Workshop Outline
TOPSIM® –
General Management Business Simulation
Duration: 2 Days – Course No. GTGM100
workshop
overview
Employees at
all levels in an organization today need a higher level of business acumen; they
need to know “how business operates”. TOPSIM®
– General Management is a strategic management simulation that leverages
the experience of participants and establishes links between management theory
and business practice. It covers all the
areas of a corporation including Procurement, Production, Human Resources,
Research & Development, Marketing and Sales. Other topics covered in the
simulation include product life cycle, employee competence, productivity,
reengineering, corporate identity, share price, and shareholder value-oriented
management.
who should
attend?
◦ All managers and management trainees
◦ Any employees requiring a higher degree of business acumen,
knowledge or expertise, including:
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Sales professionals
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Project Managers, Business
Analysts, Engineers
•
HR, R&D, Production,
Finance and Administration
description
Participants in
the simulation take on the task of managing all aspects of an
organization. Working in teams, learners
are required to make a series of decisions based on the information provided,
apply identified methods, and handle uncertainty and time.
A total of 5
periods (each period is equal to one year) can be simulated, and up to 56
decisions per period can be made by each team.
The simulation
can be run with between 9 and 20 participants, and is available in both English
and French.
after the
workshop, you will be able to:
◦ Think and act in an entrepreneurial way that supports strategic and
share-value-oriented management
◦ Recognize external influences in complex and interrelated
environments
◦ Correctly interpret market situations and results, and transfer
findings into goal oriented decisions
◦ Understand how to achieve results oriented teamwork
◦ Utilize efficient and effective decision making processes in a team
environment
Configuration
options
The simulation
is highly configurable for different levels of complexity and sophistication,
allowing for either one or two products to be sold in up to two markets
representing foreign and domestic markets.
The default
duration of this simulation is two days, consisting of five decision periods.
The simulation is also available in a three-day version.
SAMPLE 2 Day
agenda
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Introduction to the simulation and the scenario.
Introduction to
the concepts and roles in General Management
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Analysis, debrief
and group discussion around period 3: decisions taken, results achieved,
comparative analysis and feedback
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Group discussions among participants
Running the simulation
Taking decisions
for period 1
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Marketing
strategies, products, customers, distribution.
Introduction to
period 4 in the case
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Analysis, debrief
and group discussion around period 1: decisions taken, results achieved,
comparative analysis and feedback
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Group Discussions
among Participants, Running the Simulation and taking decisions for Period 4
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Strategic
management and long term objectives.
Introduction to period
2 in the case.
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Analysis and
Debrief and Group Discussion around Period 4, decisions taken, results
achieved, comparative analysis and feedback
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Group discussions
among participants
Running the simulation
Taking decisions
for period 2
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Operations aspects
of general management.
Introduction to
period 4 in the case
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Analysis, debrief
and group discussion around period 2: decisions taken, results achieved,
comparative analysis and feedback
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Group discussions
among participants, running the simulation and taking decisions for Period 4
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Financial aspects
of general management.
Introduction to
period 3 in the case
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Analysis, debrief
and group discussion around period 4: decisions taken, results achieved,
comparative analysis and feedback
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Group Discussions
among Participants, Running the Simulation and taking decisions for Period 3
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Final analysis and
preparation for the board meeting
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