we propose design principles that indicate how the proposed meta-requirements may be addressed. Third, we develop a prototypical web application that indicates how the proposed design principles may be instantiated. Finally, we evaluate the application with two professional sports teams and a global software vendor. As part of this evaluation, we focus on relevance and feasibility of the proposed Analytics Platform for Professional Sports Teams. We conclude this article by discussing its implications.
Recommended Citation
Shah, Fawad Ahmed; Kretzer, Martin; and Mädche, Alex, "Designing an Analytics Platform for Professional Sports Teams" (2015). ICIS 2015 Proceedings. 1.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2015/proceedings/ISdesign/1
Designing an Analytics Platform for Professional Sports Teams
Professional sports is an area with huge economical and societal impact. However, so far it has received rather little attention by information systems research. Therefore, we design an Analytics Platform for Professional Sports Teams. We introduce Sports Analytics as an interdisciplinary research field and establish a design science research project. As part of this project, we first explore three professional sports teams and theorize meta-requirements for our platform. Second, we propose design principles that indicate how the proposed meta-requirements may be addressed. Third, we develop a prototypical web application that indicates how the proposed design principles may be instantiated. Finally, we evaluate the application with two professional sports teams and a global software vendor. As part of this evaluation, we focus on relevance and feasibility of the proposed Analytics Platform for Professional Sports Teams. We conclude this article by discussing its implications.