What they are

Our Business Games are innovative, engaging and unconventional managerial tools that allow to reproduce the dynamics and logics of a specific business scenario.

The participants, grouped in teams, face a common competitive situation in order to stimulate the application of their problem solving, creativity, strategic analysis and decision-making skills.
Each team leads a virtual company, implementing a competitive strategy, with the aim to maximise the market value of the company.

Business Game is composed of a number of rounds (from 3 to 6): each round simulates six months of operability of the company on the market. Round by round, an analysis and comparison process characterizes the decision-making activities.
We believe that the best learning takes place by doing.

How Business Games Work

Composition of the Teams

The participants are grouped in teams of from 3 to 5 members. Teams can be composed according to different criteria: heterogeneity of skills, belonging to the same course of study, candidates for the same job position, etc. Alternatively, it is possible to map the skills of the participants and compose “ad hoc” teams through the Skillgame.

Presentation of the Game Scenario

Facilitator explains the simulation scenario to the participants (live or online), highlighting its main elements: market demand, customer sensitivity, strategic choices, KPIs and success indicators. Before to start, facilitator provides the teams with the information about the access to the dedicated platform and the timing of the simulation rounds.

Starting the Rounds of Simulation

The teams start the simulation rounds, live or online, making decisions about their strategy. When all the teams confirm their strategic choices through the web interface, the simulator calculates the results. Each simulation is composed of from 3 to 6 rounds. Facilitator supports the teams round by round.

Debriefing at the End of the Round

At the end of each round, the facilitator analyzes the results of the simulation, showing the ranking and underlying the strengths and weaknesses of the teams. The Q&A session starts. The participants can check the results through the web interface in order to modify/change their strategy for the next round.

Inserting Unexpected Events

It is possible to insert “unexpected events”, round by round, in order to change the original scenario and stimulate the problem solving of the participants.