Quantum Wargaming Approach
Understanding Quantum Wargaming
What Is Quantum Wargaming?
Quantum wargaming for business is a dynamic, interactive, and strategic team exercise where you can operate in the simulated environment of mature quantum computing technology. You can develop and test quantum-based innovation and operations strategies to compete with several other players/companies. Unlike strategic planning, your strategic moves depend on the actions/moves of your competitors.
How Does It Work?
- Game participants are assigned to teams: competing companies (3-4 teams), customers (market team), and technology oversight (control team)
- Control team defines the state of quantum technology and the quantum capabilities of competitors. It also ensures the technical feasibility of played-out strategies
- Competitor Teams assess technologies and their applications and make strategic moves (innovation, operations, acquisitions, etc.)
- Market Team determines the operational and market success of strategic moves announced by competitors
- Game is played through several periods
What Are the Benefits?
- Fast learning of quantum computing foundations and their business applications
- Alignment and shared vision on:
- Quantum-related opportunities, threats, and risks
- Capabilities required to achieve quantum readiness
- Insights on some specific strategies
- Improved perspectives on strategic priorities and investments in the future
- Organizational buy-in for developing and implementing a quantum computing strategy
Three Phase Approach to Quantum Wargaming
PHASE I
QWG and Client jointly
- Select the market, competitors (3-4), and the future start date
- Set up the Control, Market, and Competitors teams
Control Team
- Defines the state of QC technology for the first period
- Defines Quantum readiness for each competitor
Market Team
- Defines the state of the industry/market for the start date
- Sets initial shares for all competitors
Competing Teams
- Develop proforma P&L and Balance Sheet models (jointly with the market team) to track performance over game periods
- Set the state of quantum readiness (jointly with the control team)
PHASE II
Competing Teams
- Update proforma P&L statements
- Announce strategic moves (innovation, operations, investments, acquisitions, etc.)
Control Team
- Reviews strategies on technical feasibility
- Disallows moves that don’t meet the feasibility test
- Defines the state of QC technology for the next period
Market Team
- Determines level of success/failures for strategic moves. Awards market shares changes
PHASE III
All Teams
- Summarize all actions and outcomes
- Capture key learnings
- Define priorities going forward (roadmap)
Unlike Strategic Planning, Wargaming is a Dynamic and Interactive Strategy Exercise
Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.
- Mike Tyson
