Ready-Or-Not: The Business Strategy Game
Ready or Not is an immersive, team-based manufacturing business simulation designed to enhance leadership skills and collaborative decision making. Join other manufacturers from your region for a fun, four-hour development activity that teaches proactive problem solving, emphasizes crossfunctional collaboration, and develops business IQ.
WHAT will you learn?
Think of it as a flight simulator for business — a risk-free environment where your employees experience the real financial impact of important decisions without real-world consequences.
- Teams compete head-to-head running a fictional manufacturing company
- Analyze data & plan strategy under real market pressure
- Make decisions on operations, staffing, pricing & inventory
- See financial results of decisions in real time
- Rapid learning cycles — adapt strategy round by round
WHO should participate?
- Plant Managers & Operations Leaders
- Finance & Supply Chain Professionals
- Supervisors & Team Leads
- High-potential employees earmarked for leadership
- Anyone who wants to understand how daily decisions impact the bottom line
For more information about Ready or Not, please visit:
Ready or Not Developer’s Website
Gameplay Video
FACILITATOR
Jeff Peterson joined MMEC in 2023 as a supply chain specialist connecting Montana’s manufacturers with customers and consumer markets across the country. He assists clients with supplier scouting, supply chain optimization, market research, and economic analysis. He moderates the Ready or Not simulation for public and private audiences throughout the state.
CONTACT information
Jeff Peterson (BIO)
jeffrey.peterson2@montana.edu
The "Ready or Not" business simulation run by the MMEC is a great learning tool for cross functional teams at manufacturing companies. We as a team learned how to work together, communicate, and balance individual functional priorities in order to make decisions that maximize overall business results while having fun and improving team dynamics. I attended a game in February 2026 and it was one of the best business simulations I have ever participated in. I can recommend it for any team that is struggling and wants to improve. ~ Tim Wilson, Bozeman