Deadline Do-or-Die

Your team's critical year-end project for Nexus Solutions is corrupted hours before the CEO presentation. The backup drive is missing, your team has scattered in panic, and VP of Operations Marcus Sterling is demanding answers. With millions in contracts at stake, you must navigate office politics, technical challenges, and team dynamics to salvage what remains of the project.

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B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Senior Project Manager, Digital Innovation Division

Conversation Partner

Marcus Sterling, VP of Operations

Setting

Glass-walled executive office on the 47th floor, city lights twinkling ominously through rain-streaked windows, multiple screens displaying error messages

Location

Nexus Solutions HQ, Downtown Financial District

Learning Objectives

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Recover critical project data through technical or social engineering means

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Identify the source of the corruption without directly accusing management

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Assemble and motivate scattered team members to assist in recovery

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Do you have ANY idea what you've just done? The CEO is expecting this presentation in exactly 180 minutes, and I'm looking at a corrupted mess that represents six months of work. Please, enlighten me on how you plan to fix this catastrophic failure of leadership.”

This is how Marcus Sterling, VP of Operations's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#342

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