Competition FAQs
Fantasy Competition Creation FAQs
What types of competitions can Ambition run?
There are two competition frameworks available: challenge and fantasy. Learn more here.
How will users know about competitions?
Users will be notified via email when they are involved in a competition.
Learn more about those emails and see examples here.
Competitions can also be monitored in Ambition. Learn more here.
What are some ideas for competitions we can run?
The Ambition Blog is constantly sharing competition best practices and new, fun competition ideas! Check it out here.
Challenge FAQs
What is a challenge?
A challenge consists of:
- competitors (individuals or groups)
- a timeframe
- metric(s) - up to 5
- optionally, prizes
How will users know about the challenge?
Competitors will receive email notifications to alert them they are participating in an Ambition challenge. Learn more about competition emails here.
Challenges are also able to be monitored within Ambition. Learn more about monitoring challenges here.
Can I export challenge results?
Yes, data from both challenges & fantasy competitions can be exported. Learn more here.
Challenge Creation
What are the options for how long or short a challenge can be?
The shortest option for a one-time or recurring challenge is 30 minutes.
The longest option for challenges is 365 continuous days.
Can I create a multi-metric challenge?
Yes! Up to 5 metrics can be combined in a single challenge.
Can I schedule a recurring challenge?
Yes! We include a guide to recurring challenges here.
Can I see who created a recurring challenge?
Any recurring challenges created after April 5, 2023 will feature the creator's name as the "Created By" in each occurrence of the recurring challenge. Recurring challenges created before April 5, 2023 will feature the creator's name only in the first occurrence of the challenge.
Participants
If a group is actively participating in a challenge, what happens if new users are added to the group?
If the hierarchy level of a challenge is a group of users (role, ream, location, etc), users that are moved into competing groups will automatically become participants in existing challenges. Data of new group members will contribute to the group's score based on the member since date.
If the hierarchy level of a challenge is "Employees > within a specific group" or "select employees based on custom filters", you will be given the option to include or exclude new users who are added to a group after the start of the competition.
If new group members should be added to the competition and any group members who were removed from the group should be removed from the competition, select "Add/Remove Competitors". If you wish to exclude new group members from being added to the competition or prevent removed group members from being removed from the challenge, select "Maintain Original Competitors".
If a group is actively participating in a challenge, what happens if users are removed from the group or Ambition?
If the hierarchy level of a challenge is a group of users (role, team, location, etc), users that are removed as members of competing groups will automatically be removed as participants in existing challenges. Data of removed group members will still contribute to the group's score based on the date they left the group.
If a user is deactivated from Ambition entirely, any data they contributed to the group's score will be preserved up until the day of deactivation.
If the hierarchy level of a challenge is "Employees > within a specific group" or "select employees based on custom filters", you will be given the option to preserve or remove users who are no longer members of selected groups after the start of the competition.
If competitors who are removed from a selected group should also be removed from the competition, then select "Add/Remove Competitors". If group members who are removed from a selected group should stay in the competition, select "Maintain Original Competitors".
If a user is deactivated from Ambition entirely, any data they contributed toward their score in the challenge will be removed from the challenge and they will no longer be represented as a participant of the challenge.
Scoring
What is different about an activity or objective score challenge?
Since activity and objective scores are calculated on specific time frames, make sure your challenge mirrors your scorecard setup.
If you use monthly objective scores, make sure your challenge starts on the 1st of the month.
If using weekly activity or objective scores, start your challenge on Monday.
Can my half-day challenge be scored on a user or team's daily average?
If any challenge utilizing averages has a time frame shorter than 1 day (hour long, half-day, etc), the full day's average will be used in the score calculation.
How are competition projections calculated?
When viewing a competition, competitors can see how they or their team stacks up to other competitors. A user can view progress towards each metric in a competition, the score progression, and score projection (dotted line) which is calculated using historical performance data.
Projections are calculated by analyzing the past 12 weeks of data (if available) and makes an educated guess on what any individual user/team will score. The more data our system collects, the more accurate projections get. With that being said, it is still just a prediction.
Fantasy Competition FAQs
What is a fantasy competition?
A structured competition that involves a regular season and playoffs. Modeled after "Fantasy Football" where either individuals or groups compete against each other week-to-week with best performers entering into a playoff where ultimate winner is determined.
When will games begin?
All games start on Monday and run week-to-week.
How long can a Fantasy Competition run?
Minimum of 1 regular season week is required to create a fantasy competition.
40 weeks is the longest # of weeks a regular season can run.
2 additional weeks will be reserved for playoffs as well.
Can I adjust the number of weeks the playoffs occur?
No, playoffs will always be two weeks due to the nature of the bracket.
Playoff Week 1:
Game 1: Seed 1 vs Seed 4
Game 2: Seed 2 vs Seed 3
Playoff Week 2 (Championship):
Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2
Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2
What do W/L, PF, PA, and Steak mean on the standings page?
The standings page will rank competitors and feature a few statistics about their performance over the season.
W/L = Number of Wins/Number of Losses
PF = Points For (the total points the user/team has scored this season)
PA = Points Against (the total number of points scored against the user/team this season)
Streak = How many games have been won or lost in a row
Fantasy Competition Creation
Do I have to keep up with and create brackets?
Nope! The schedule is determined automatically.
Ambition created the bracket, but can I rearrange or change any matchups?
No, at the current time the bracket is created automatically and cannot be manually adjusted.
Will I be able to view the schedule/bracket ahead of time?
If you created a fantasy competition where the season starts the following week or any other week in the future, the schedule will not be accessible in Ambition until the competition's start time.
If the regular season is coming to an end, the playoff match ups will not be visible until the week the playoffs begin.
I created a fantasy competition, but where did it go?
If you created a fantasy competition where the season starts the same week you created the competition, don't panic if everything doesn't show up immediately. Ambition is compiling the bracket which may ~5 minutes to process, especially for large team competitions.
If you created a fantasy competition where the season starts the following week or any other week in the future, the schedule will not be accessible in Ambition until the season's start time.
You can see any fantasy competitions you've created through the left navigation > Competitions > Manage.
Filter for competition "Type" = Fantasy.
Competitors
How will competitors know about the fantasy competition?
Competitors will receive email notifications each week when a competition starts and ends.
Learn more about competition emails here.
Does it matter how many teams I have?
You must have at least 4 competitors. If you have an odd number of competitors participating, an Ambition Phantom player will be created to ensure there is always a matchup between two players with no competitor sitting out.
What is the "Ambition Phantom"?
When an odd number of competitors are being used, the "Ambition Phantom" is a headless competitor to ensure that no competitor get a "bye" week, or a week with no competitor. The phantom's score will be the average score of all competitors. We recommend multi-user style grouping and average metrics especially if the phantom will be participating as a competitor.
What happens if a team/group/role that's competing is disbanded or deleted during the fantasy competition?
In a case where a team/user is deactivated or deleted during the course of an ongoing fantasy competition, the "Ambition Phantom" will take the place of the deactivated entity. If the phantom was already participating in the fantasy competition, a second phantom competitor will be generated as well.
Scoring
What is used as a tiebreaker?
In the case of a tie, the winner is determined by their projected score (which analyzes the past 12 weeks of historical performance).
Can I compete on Objective Score instead of a specific metric?
If you wish to compete on objective score you can only do so if the objective score time frame is set to weekly.
How are fantasy score projections calculated?
When viewing a competition, competitors can see how they or their team stacks up to other competitors. A user can view progress towards each metric in a competition, the score progression, and score projection (dotted line) which is calculated using historical performance data.
Projections are calculated by analyzing the past 12 weeks of data (if available) and makes an educated guess on what any individual user/team will score. The more data our system collects, the more accurate projections get. With that being said, it is still just a prediction.
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