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Introduction screen showing your promotion to Head of R&D at ShieldTech India

You've Been Promoted

Take on the role of Head of R&D at ShieldTech India. Download the case study, meet your CEO, and learn the board's four strategic priorities.

Select committee members with different expertise and biases

Select Your Committee

Choose colleagues for your selection committee. Each brings different expertise, perspectives, and biases that shape which projects get attention.

Define evaluation criteria across technical, strategic, and commercial dimensions

Define Evaluation Criteria

Choose the factors you'll prioritise when evaluating project proposals: technical feasibility, strategic alignment, market size, and more.

Configure how you will score projects and whether team info is visible

Configure Your Selection Process

Decide how thoroughly you'll evaluate proposals and whether to use blind review or show team information. Research insights inform each choice.

Current R&D portfolio with inherited projects in various states

Legacy Portfolio

Confront your predecessor's inherited projects. Review each project's status, spending, and alignment, then decide: continue, accelerate, or kill.

Committee Dynamics mini-game with team members debating around a table

Committee Dynamics Mini-Game

Chair a live budget committee meeting. Manage energy, tension, and decision quality as members advocate, clash, and go quiet. Your facilitation determines the budget.

Portfolio builder with bubble chart showing risk vs speed

Build Your Portfolio

Visualise your portfolio on a risk–speed matrix. Toggle projects in and out, monitor budget and strategic balance, and request extra funding from the board.

Project Cockpit showing tile view of all active projects with quarterly status

Project Cockpit

Monitor all active projects across eight quarters. Track progress, budget spend, and status at a glance. Manage each project: continue, accelerate, reduce, or kill.

Resource Run mini-game with helicopter flying between buildings

Resource Run Mini-Game

Fly a supply helicopter between departments to deliver resources before Year 2. Complete sorties to unlock bonus budget for your second-year portfolio.

Final results scorecard with performance metrics and career outcome

Final Results

The board evaluates your leadership across selection accuracy, portfolio ROI, risk balance, strategic alignment, and management discipline. Discover your career outcome.

Professional case study PDF with abstract and key outcomes

Downloadable Case Study

Download a professional PDF summarising your two-year tenure: executive summary, portfolio decisions, scorecard, counterfactual analysis, and lessons learned.