About the role
Event DescriptionThe Boardroom Blitz is a live business simulation in which teams take over an operating company with ₹5 crore in (fake) cash and respond to a series of escalating crises over a compressed business day. Teams make decisions at every stage, each affecting the next round, while a live financial dashboard tracks their survival. Participants are judged on the cumulative outcome of their decisions and the quality of their reasoning, not on presentation polish.Event Design
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Team Size: 4 members. A person cannot be in more than one team. -
Duration: 8 hours. -
Starting Cash: ₹5 crore of (fake simulation) money, the same for every team. None of it is real. -
The Company: A fictional company with a backstory, revealed on the day. -
Your Mission: "Keep this company alive."
Every team runs the same company and faces the same crises in the same order. Your choices are what make your outcomes different.Your Starting Kit: The Company DossierAt kickoff, each team receives a Company Dossier covering:
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Industry and business model -
Financials
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Organizational Chart
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Suppliers
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Key Customers
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Competitors
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Company Culture
The Day at a Glance
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What Happens
Kickoff and Reveal
The company is revealed, the dashboard is explained, and your ₹5 crore (fake money) is handed over.
Round 0: Baseline
Study the dossier and set your opening strategy.
Crisis 1
The first crisis lands. Decisions lock and the dashboard updates.
Crisis 2
Details revealed on the day.
Lunch
The dashboard stays live on the big screen.
Crisis 3
Details revealed on the day.
Crisis 4
Details revealed on the day.
Final Round: Recovery Plan
Lock a final move using whatever resources you have left.
Survival Debriefs
5-minute presentation per team, plus 5 minutes of judge Q&A.
Judge Deliberation
Final dashboard freeze, with live music.
Awards
Winners announced.
How a Crisis Round WorksExample: Crisis 1"Your largest supplier has shut down."
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The crisis is announced, and your team receives a Decision Card with 3 preset options (A, B, C) and a Custom Move slot. -
Discuss and decide. Think about what has actually gone wrong, what your options are, and what each might cost you out of your ₹5 crore (fake money). -
Fill in your Decision Log entry. -
Decisions lock. Each option has a hidden impact on your company's vitals, decided in advance by the organisers. It stays secret until the round closes. -
The dashboard updates, and you see how your choice played out.
Crisis 2, Crisis 3, Crisis 4 and so on follow the same format. What they are stays secret until the hour they land.Remember: Decisions carry forward. For example, each team has a set budget, so whatever (fake) money a team has left after each crisis round gets carried over to the next round. The same happens with any other decision made by the company.The Decision LogFor every crisis, your team submits a one-page entry on the official form:
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Diagnosis: What has actually happened, in one sentence. -
Options Considered: Only one. -
Decision: The option you chose: A, B, C or a custom move. -
Rationale: Why you chose it, with your key assumption stated. -
Risk: What could go wrong next.
Custom MovesDon't love any of the three options? Propose your own. A panel of 2 organisers will assess it within 10 minutes and give it an impact rating on the same scale as the preset options.Wildcard CardsEach team gets one single-use Wildcard Card (that is randomly chosen) at the start that you can play in any crisis. Use it wisely, because you only get one.The Live DashboardA projected scoreboard updates after every round and tracks five vitals for each team:
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Cash: Remaining funds out of ₹5 crore (fake money). -
Revenue: Monthly run-rate. -
Market Share: Your position against the competitor. -
Customer Trust: Retention and reputation. -
Team Morale: Staff stability and leadership confidence.
These five roll up into a single Survival Index (0 to 100), which decides the rankings.Rescue Mode: If your (fake) cash hits zero, your company is insolvent. You keep playing every remaining round, but your Survival Index is capped at 45 out of 100. You can still win special awards, such as Best Debrief.Final Deliverable: The Survival DebriefAt the end of the day, each team gives a 5-minute Survival Debrief covering:
- What did you do?
- What would you change?
- What did you learn?
Judges then get 5 minutes of Q&A.Competition RoundsOnline Eliminations
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Details: A company and crisis situation will be provided. -
Deliverables:
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A Crisis Response Memo as a PDF of maximum 2 pages, responding to a single case scenario released by the OC, covering:
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Diagnosis
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Options considered -
Decision
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Rationale
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Risks
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A 30-day action plan
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A one-page financial impact table showing the expected effect of the decision on cash, revenue and costs, with assumptions stated.
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Format: Accepted formats of the documents are .pdf, .docx or .xlsx. -
Submission: Upload it through Unstop as a Google Drive link set to "Anyone with the link can view", and name it "BoardroomBlitz_Team_Name_MWRTMB". -
Originality: The submission must be original and created by the participant(s). Any violation will result in disqualification or will be at the discretion of the OC whether the submission will be considered or not. -
Inaccessible Link: If the link cannot be opened at the time of judging, it will be at the discretion of the OC whether the submission will be considered or not.
- Offline Finals:
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Format: Teams run the Boardroom Blitz through Round 0, four crises and a Final Round, as set out in the Run of Show. The company, the dossier and the crises are revealed only at kickoff. -
Decision Window: Each crisis has a strict decision window of 20 minutes from announcement. Decisions are locked by the bell, with no extensions. A team that misses the window is treated as having taken the "Do Nothing" option for that crisis, and their companies will face the related consequences. -
Decision Log: Teams submit their Decision Log through the official form within the decision window. Changes after submission need OC approval. -
Judges' Questioning: Judges may question participants on any decision, assumption or trade-off made during the day. -
Dashboard Updates: The dashboard updates after every round. The OC's score calculation is final. -
Team Attendance: All team members must be present throughout all rounds.
- Rules:
- Originality: All decisions, rationales and responses must be the team's own. Copying another team's Decision Log or misrepresenting another person's work is prohibited.
- Information: Teams may only use the Company Dossier and information released by the OC during the event. Fabricating company data or claiming information that was not provided is prohibited.
- Accuracy and AI Usage: AI tools may be used for research and analysis, but the strategy and decisions must be the team's own. AI output must not be passed off as verified fact. Judges may question any decision or assumption, and unverifiable or unexplained claims lose marks.
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Decision Deadlines: Decision windows are strict. Late submissions are not accepted, and the "Do Nothing" outcome applies. -
Impact Matrix: The Impact Matrix and the dashboard calculations are confidential until the end of the event. Attempting to access, guess or tamper with the scoring system or dashboard is prohibited. -
Custom Moves: Custom moves must be realistic and within the company's resources. The OC panel may reject a custom move that is unrealistic, and the team must then pick a preset option. -
Wildcard Cards: Each team has one Wildcard, which can be used once in any crisis. It must be declared in the Decision Log and cannot be used after the decision window closes. -
Insolvency: A team whose cash reaches zero is declared insolvent and enters Rescue Mode. Its Final Survival Index is capped at 45 out of 100. -
Team Participation: Only registered team members may participate. Any change in team composition needs prior written approval from the OC. -
Time Limit: Decision windows and debrief time limits are strict. Exceeding them may result in mark deductions. -
Conduct and Assistance: Treat judges, organisers, mentors and fellow competitors with respect. Mentors may ask questions but cannot make decisions for a team. External prompting or assistance during the debrief is prohibited. -
Mock Outcomes: All financial outcomes, valuations and consequences are simulated and carry no legal or financial obligation. -
Judging: The judges' and the OC's decisions are final and binding. The OC may disqualify participants for rule violations; otherwise, they will be dealt with in the 'Penalties and Disqualification' section under 'General Rules'. -
Penalties: If any of these or other rules are not followed, it will be dealt with according to the 'Penalties and Disqualification' section under 'General Rules'. Anything not covered by a specific section is dealt with at the discretion of the OC.
- Prizes:
- 1st Place: ₹10,000 and Golden Ticket / Direct Entry to the Milky Way Finale.
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2nd Place: ₹5,000. - Note: All participants must comply with the General Rules, Registration Rules and Security Rules of Road to Milky Way: Bangalore.