Overview Think strategically. Lead decisively. Adapt under pressure. Best Management Team – INVICTUS is a two-day strategic management simulation where teams operate as independent zones within the fictional ARKK ecosystem . Each team manages a limited ARC treasury , navigates crises, develops solutions, promotes its products, negotiates with other zones, and ultimately defends its decisions before the Command Panel. This competition goes beyond conventional business cases. It tests your ability to think strategically, manage resources, solve problems, negotiate, communicate, lead, and make decisions under pressure . Competition Format Round 1 — Bidding Teams bid ARC on questions and zones, putting their risk appetite, financial decision-making, and strategic thinking to the test. Round 2 — Build Order Teams diagnose a crisis and develop a practical, budget-constrained solution using the resources available in their assigned zone.
Tested: Problem-solving, crisis management, resource utilisation, and decision-making. Round 3 — Promotion Teams pitch their zone's product, capabilities, and strengths while strategically protecting sensitive information.
Tested: Communication, marketing strategy, persuasion, and information management. Round 4 — Press Face a simulated press conference where challenging questions put your team's decisions, mission, and vision under scrutiny.
Tested: Communication, confidence, stress management, and adaptability. Round 5 — The Table Enter formal negotiations with other zones and trade products, services, and ARC through structured contracts.
Tested: Negotiation, strategic thinking, communication, and collaboration. Round 6 — Command The final accountability round. Teams must defend their decisions, actions, and overall strategy before the Command Panel .
Tested: Leadership, accountability, strategic reasoning, and decision-making. Skills Tested Strategic Thinking Decision Making Problem Solving Crisis Management Negotiation Communication Adaptability Stress Management Leadership Accountability Teamwork Who Can Participate?
College Students Team Size: 3–4 members You can complete the payment after registering on unstop: gravitas.vit.ac.in/events/7d2fa17e-916a-4b13-bc8c-5db7a41b4548 Why Participate? Experience a realistic strategic management simulation Make high-stakes decisions with limited resources Test your leadership and crisis-management abilities Negotiate and compete against other teams Develop practical business and management skills Prove your ability to perform under pressure The Challenge In ARKK , every decision has consequences. Manage your ARC. Solve the crisis. Protect your zone. Negotiate your way forward. And when the Command Panel calls, be ready to defend every decision your team made. Do you have what it takes to be the Best Management Team?
Venue
PRP 669
Vellore, India