Deal & Stakeholder Scenarios.
A working simulator of the moments that actually decide enterprise deals. Each scenario is a branching flow — context, stakeholders, decision points, real outcomes, and the analysis of why the optimal path is optimal. Replay any scenario, change a single decision, and watch the trajectory shift.
How to use this module
Pick a scenario, read the context, and make decisions one at a time. After each choice you see what happens and why. At the end you get the optimal path, your decision review, and links into the underlying frameworks. Every key term is clickable and opens the glossary.
Interactive Deal Simulations
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Full-Cycle Deal: Mid-Market SaaS Platform
Run a $480K deal from inbound discovery through close. Every stage choice compounds into your final outcome.
4 decision points4 stakeholders - 02
Full-Cycle Deal: Enterprise Land-and-Expand
A small initial $90K pilot inside a 22,000-person enterprise. Every move you make is auditioning for a $2M expansion.
3 decision points5 stakeholders - 03
Full-Cycle Deal: 14-Day Transactional Velocity Cycle
$28K SMB deal, single decision-maker, 14-day cycle. Velocity and discipline beat depth — but bad habits at this tier metastasize.
2 decision points1 stakeholders
Objection Handling Scenarios
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Objection: "You're 30% More Expensive Than the Competitor"
Late-stage price objection from an Economic Buyer in a competitive evaluation. Reframe to value or lose on price.
2 decision points2 stakeholders - 02
Objection: "We Already Have Something That Does This"
Cold-outreach objection that ends 80% of conversations early. The right reframe converts it into a discovery opening.
2 decision points1 stakeholders - 03
Objection: "Just Send Me a Proposal" (Premature Close)
The most dangerous request in B2B sales. Sending the proposal at the wrong time silently kills the deal.
2 decision points1 stakeholders - 04
Objection: "The Timing Just Isn't Right"
Late-stage timing objection — usually a polite no, occasionally a real problem. Diagnose which one before reacting.
2 decision points2 stakeholders
Stakeholder Conflict Scenarios
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Stakeholder Conflict: Champion vs. Blocker
Your Champion in Marketing and a senior Blocker in IT are publicly disagreeing on email threads. The deal is stalling.
2 decision points3 stakeholders - 02
Stakeholder Conflict: End-User Revolt Mid-Evaluation
Executives love your product. End users have organized opposition. Buying committees rarely override visible end-user resistance.
2 decision points4 stakeholders - 03
Stakeholder Conflict: Your Champion Just Took a New Job
Mid-deal, your Champion announces they're leaving. The single biggest single-thread risk in enterprise sales.
2 decision points3 stakeholders - 04
Stakeholder Conflict: Legal Refuses to Move on the MSA
Verbal yes is in. Then legal returns 47 redlines including a hard rejection of your liability cap. Quarter-end is 9 days out.
2 decision points3 stakeholders
Failing Deal Recovery Paths
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Recovery: Late-Stage Deal Going Dark in Procurement
Verbal yes 5 weeks ago. Champion has gone silent. Procurement isn't responding. Quarter-end is in 12 days.
2 decision points3 stakeholders - 02
Recovery: Your POC Failed on a Single Technical Criterion
Five-week POC, one criterion missed. The buying committee is leaning toward 'no decision' even though the rest passed.
2 decision points3 stakeholders - 03
Recovery: The Deal That Has Slipped Three Quarters
Same deal, same Champion, same 'next quarter for sure' — three quarters running. The honest answer is usually that it's already lost.
2 decision points3 stakeholders
Competitive Displacement Scenarios
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Competitive Displacement: Unseating a 6-Year Incumbent
Your prospect has used the incumbent for six years. Procurement defaults to renewal. You have one shot to shift the evaluation criteria.
3 decision points4 stakeholders - 02
Competitive: Competitor Drops Price 40% in the Final Week
The classic late-stage price war. Most reps either match or fold. The professional path is neither.
2 decision points3 stakeholders - 03
Competitive: Defending Your Renewal Against an Aggressive Insurgent
You're the incumbent. A challenger has spent 6 months courting your customer's new VP. Renewal is in 60 days.
2 decision points4 stakeholders - 04
Competitive: When the Real Competitor Is 'Do Nothing'
60% of qualified B2B opportunities end in 'no decision.' The status quo is the most underestimated competitor in the market.
2 decision points3 stakeholders