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Spread: plan and deliver a major project under pressure

Projects rarely unfold as planned, and the teams that succeed are the ones who can commit to decisions on incomplete information and adapt when the picture changes. This simulation gives your team the environment to:

Build realistic plans that account for risk, dependencies, and change
Track progress and adjust decisively when the unexpected arrives
Balance competing deadlines, resources, and stakeholder demands

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How Spread can help your business

In Spread, participants take on the role of project managers leading a major project from development through to adoption. They define goals, plan the work, identify and respond to risk, and adjust course each round as new information and shifting demands arrive.

Project management

Planning timelines, assigning tasks, and managing resources
Identifying risks and planning mitigations
Tracking performance, staying on schedule, and adjusting plans as needed

Innovation

Defining what innovation means for the project and its stakeholders
Prioritising features and work against user needs
Shaping outcomes that fit both business goals and customer expectations

Who Spread is for

Spread suits any team that needs to practise delivering a project when the plan will not survive contact with reality. It is most often used for:

Project managers and PMOs, sharpening planning, risk management, and delivery judgement
Business continuity and risk programmes, where a live exercise builds judgement faster than a written plan
Product and innovation teams, balancing user needs against business goals under a deadline
Cross-functional leadership groups, learning to prioritise and adapt when a project crosses every function
Management development programmes, using a live delivery challenge to surface leadership behaviour under pressure

Spread's scenario adapts to the kind of project your business actually runs. Where an off-the-shelf scenario will not fit your industry or terminology, a fully bespoke build is available through our tailor-made simulations.

At a glance

Duration: Spread is played over three to four hours
Scenario: You lead a major project from development through to delivery and adoption, managing priorities, tracking progress, handling unexpected issues, and balancing internal readiness against customer needs
Skillsets: Project planning, risk management, decision-making under uncertainty, innovation prioritisation

Talk to us about Spread

Tell us about your project and team, and we'll show you how Spread builds planning and delivery skills under pressure.