The Rules of the Road (and the Digital Experience Rules in the case of the Team Film Challenge) include the rules on what a team can spend on a solution and how to report it.  Check the rules for a section called Team Budget and the Expense Report. 


In terms of describing your expenses in the Resource Area, think of each expense as having the following components:


  • method
  • description
  • where used
  • value


Method tells the appraisers the method you will use to assign a value. The section Determining the Value of Your Solution in the Rules of the Road covers this topic is.  The rules cover the methods in detail and include such gems as if you buy a gallon of paint but only use a pint, your value for the paint is 1/8th what you spent for the gallon.

  • new-receipt
    The item is new and you have a receipt that is attached showing the value / cost.
  • new-estimate
    The item is new but you have no receipt.  The value supplied is an estimated cost most teams would need to pay for the item.
  • used / garage sale
    The item is used and the value is what you (or anyone else) would spend for the item at a garage sale.
  • one day rental
    You have a receipt or quote indicating the item could be rented for a day for this amount.
  • trash
    This is for discarded items that would have a value less than $1.00USD.  Give these items a value of $0.00.
  • exempt
    This is for an item that is exempt from cost by the rules. Give these items a value of $0.00.


Description is the key component for identifying what you are trying to value.  It can be general such as newspaper indicating you are valuing all of the newspaper in your solution.  It can be very specific such as batman cape indicating the value is just for this cape.


Where Used describes where the item is used in your solution.  This helps the Appraisers find the item in your solution.


Value is the value you are assigning to the item using the method listed.  Your values will be summed to calculate the value of your solution.