What's At Stake? #22 - Stake Holders Meeting Mystery Cache
What's At Stake? #22 - Stake Holders Meeting
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You know, when it comes to getting a bunch of stakeholders together... usually only one of them has a clue... (or not)
Definatly BYOP, and a log extraction device could come in handy. Please be careful when putting the log and clue slip back in the container. And please be sure to return the cap to secure as good a fit as possible.
CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES
This is the 22nd in a series of caches that follow the same theme. "What's at stake?". The location of the cache will match the play on words of the title. This cache can be enjoyed either stand-a-lone or as part of a bigger puzzle.
To Enjoy By Itself:
You know, when the "Office of the C's" (CEO, CFO, CIO, CTO, COO, CRO...) gets everyone together, it's time to break out the buzz word bingo cards. The conference call is starting, so dial in and see which callers can lead you to the prize... and possibly a clue.
N 40 0#.###
W 075 1#.###
The first caller was Peggy from the Northern Division. She opened up the conference call with the roll call and the reading of the agenda. She then turned it over to her division head Brenda. She was in charge of the tiger team, looking to globalize an empowered workforce which would break down silos. Robert, from the Western Division chimed in to say that this would definitely be a "win-win" scenario which would allow them to capitalize on the growth markets in a strategic way. James from the Southern Division was inclined to be more reserved, stating that the market segment go-forward strategy would need a more innovative mission statement. While Nick backed up office mates Peggy and Brenda, reinforcing that a customer-centric approach would enable a much more aggressive ROI while keeping the quality vectors climbing in positive direction. Katie from the Southern Division agreed. Counterparts from the Eastern Division, John, Chris and Dill and Bert spent the next 10 minutes talking about creating a committee which would look for low-risk, high yield opportunities and pluck all the low hanging fruit. A caller from the Western Division was disconnected before they could identify themselves by the operator. Larry recognizing the voice of the disconnected caller as the guy who has the office next to his, said that he could compress the schedule by thinking outside of the box. Sue from the Southern Division chimed in to contribute to this dog and pony show with some value-add ideas to keep the company lean and mean. Much to the chagrin of Rajesh of the off shore team, who pondered when he would get the requirements for the launch of the company web site. Mark from the Western Division stepped up to announce he would toss his hat into the ring as a key player to bench mark performance and drill down into any areas which were weak or did not seem to be growth-enabled. Samantha from the Southern Division wanted to know who was looking into protecting the company intellectual property across the multi-disciplinary change catalysts. Finally, Pete, from the Northern Division stepped in to champion a unit responsible to generate the business case for a team just to monitor any possible analysis-paralysis which might be affecting the bottom line.
The company folded 2 months later... I wonder why...
To Enjoy The Series:
Some of the caches in this series contain a clue which will help solve the puzzle to "GC2YB2J - What's at Stake? The 'Final' Stake In The Ground". In order to ensure that you have everything necessary to solve for the coordinates of the final cache, you'll pretty much have to visit all of the caches in this series. Every cache will have a nicely laminated strip of paper. The slip of paper may or may not contain a clue. Some caches may not have a clue.... some may have information relevant to the puzzle. You'll have to use your smarts to determine if the information is relevant or not.
If you correctly solve the puzzle, the coordinates can be filled in as:
N 40 15.ABC
W 075 2D.EFG
You have to find the correct coordinates for A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Only once you have gathered ALL of the REAL clues, you will be able to locate "The Final Stake In The Ground".
Oh, if you incorrectly solve the puzzle, you'll end up at "GC39761 - The Biggest Miss Stake".
Good Luck and I hope you enjoy.
Please do not post any spoilers indicating if there is or is not a clue at this cache.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Jura vg qbhog... pbafhyg RG