Criteria.md

Project Evaluation Criteria

Criteria Area	Questions	Underachieving	Average	Proficient	Exceptional
Technical Complexity (20%)	What design patterns were used to structure the solution?	No design patterns, unstructured and poorly maintainable code.	Basic design patterns, understandable but room for improvement.	Effective use of proven design patterns, well-structured and modular solution.	Using advanced design patterns, highly modular and maintainable solution.
	Have advanced automation techniques such as CI/CD been integrated?	No or very limited automation, manual processes dominate.	Basic automation, some CI/CD practices, room for improvement.	Well integrated advanced automation, effective use of CI/CD.	Highly advanced automation, optimized CI/CD practices.
	Has GenAI’s integration been optimized to achieve maximum efficiency and accuracy?	Superficial or inefficient integration, inaccurate results.	Integrated but not fully optimized, acceptable results with room for improvement.	Well integrated and optimized GenAI, accurate and efficient results.	Seamless and highly optimized integration, extremely precise and efficient results.
Creativity (20%)	How innovative and original is the team's approach to using GenAI for test scenarios?	Conventional and unoriginal approach without innovative elements.	Solid approach with some new ideas, but overall not very innovative.	Innovative approach with clearly visible original ideas.	Highly innovative and original approach that uses GenAI in novel ways.
	How creative and imaginative are the solutions developed and the implementation of the test scenarios?	Few creative or imaginative solutions, standard methods dominate.	Some creative approaches but overall conventional implementation.	Creative and imaginative solutions that go beyond standard methods.	Exceptionally creative and imaginative solutions that implement GenAI in innovative ways.
Potential Impact (20%)	Do the test scenarios cover all important aspects of the application being tested? How was this checked?	Test scenarios cover a few key aspects, not a comprehensive review.	Test scenarios cover most of the important aspects, but the verification is sometimes patchy.	Test scenarios cover all important aspects, thorough and systematic verification.	Test scenarios comprehensively cover all important aspects, careful and complete verification.
	How accurate and reliable are the test results? Are errors identified correctly?	Test results are inaccurate and unreliable, and many errors are overlooked.	Test results are mostly accurate but not completely reliable, some errors are detected.	Test results are accurate and reliable, errors are correctly identified.	Test results are extremely precise and highly reliable, errors are identified systematically and correctly.
Execution (20%)	Is there executable and usable code?	No or incomplete executable code, difficult to use.	Executable code with some usability limitations.	Fully executable and easy to use code.	Highly usable and smoothly executable code.
	Cleanliness, structure and maintainability of the code	Unstructured, poorly maintainable code.	Acceptable code quality, but with room for improvement in structure and maintainability.	Well-structured, clean and maintainable code.	Excellently structured, very clean and extremely maintainable code.
	How well is the automation of the tests implemented? Were advanced techniques used?	Poor or no test automation implementation, no advanced techniques used.	Basic test automation implementation, few advanced techniques.	Well implemented test automation, use of advanced techniques.	Highly effective test automation with extensive use of advanced techniques.
	How well was GenAI integrated into the test scenarios? Has GenAI’s potential been exhausted?	Poor or no integration of GenAI, potential not exploited.	Acceptable integration of GenAI, but not fully optimized.	Well-integrated GenAI with optimized potential.	Seamless and highly optimized integration of GenAI, potential fully exploited.
Presentation (10%)	How clear and structured is the presentation of the results?	Unclear and poorly structured presentation, difficult to understand.	Clear but partly unstructured presentation, understandable with some ambiguities.	Well-structured and largely clear presentation, easy to understand.	Excellently structured and very clear presentation, extremely understandable.
	Can the team members explain and defend their solution and the decisions made well?	Team members are unable to explain and defend the solution and decisions.	Team members can basically explain the solution and decisions, but there is a lack of in-depth explanations.	Team members explain and defend the solution and decisions well.	Team members explain and defend the solution and decisions excellently, with deep understanding and convincing arguments.
	Was the functionality of the solution presented convincingly and visually?	Functionality of the solution is hardly or not at all presented convincingly and visually.	Functionality of the solution is generally presented, but is not visually appealing.	Functionality of the solution is presented well and visually appealing.	The functionality of the solution is presented extremely convincingly and visually impressively.
Sustainability and Scalability (10%)	Can the solution developed be scaled to meet larger or different needs?	Solution has little or no ability to scale to meet larger or different needs.	Solution can be scaled with limited effort to meet some additional requirements.	The solution is highly scalable and can be adapted relatively easily to larger or different needs.	Solution is highly scalable and can be easily adapted to a variety of larger or different requirements.
	How easy is it to maintain and expand the solution in the long term?	Solution is difficult to maintain and expand, no clear structure for long-term adjustments.	Solution can be maintained and expanded with moderate effort, some areas could be improved.	Solution is easy to maintain and expandable, clear structure and documentation for long-term adjustments.	Solution is highly maintainable and easy to extend, excellent structure and documentation for long-term customizations.