Learning by doing
An educational simulator of managers' day-to-day operations
StartMy’s Bank Manager.
BankManager is an online simulation for business schools and university students, graduate programs and in-bank learning. Students use it to prepare for their first internship interviews.
Participants manage a bank on commercial, treasury, risk and divisional levels for a period of a full economic cycle. After playing BankManager they have an improved understanding of banking risk processes, profit drivers and the impact of changes in the economy (loan losses, inflation and interest rates).
Playing BankManager is as easy as using online social media online. Use your smartphone, Tablet or notebook to login. Any normal internet connection will do. Invest 30 minutes of your time on the instruction videos and “your good” to start running a bank.
BankManager can be played in teams or standalone, as part of a banks learning library. A session can be played in 2 hours or scheduled over multiple days or even weeks. Being a session facilitator is easy with the group control function.
Learning game.
In BankManager you will manage a (fictive) publicly listed bank over a full economic cycle. After defining abank strategy the operational activities include funding and capitalizing the balance sheet, complying with Central Bank and industry (Basel) regulation, investing for the future and funding department budgets.
In daily commercial management of the bank economic and stock market news items have to be analyzed, competitive pressures to be countered, whilst keeping clients and shareholders happy. You will gain an in-depth understanding of market dynamics important for banks, as well as experience the emotions of managing a bank over a longer time horizon.
Bankmanager is Learning by doing.
Realistic.
Each of StartMy's simulations is built to be a mirror of reality. They are educational and competitive, as well as fun and engaging. In a realistic environment, you can explore different strategies and experience the consequences of your actions and decisions. Our simulations can be tailored by our in-house developersto your specific needs.
We offer you the possibility to include your own specific learning objectives. All our simulations are designed in-house by the best subject experts and practitioners, which ensures that the simulations are not only realistic, but also cutting edge.
Educational.
Each of our simulations have a unique debriefing function which gives you the opportunity to analyze your actions over time, explore areas of improvement and adjust your behavior where needed. Our simulations are excellent tools for training purposes as they focus not only on your end-result, but also on your behavior and thinking processes during a simulation.
In a debriefing session following each simulation we analyze your quantitative result, as well as have a qualitative discussion about your activities during the simulation.
This way we can easily identify your strengths and improvement areas. Some simulations require intensive teamwork from which you can learn from others’ strengths and weaknesses. The simulations give you a better understanding of the topics explored and create a higher value for your investment made in learning.
Entertaining.
All our simulations are fun and entertaining, partly because they include a competitive element. If you, as a representative of an organization, want to give your clients or employees hands-on experience in various activities of a financial institution, using our simulations is your best solution. Our simulations can be easily accessed through the internet and are ready to use with relatively little preparation for the users, including those users without any prior knowledge of the simulation topic. Your clients or employees can gain experience of thework environment in a financial institution in a fun, entertaining and competitive way. Realistic Educational
Whether using our simulations for training, evaluation, awareness, or just for fun, all users will find the experience to be rewarding. Over the years tens of thousands of participants have used our simulations and we are proud to say that over 99% of participants have commented that our simulations have made a real difference for them.
Key issues covered.
Setting and management of a bank’s objectives
Management of funding
Risk management, through ‘normal’ economic cycles and ‘unexpected shock’ scenarios
Balance the interest of all stakeholders
Interpretation of macroeconomic data and economic news
Decision making under economic uncertainty
Compliance with regulatory requirements
Who is using our Bank Manager learning game.
Training companies
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Universities and Business Schools
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Financial Institutions
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What People Are Saying
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“It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
— Quote Trainer Source
“It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
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