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"Unlike other computer simulations, there is a straight line in PressTime between 'people' decisions and the bottom line."
- Management Review
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Discovery Learning PressTime®
simulation receives rave reviews from
George Brown College
"After being introduced to Press Time® by a trusted consulting partner, we used the simulation for a leadership development workshop for a team of senior administrative leaders. Feedback on the experience indicated everyone felt the simulation was practical and that it accurately mirrored the actual work environment. Because it creates a situation as complex as the real academic world in which we operate, it was real enough to engage a very diverse group of managers, allowing them to identify weaknesses in decision making and surface behavior patterns and get at very practical leadership development issues and goals surrounding team dynamics, decision making and the importance of balancing risk with competitive forces.
I highly recommend this simulation."
- Lorraine Trotter, International and Immigrant Education, George Brown College
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PressTime®, a computer-driven behavioral simulation, captures the fast-paced and diverse decisions that project managers and team members make daily. PressTime® enables participants to improve team interactions and team building, enhance strategic planning and problem solving, and explore the added value of cross-functional teams.
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Scenario
Participants in PressTime® are managers in the second largest manufacturer of offset printing plates. The company currently holds about one-third of total market share. The company's major competitor recently introduced a superior plate which sells for the same price.
A cross-functional team of managers has been assembled to put an improved printing plate on the market in six months or less.
The team members include a marketing manager, planning manager, manufacturing manager, business manager, HR manager and technical managers who report to a product development manager (up to eight team members total) in a matrixed structure. The team is charged with selecting, developing and bringing a product to market. While meeting this challenge, numerous complex technical, financial, marketing, and personnel decisions must be made.
Outcome
- Improve teamwork and interpersonal communication skills
- Develop strategic leadership and problem-solving skills
- Develop improved decision-making capabilities
- Identify participants' team leadership strengths and development needs
- Enhance the ability to lead critical organizational projects
PressTime® is a powerful simulation that:
- Compresses real-world situations calling for decisions into a learning opportunity
- Compels individuals to interact in ways that reveal their typical interpersonal styles
- Creates learning opportunities through feedback from trained observers
- Produces multiple sources of feedback on team and individual performance
- Employs measurable factors to determine the success of the team
- Provides a model for planning and implementing projects
- Builds negotiation skills and teamwork to meet goals and objectives
- Promotes the value of cross-functional teams
- Develops strategic leadership and decision-making capability
- Models quality management and personnel decisions
- Creates team effectiveness through group interaction
Specifications
| Participant Level: |
Mid-Level Managers |
Space Required: |
1 training room, 1 breakout room per team |
| Program Length: |
1.5 days |
Equipment Required: |
Digital projector, 2 laptops per team |
| Recommended number of facilitators: |
1 per team;
1 extra if more than 2 teams |
Certification Required?: |
Yes |
| Facilitator Guide Required?: |
Yes |
Simulation Level: |
4 |
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Yes |
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Certification
Certification is required for trainers facilitating PressTime. In addition, experience with level 4 simulations, good group facilitation and debrief skills, feedback delivery experience, individual development experience, team development and organizational development experience are needed. Learn more about PressTime certification here.
Cost
After certificaton and licensing: Materials per team of 8 participants is $765.
Minimum participants: 5
Maximum participants: 8
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