
Game Day Display Crisis
The championship game's scoreboard has gone dark with 85,000 fans in attendance and millions watching worldwide. As Lead Technical Director, you're caught between your Head Engineer pushing for a full system reboot and your Operations Manager demanding quick patches. Every minute of downtime costs $100,000 in advertising revenue and risks your career.
Challenges
550
Survivors
68
Popularity
0
Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Lead Technical Director of Stadium Operations
Conversation Partner
Marcus Chen, Network Operations Director
Setting
High-tech stadium control room with walls of flickering monitors, emergency red lighting, and constant radio chatter
Location
Apex Stadium Control Center - Level 3
Learning Objectives
Restore advertising display functionality within 5 minutes
Prevent system-wide collapse while implementing temporary fix
Document decision path for inevitable post-mortem meeting
About This Scenario
The championship game's scoreboard has gone dark with 85,000 fans in attendance and millions watching worldwide. As Lead Technical Director, you're caught between your Head Engineer pushing for a full system reboot and your Operations Manager demanding quick patches. Every minute of downtime costs $100,000 in advertising revenue and risks your career.
How It Starts
“The board's been dark for 3 minutes. That's $300,000 gone. Your head engineer wants 30 minutes for a system reboot? Are you out of your mind? Fix this NOW.”
This is how Marcus Chen, Network Operations Director's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#117
Category
General
Location Tag
Apex Stadium Control Center - Level 3
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