# StackRef User Documentation

## Overview

StackRef is an **internal hackathon and ideation platform** that helps you to:

* Locally or remotely **manage organization events**, participants, and teams
* Provide easy tools for teams to **organize, prioritize, and deliver results**
* Automatically **provision cloud-based systems and resources** for teams to build with, without concern for cost or clean up
* Judge event results with **automated tools** measuring performance, security, cost, and collaboration
* **Turn winning results into actionable projects** (*coming soon*)