Operation Clear Horizon
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PELYPSO · OPERATION CLEAR HORIZON
Classified · Eyes only
Operation Clear Horizon
Accepted
The crew
Nine people. Four operations. One picture of risk.
Central Command
Elena Vasquez
Chief Information Officer
Central Command
Marcus Reed
Chief Info Security Officer
Central Command
Grace Oduya
Head of Finance
Central Command
Tom Brennan
Head of IT Infrastructure
Central Command
Mission Control
Field Team & Vendors
Priya Shah
Head of the PMO
Administrator
Jordan Hale
Program Manager
Mission Lead
Sam Okafor
Meridian Systems
Vendor
Alicia Tran
Business Analyst
Field Team
Ben Carter
Network Engineer
Field Team
The Field Team reports it. Jordan (Mission Lead) grades it and escalates if needed.
Central Command decides. Pelypso keeps everyone on one picture.
Day 1
Priya Shah (Administrator)
Priya (Administrator) sets up access and invites the team.
Gives each person a role
Invites 9 people + 2 vendors · Entra ID sign-in
Vendors see only their own work
PELYPSO · PEOPLE & ACCESS
Roles · Harbor County
Elena · Marcus · Grace · Tom CENTRAL COMMAND
Priya Shah ADMINISTRATOR
Jordan Hale MISSION LEAD · 4 OPERATIONS
Ben Carter · Alicia Tran FIELD TEAM
Sam Okafor · Meridian Systems VENDOR · LIMITED ACCESS
Apex Dispatch team VENDOR · LIMITED ACCESS
✓ 11 invitations sent · roles and access set
Day 12 · Field reports
The people closest to the work see it first.
Sam Okafor (Vendor) · Day 12
Hardware“Core switch lead times are slipping. Could hit 26 weeks.”
EST. COST IF IT HAPPENS · $1.4M
→ Filed to Jordan Hale (Mission Lead) · OP NET
Alicia Tran (Field Team) · Day 16
Software“The ERP vendor is retiring the v2 API our payroll interface runs on.”
EST. COST IF IT HAPPENS · $650K
→ Filed to Jordan Hale (Mission Lead) · OP ERP
Ben Carter (Field Team) · Day 19
Cyber“Apex's engineer emailed the CAD admin password to the whole team.”
→ Filed to Jordan Hale (Mission Lead) · flagged CYBER
● CYBER REPORT · Day 19 · Jordan Hale (Mission Lead)
Jordan (Mission Lead) grades it. Central Command acts on it.
SEC-03 · 911 CAD UPGRADECyber
“Apex's engineer emailed the CAD admin password to the whole project list.”
BEN CARTER (FIELD TEAM) · BREAKS THE ACCESS STANDARD
Rotate the CAD admin passwordBen Carter (Field Team) · today
▲ Escalate to Central Command
ESCALATED TO CENTRAL COMMAND · CYBERVendor shared an admin credential. Needs a CISO decision on vendor access.
Marcus Reed (CISO · Central Command)
“Acting now. Named accounts with MFA for every vendor.”
Named vendor accounts with MFACISO order · Priya Shah (Administrator) · Day 21
Brief all vendors on the access standardDirected to Jordan Hale (Mission Lead) · Day 22
ResolvedSEC-03 · SCORE 16 → 4 · CLOSED IN 3 DAYS
Day 20 · Jordan Hale (Mission Lead)
Jordan (Mission Lead) grades it and escalates to Central Command if needed.
NET-01 · NETWORK CORE REFRESHHardware
Core switch lead times slipping to 26+ weeks
OWNER · BEN CARTER (FIELD TEAM)IF IT HAPPENS · $1.4M
SCORE = IMPACT × PROBABILITY · 1 TO 25
Lock distributor allocationBen Carter (Field Team) · due Day 27
Confirm ship date in writingSam Okafor (Vendor) · due Day 22
▲ Escalate to Central Command
ESCALATED TO CENTRAL COMMANDRelease $380K to buy core switches now, before design sign-off.
ERP-04 · ERP CLOUD MIGRATIONSoftware
Vendor retiring the v2 API that payroll runs on
OWNER · ALICIA TRAN (FIELD TEAM)IF IT HAPPENS · $650K
Map 42 payroll endpoints to v3Alicia Tran (Field Team) · due Day 30
Build v3 integration in testSam Okafor (Vendor) · due Day 52
HANDLED BY JORDAN HALE (MISSION LEAD) · NO ESCALATIONRe-sequence the current sprint: v3 integration first, inside the approved budget.
Enterprise risk index
15.8 ▲ 3.0
Awaiting Central Command
1
Dollars at risk
$2.1M vs $1.5M reserve
Day 21 · Central Command
Only what needs Command reaches Command. Decided in one click.
GRACE ODUYA (FINANCE · COMMAND) · NET-01 Hardware
Release $380K for the early switch purchase?
✓ ApproveDeferAsk Jordan (Mission Lead)
ApprovedRECORDED · DAY 21 · 09:12
Handled by Mission Leads · no Command time needed
ERP-04 · v2 API retirementJordan Hale (Mission Lead) · sprint re-sequenced
HRP-01 · Payroll cutover dateJordan Hale (Mission Lead) · orders assigned
+ 6 more this month
Day 34 · Pelypso flags it · Jordan (Mission Lead) escalates
A vendor goes quiet. Pelypso doesn't.
CAD-02 · 911 CAD UPGRADEVendor
Apex Dispatch is not delivering
● GONE QUIET · 16 DAYS
Interface specification✕ due Day 14 · missed
Test environment ready✕ due Day 21 · missed
Data conversion plan✕ due Day 28 · missed
Shared admin password (SEC-03)✕ Day 19 · security
Score trend · Days 7–34
▲ Escalate to Central Command
ESCALATED TO CENTRAL COMMAND · JORDAN HALE (MISSION LEAD)Terminate Apex Dispatch for cause. Move CAD to Meridian Systems.
ELENA VASQUEZ (CIO · CENTRAL COMMAND) · CAD-02
Swap the CAD vendor?
✓ ApproveDefer
ApprovedDAY 48
Apex Dispatch
OUTGOING VENDOR
Terminated
Meridian Systems
INCOMING · LEAD: SAM OKAFOR (VENDOR)
Onboarded
Week 9 · Day 61 · Weekly owner reports
Owners report every week. Jordan (Mission Lead) re-scores each one.
Owner's weekly reportCurrent scoreJordan's re-scoreVerdict
BEN CARTER (FIELD TEAM) · NET-01 ✓ ON TIME
“Switches delivered and staged in both data centers. Cutover booked for Day 96.”
COST IF IT HAPPENS · $1.4M → $300K
Impact12345
Probability12345
12HIGH
→
Impact12345
Probability12345
12HIGH
▼ DiscountHold▲ Elevate
Discounted
ALICIA TRAN (FIELD TEAM) · ERP-04 ✓ ON TIME
“v3 interface built and passing tests. Parallel payroll run is still two weeks out.”
COST IF IT HAPPENS · $650K, unchanged
Impact12345
Probability12345
12HIGH
→
Impact12345
Probability12345
12HIGH
▼ DiscountHold▲ Elevate
Held
ALICIA TRAN (FIELD TEAM) · HRP-02 ✓ ON TIME
“Vendor's overtime-rules patch slipped past go-live. Workaround needs 3 extra staff.”
COST IF IT HAPPENS · $90K → $260K
Impact12345
Probability12345
6MODERATE
→
Impact12345
Probability12345
6MODERATE
▼ DiscountHold▲ Elevate
Elevated
Days 22–118 · Execution
Orders executed. Risk burned down.
NET-01 · HARDWARECore switch lead times
20
✓
DAY 23
Purchase order issued
✓
DAY 61
Switches delivered
Alleviated
ERP-04 · SOFTWAREv2 API retirement
16
✓
DAY 52
v3 interface built
✓
DAY 88
Parallel payroll passes
Alleviated
CAD-02 · VENDORApex Dispatch not delivering
20
✓
DAY 48
Vendor swap approved
✓
DAY 50
Apex access revoked
✓
DAY 70
Meridian at full speed
Alleviated
Day 118 · Leaderboard · this quarter
The people who spot risk get the credit.
Cyber Sentinel
BADGE EARNED · BEN CARTER (FIELD TEAM)
For the Day 19 report that closed a vendor password gap in three days.
Early WarningSteady SignalSharp Eyes
#Field TeamBadgesPoints
1Ben CarterField Team · 12 of 12 reports on time★ 40
2Alicia TranField Team · 11 of 12 on time★ 30
3Sam OkaforVendor · Meridian Systems★ 20
POINTS FOR NEW RISKS, ON-TIME FIELD REPORTS AND ORDERS CLOSED
0 / 4
operations delivered on time
0
breaches · 0 payroll runs missed
Enterprise risk index · weekly · Day 1 to Day 140 (20 weeks)
Lower is safer · scores run 1 to 25
Dramatization. Harbor County, Meridian Systems, Apex Dispatch and everyone shown are fictional.
Mission accomplished
OPERATION CLEAR HORIZON · 4 OF 4 OPERATIONS DELIVERED · DAY 140
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