Our web-based business simulations provide an immersive, real-world, and risk-free environment for learners to put theory into practice.
Immerse learners in a risk-free environment where they operate and grow a multi-million dollar company in a dynamic and competitive market by making strategic, cross-functional business decisions.
HOW IT WORKS
Business simulations help learners develop the skills needed to make effective business decisions while considering market conditions, competitive intelligence, cross-functional impacts, and the company's financial health.
Participants use several reports to analyze market trends, competing products, customer buying patterns, and key financial metrics.
Participants use their analysis to formulate a strategy to win market share and beat the competition.
Participants execute their strategy by making key decisions across the functional areas of a business: R&D, Marketing, Production, and Finance.
OUR SIMULATIONS
Our suite of business simulations create comprehensive learning environments across the entire business curriculum.
Complexity: Beginner
Market Segments: 2
Products: 1 – 4
International Market: No
Scoring Method: 5-star, Success Measures
Ideal Courses: Entry-level Business
Complexity: Intermediate
Market Segments: 2
Products: 1 – 4
International Market: Yes
Scoring Method: Balanced Scorecard
Ideal Courses: International Business
Complexity: Advanced
Market Segments: 5
Products: 5 – 8
International Market: No
Scoring Method: Balanced Scorecard
Ideal Courses: Capstone & Strategic Management
Complexity: Advanced
Market Segments: 2
Products: 1 – 4
International Market: No
Scoring Method: 5-star
Ideal Courses: Operations & Supply Chain Management
Instructors have the option to choose between two distinct scoring methods.
Evaluate participants across five key metrics:
Participants must have improved performance over the previous round to earn a star for any metric. This provides learners with more leniency and focuses on sustainable improvement over time.
A flexible and comprehensive way to score participant performance using up to eight key business metrics:
Instructors are able to select the specific soring metrics that best fit their course, individually weight those metrics per industry or per team, calculate metrics as a cumulative/average/ending score, and let participants select their own weights to align with their chosen strategy.
Simulation Parameters allow instructors to tweak the scenario that learners encounter. This is a great option to challenge students or mirror the economic impacts happening in the real world.
Standard - There are no surprises in the economic forecast with each segment growing at a constant rate.
Growth - Similar to the Standard Scenario, but with variation in the growth rates. Over eight rounds segments will grow to the same size as the Standard Scenario, but the year-to-year growth rate will vary. This reflects the uncertainty of real-world markets.
Recession - The Recession Scenario starts off similar to the Growth Scenario, with varying growth rates. However, in Round five of the simulation, the economy collapses followed by a stagnant round and a two-round recovery
Additionally, administrators can customize the scenario further by making adjustments to:
Policy Decisions let you ease the complexity of the learning experience or focus your instruction where it matters most. By turning policy decisions on for a department, all decisions are condensed into one high-level decision per round.
Our Module Builder allows you to create new decisions and the associated business impacts. This provides a powerful way to customize the experience around the themes, topics, and objectives that matter most to you.
Integrating our simulation directly with your organization's learning management system allows you to streamline several administrative tasks:
Some of the popular LMS platforms we integrate with:
CapsimChat allows students to communicate with teammates directly in the simulation interface. Users can quickly send updates to their entire team or message teammates individually.
Functionality includes:
Our Real-time Alerts provide instant feedback and assistance to eliminate basic simulation mistakes that detract from business learning and improve learner confidence.
Auto-recalculation displays the cross-functional impacts of decisions in real-time, helping learners quickly recognize the effectiveness of their decision-making.
A tiered, multi-level onboarding experience eases learners into developing a sound understanding of the simulation mechanics and gets them ready to make informed business decisions in as little as 45 minutes.
At the end of each round, administrators are provided with an automated debrief report highlighting key insights into the performance of each company. Use it to inform your instruction, or allow students to access the report directly within the simulation.
Each bundle contains a simulation, textbook, and supplemental materials — everything you need to create an effective and engaging learning environment at an affordable price.
CapsimCore | CapsimGlobal | CapsimOps | Capstone | |
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$53.99 Lower pricing available with limited features |
$53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | |
Scenario | ||||
Typical Course | Intro to Business | International Business | Operations Management | Strategic Management |
Starting Products | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Maximum Products | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Market Segments | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Regions | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Decisions |
R&D, Marketing, Production, Finance (Optional): HR, TQM |
R&D, Marketing, Production, Finance (Optional): HR, TQM |
R&D, Marketing, Production, Finance, Advanced Operations (Optional): HR |
R&D, Marketing, Production, Finance (Optional): HR, TQM |
Maximum Teams | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Features | ||||
Auto-Recalculation | ||||
Team Chat | ||||
LMS Integration | ||||
Simulation Parameters | ||||
Multi-Level Onboarding | ||||
Custom/Additional Modules | ||||
Real-Time Alerts | ||||
Automated Debreifs | ||||
Policy Decisions | Finance Only | |||
Quiz Builder | ||||
Scoring | Star, Success Measures | Balanced Scorecard, Success Measures | Star, Success Measures | Balanced Scorecard, Success Measures |
Available Bundle | Included: Intro to Business: A Primer Companion Text by Capsim | $24 Extra: Strategic Management by Page West |
$24 Extra: Strategic Management by Page West $24 Extra: Comprehensive Business Review by Capsim $46 Extra: Strategic Management by Frank Rothaermel |
Gets participants ready to make informed business decisions in as little as 45 minutes.
Participants communicate with teammates directly in the simulation interface.
Keep participants from making critical errors and falling into common pitfalls.
Provides participants with the immediate impact of their decisions.
Highlight critical information from every round to guide future decision-making.
Provides easy access to individual participant results to capitalize on learning opportunities.
Streamlines administration and boosts productivity with Single Sign-On (SSO).
Ensures accessibility standards are met to answer the learning needs of every participant
Each bundle contains a simulation, textbook, and supplemental materials — everything you need to create an effective and engaging learning environment at an affordable price.
CUSTOM MODULES
Integrate custom modules containing key decisions and corresponding impacts to tailor the simulation experience around the themes, topics, and objectives that matter most to you.
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