THE POWERFUL
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF
CAPSTONE^® BUSINESS SIMULATION

Capstone® 2.0 is a rich, complex business simulation designed to teach marketing, strategy, business finance and accounting, cross functional alignment, competitive analysis, teamwork and the selection of tactics to build a successful, focused organization. Participants will face a complex and rapidly evolving scenario in which business acumen is tested and enhanced through modelling, analysis and strategic planning.

In Capstone® 2.0, participants will run a $100 million company for eight years (or rounds) as a team. The company they take over is unfocused and performing poorly. It is trying to support five products in very different market segments and faces constant customer demand for better, faster, cheaper products. There is immediate pressure for the management team to develop a strategy and implement it thoroughly with every decision.

MBA/Masters/Graduate level Management and Business Courses are ideal for Capstone Business Simulation. Over 60+ top BSchools and Corporates use the Capstone 2.0 Business Simulation in India.

Business changes constantly, but the essential building blocks of management remain the same. Business schools teach them –from strategy to finance—using research results, case studies and textbooks. But to understand how the parts work to make functional whole, nothing beats the hands-on experience of running a business. Capstone® 2.0 Business Simulation is like business itself: complex, competitive and constantly changing. Capstone® 2.0 simulation by Capsim provides a complete, interactive experience in the development and execution of strategy and tactics. It’s the opportunity to use every key lever of business to build a profitable and sustainable enterprise.

Learn Business by running a business. Learn by doing! Learn by applying, making mistakes, experimenting and validating one’s learning in a realistic and competitive simulated business environment. One can’t learn swimming unless one gets into a swimming pool! Capstone 2.0 business simulation the ultimate hands on experience. Capstone 2.0 Business Simulation in India has benefited tens of thousands of students over the past decade.

Capstone 2.0 Business Simulation helps build better business people and develop core business acumen for the real world by:

• Bring alive business concepts and lessons.
• Integrating and consolidating core business learning.
• Providing a compelling and engaging learning platform.
• Developing better business acumen and knowledge

Capstone 2.0 Business Simulation provides a vital, vibrant and engaging link between theory and practice. Capstone 2.0 Business Simulation in India has benefited tens of thousands of students over the past decade.

Unforgettable Learning:
Hard to see business inter-linkages are easily understood. Business concepts are brought to life in a living and dynamic business entity. The simulations breathe life into often (and increasingly) dull, arid and dense topics in which students see little or no connection with the real world. Business concepts/frameworks are translated into applicable and logical tools. The result is compelling, enduring and unforgettable learning.

Assurance of Learning: A high value and high visibility, assurance of learning tool – recognized and valued by industry, accrediting bodies and institutions worldwide.

Recruiters love it: Capstone 2.0 simulation has an immediate recall with recruiters. It’s used extensively in the corporate world. Capstone 2.0 simulation provides recruiters with a globally accepted standard assurance of learning tool.

The Capstone 2.0 Business Simulation is flexible in its delivery format and easily adapted to stakholder needs. The program can be delivered in a variety of formats (online, face to face, blended) and with varying pace, intensity and duration.

It blends seamlessly with the existing schedule and can be run parallel to the existing curriculum.

Capstone® 2.0 simulation is a rich, complex business simulation designed to teach strategy, competitive analysis, finance, marketing, operations, human resource management, cross-functional alignment, and the selection of tactics to build a successful and focused company. Entering the Capstone® 2.0 Business Simulation experience, participants face a complex and rapidly evolving scenario in which business acumen is tested and enhanced through modelling, analysis and strategic planning.

The challenge is to turn around a poor- performing, $100 million company, with five average products, in very different market segments, while satisfying customer demands for better, faster and cheaper products. With five to eight years to build success, there is immediate pressure for the management team to develop a strategy and implement it thoroughly with every decision.

Each round is a year in the company’s life and decisions are made in research and development, production, marketing and finance. Additional modules – in human resources, quality management and sustainability, labour negotiations and advanced marketing – can be added to increase both the complexity of the task and the learning opportunities.

At the end of each round, comprehensive reports are provided on each company’s individual performance. There is also an industry report with extensive detail –such as product value chains for each company, inventory on hand, and production capacities – providing ample opportunity for competitive analysis.

Capstone® 2.0 simulation provides the rare opportunity to experience running a complete business, with the benefit of reports that show clear correlations between management decisions and outcomes. Faced with a full range of strategy-based decision-making options, participants have the opportunity to try new tactics, test unfamiliar strategic paradigms and take risks in a risk-free environment.

Simulations train pilots, soldiers and doctors — professions where learning is vital and mistakes can cost lives. But mistakes during simulations result in valuable teaching moments – with no harm done. We now see a dramatic increase in the use of educational simulations. The study of business is well suited to simulation. While business mistakes rarely cost lives, they can cost livelihoods. Capstone 2.0 Business Simulation in India has benefited tens of thousands of students over the past decade.

1. Learners need to know why they must learn something; they are relevancy-oriented
2. Learners learn best experientially
3. Learners approach learning as a problem-solving exercise
4. Learners learn best when the topic is of immediate value

• Hands-on experience teaches better and faster
• Lessons anchor in mind and emotions
• Dry financial data comes to life
• Experiential learning moves people out of their comfort zone to stimulate fresh thinking
• Simulation breathes life into a sometimes arid topics
• Learners see, experience and drive the live linkages between business functions, decisions and results
• Learner love interactive, realistic problem solving exercises

Capsim is excited to introduce Capstone 2.0 – a powerful, flexible and engaging way to teach business strategy. Capstone 2.0 is an updated and redesigned version of our staple business strategy simulation that incorporates new features to improve the user experience for both students and instructors.

Best suited for advanced business and strategy courses, such as Strategic Management, Capstone courses or MBA programs, Capstone 2.0 enables instructors to focus on what matters most as they nurture meaningful development and make learning accessible to every student.

• Focus on What Matters Most: Capstone 2.0 guides students through the entire learning experience, from decision-making to round analysis so that instructors can focus on the things that matter most to them.
• Onboard Students Faster: Multi-level training exercises ensure students understand the simulation and prepare them to make smart business decisions in as little as 45 minutes.
• Simplify the Learning Experience: A user-centered design, including a modern and interactive interface, simplifies and streamlines the user experience for both students and instructors.
• Avoid Pitfalls in Real-time: A live notification system provides students with real-time feedback and alerts, helping them avoid common pitfalls and mistakes.
• Auto-recalculate: An innovative auto-recalculation feature displays decision impacts in real time, enabling students to recognize mistakes quicker in order to correct strategic decisions.
• Nurture Student Development: Instructors can provide actionable developmental feedback around the learning objectives and skills that directly impact student success post-graduation.
• Debrief Students at a Glance: An automated debrief tool and integrated gradebook highlight critical information to create teachable moments and capitalize on developmental opportunities.
• Personalize the Learning Experience: Custom learning modules containing key decisions and impacts tailor the simulation experience and provide depth into the learning objectives that matter most to instructors.
• Nurture Teamwork Skills: Instant messages between team members allow students to practice collaboration and communication while promoting informed and sound decision-making.

Capstone Business Simulation in India has benefited tens of thousands of students over the past decade.

Capsim Capstone Business Simulation India serves as a globally recognized business simulation, offering a practical learning experience in a real-world context. Its widespread adoption extends to universities and businesses worldwide, with users in India as well.

The Capsim Capstone Business Dive

Transform your business understanding with Capsim’s Capstone Simulation. Grapple with decisions in R&D, marketing, and finance, shaping the destiny of your virtual enterprise. A cornerstone for MBA curriculums and corporate workshops, Capstone offers a holistic business education. Harness the power of strategic decision-making and ascend the corporate ladder.

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