Isenberg Annual Strategy Summit

The Management Department and the Isenberg School are sponsoring the Second Annual Isenberg Strategy Summit, which showcases the Capsim Strategy Simulation Competition (The Capsim Competition) and the Consulting Academy’s Case Competition Finals on Saturday, April 27th,
2024. 

What to expect:

• Networking with peers, faculty, and alumni
• First-hand experience with the Capsim simulation
• Prepares students for MGMT 494BI
• Five rounds of the simulation over the day
• Teams of 4-5 students. You may register as an individual and be placed into a team
• Debriefing sessions after each of the first four rounds

View the event page here.

Participate as a Competitor in The Capsim Competition!

The Capsim Strategy Simulation Competition, hosted by the Isenberg Management Association, is open to all Isenberg students to help familiarize them with Capsim, the computer simulation of business strategy, which is used in Isenberg’s Capstone strategy class taken by Isenberg seniors.

Competitors in The Capsim Competition will use Capsim to make strategic decisions for their company and compete to gain customers, keep up with production, and maximize returns. Competitors will get access to the Capsim simulation prior to the event. We will hold information sessions prior to the competition to familiarize students with the simulation. During the competition, each team goes through five rounds of the simulation over the course of the day. After each of the first three rounds, faculty, alumni, and select students will debrief the teams and provide coaching. Awards will be given for top teams based on the results of the Capsim simulation, as well as division awards for Management 494BI students and based on graduation year.

This event is open to all Isenberg students. First and Second year students are encouraged to apply, but all Isenberg students are welcome!

Target deadline for applications is Monday, April 22, 2024, by 5 pm. Register yourself or your team to compete at the competitor registration below.

You will be working in teams of 4 or 5 students. If you apply as an individual, you will be placed with team members. Alternatively, a group can apply as a team in a single registration. Students may be added to teams to achieve parity in team size.

Send any questions to the Management Department’s Associate Chair, Jennifer Merton, at jfmerton@isenberg.umass.edu.

Participate as an Observer at the Isenberg Strategy Summit!

Watch the Isenberg Undergraduate Consulting Group’s Case Competition Finals to get ideas for your next presentation. Watch competitors in The Capsim Competition work with the Capsim simulation to make business decisions and listen to the debriefing sessions to learn more about effective strategies.

Spend the day networking with alumni, faculty, and fellow students at breakfast and at lunch. Get inspired by our keynote speaker and learn about the consulting industry from a panel with judges from the Consulting Academy’s Case Competition Finals.

You can register as an observer using the observer registration link below.