CIO Simulator

CIO Simulator

You will learn about:

  • Project Management

  • IT Strategy

  • Applications 101

  • People Skills

Welcome

The purpose of this business simulation game is to give you a practical idea of the every day life of an IT manager. Being a "techy" or being an MBA student, you will learn about the major concerns of the IT-manager of a medium sized company. You will learn about the hard life keeping all systems running, satisfying the needs of your users and managing IT-projects...

Guided Tour

User Login:
Email:
Your email address
Password:
Put a (simple) password
Access Code:
Use "none" for a free (sponsored) version. Check here for more information.

Please take a guided tour to get a first idea about the simulator and the intended learnings. You will learn about:

The game scenario
The decisions that you can take
The "Matrix", that is the game model
The IT-Infrastructure for the sample company
Applications running at the sample company
... and a lot more

CIO Simulator Status and Roadmap

The CIO simulator is not yet finished.
Today (March 2003), only a limited web version exists.

Date
Phase
Status
10/2002
 Excel-Prototype with the game logic finished
12/2002

Wemo (= staticscreen prototype, these pages)

 finished
1/2003
 Java text prototype finished
4/2003
 First interactive Web prototype on track
6/2003
 Complete CIO Simulator running, on track
8/2003
 Version 2.0 with improvements from experiences of the first version  

Customized Simulator Versions

The CIO Simulator is highly customizable. Please let me know if you are interested in showing your clients a customized version of the CIO simulator, for example featuring your products, applications or services.

Also, we can provide you with completely new simulations tailored to your needs.