Business Intelligence Platform Designer (Sports Industry)

Growth Sports Intelligence System Request for Proposal (RFP) Background Team Advisory Group (TAG) is building the Growth Sports Intelligence System, a proprietary research and benchmarking platform focused on emerging sports properties within the United States. We are seeking an experienced architect who can help design the overall intelligence system, recommend technology solutions, create scalable workflows, and develop reporting capabilities that transform sports industry data into actionable business intelligence. TAG has completed Phase 1 of this Growth Sports Index, resulting in a database of global Growth Sports properties spanning women's sports, challenger leagues, Olympic sports, emerging professional leagues, and related commercial ecosystems. The Growth Sports dataset represents the foundation of a larger vision: the creation of a comprehensive Growth Sports Intelligence System capable of supporting research, diagnostics, benchmarking, strategic planning, and commercial advisory services for sports properties, investors, ownership groups, and industry stakeholders. TAG is seeking proposals from individuals or firms experienced in database architecture, business intelligence, research operations, analytics, automation, and knowledge management to help design and build the next phase of this system. Vision The long-term objective is to create the leading intelligence platform focused on the Growth Sports sector. The platform should allow TAG to: Maintain and expand a growing universe of sports properties. Store structured and unstructured intelligence. Benchmark properties against relevant peer groups. Generate repeatable diagnostic reports. Support custom research requests. Deliver insights to TAG Advisors and clients. Create scalable intellectual property that increases the value of TAG over time. Current State TAG currently maintains: Growth Sports 100 database Property Assessment framework Commercial Readiness Diagnostic framework Growth Sports Index methodology Research and benchmarking templates The existing data is currently maintained in spreadsheet format. Desired Capabilities The proposed system should consider how TAG can: Property Intelligence Maintain on-going detailed records for each sports property including: Ownership League affiliation Market information Sponsorship activity Media distribution Participation ecosystem Venue information Growth Sports Index scoring Investment activity Strategic observations Benchmarking Enable comparisons across: Similar sports Similar business models Similar ownership structures Similar geographic markets Similar growth stages Similar audience demographics Reporting Support generation of: TAG Property Assessments Commercial Readiness Diagnostics Competitive Benchmark Reports Investor Briefings League Landscape Reports Market Intelligence Reports Advisor Support Allow TAG Advisors to submit requests for: Research projects Benchmarking exercises Prospect identification Market intelligence Strategic assessments Scalability The system should be designed with future growth in mind, including: Expansion beyond the initial 100 properties Potential team-level databases Integration with third-party research sources AI-assisted reporting and analysis Workflow automation Proposal Requirements Interested parties should provide: Recommended technology architecture. Suggested database structure. Workflow recommendations. Reporting framework recommendations. Automation opportunities. Staffing and management recommendations. Estimated implementation timeline. Estimated project cost. Relevant examples of similar intelligence, research, or business information systems previously developed. Evaluation Criteria Proposals will be evaluated based on: Understanding of the project vision. Scalability of the proposed solution. Experience building intelligence systems. Reporting and analytics capabilities. Automation and efficiency opportunities. Long-term maintainability. Cost effectiveness. End Goal The objective is not simply to build a database. The objective is to create an intelligence platform that allows TAG to systematically collect, organize, analyze, benchmark, and deploy knowledge across the Growth Sports industry, transforming data into actionable insights and long-term enterprise value.