Boardroom

Boardroom is a high-intensity business strategy and leadership competition where participants take on the role of executive decision-makers and navigate a fictional company through a series of rapidly evolving business situations.

Guidelines

• Open to BBA and MBA students of the School of Management, Mahindra University.
• Each team must consist of 3–4 members.
• All teams will receive the same fictional company profile and initial pool of capital.
• Teams must make strategic capital-allocation decisions within the specified time limit.
• New business situations will be introduced approximately every 15–20 minutes during the dynamic simulation.
• Teams must analyse each new situation and make decisions based on its impact on their existing strategy.
• A Live Leaderboard will track indicators such as company valuation, financial health, market position, brand reputation, innovation and risk exposure.
• Shortlisted teams will proceed to the Final Boardroom, where they must present and defend their strategic decisions before the judging panel.
• Final evaluation will consider strategic thinking, business logic, financial understanding, leadership, adaptability, communication and ability to defend decisions under questioning.
• The final result will not depend solely on the Live Leaderboard; the judging panel will determine the final outcome.

Rules:

• Each team must have 3–4 members.
• All teams will start with the same fictional company profile and initial pool of capital.
• Teams must make their decisions within the specified time limits.
• During the simulation, new business situations will be introduced approximately every 15–20 minutes.
• Teams must analyse each new situation and make decisions considering the impact on their existing strategy.
• Decisions made in earlier rounds will carry forward and influence subsequent outcomes.
• Teams must continuously adapt their strategy as the business environment changes.
• The Live Leaderboard will indicate relative company performance, but leaderboard position alone will not determine the final result.
• Shortlisted teams must participate in the Final Boardroom, where they will present and defend their strategic journey before the judges.
• The judges' decision in the Final Boardroom will be based on strategic thinking, business logic, leadership, financial understanding, adaptability, communication and ability to defend decisions under questioning.