©Virtual Management Simulations

THE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMPETITION

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

OVERVIEW: 2-3

THE STORY SO FAR: 4-5

WHY TAKE PART: 6

COMPETITION SCHEDULE: 7

KEY INFORMATION: 8

ENGINUITY 2017

“Managing The Global Construction Business”

www.enginuitycomp.co.uk

ASSESSING PERFORMANCE

A league table is used to measure the relative performance of each

team, using a number of Key Performance Indicators.

The league table is published on the website at the end of each round,

but only shows the total of each team’s KPIs.

THE CHALLENGE

The ENGINUITY 2017 Competition provides management and

leadership training that is relevant and appropriate for construction professionals worldwide.

Participants are given the opportunity to experience the challenges that face their corporate management, and pits them against their

colleagues and peers in a unique business management challenge.

Using a sophisticated computer simulation, competing teams are given the task of

managing a fledgling UK-based global construction business from 2017 onwards.

OVERVIEW

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STRATEGY AND DECISION MAKING

To grow the business the new management team will need to devise an

effective business strategy, and implement it by making decisions in a number of key areas, including finance, marketing, overheads,

procurement and job progression.

Decisions are made for a period, representing 3 months, or a quarter,

in the real world.

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THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

The simulated global economy is based upon predictions for the ‘real world’.

JOBS

There are jobs worldwide in 5 sectors :-

Industrial Building and Commercial

Transport Energy

Water and Sewage

with clients, people and rival competitors globally.

WORLD EVENTS

There are Economic, Political and Environmental

world events that can impact upon the business, such as :-

Reports from the IMF, CBI and other organisations

Currency fluctuations between countries

Shortages of skilled labour in different countries

Brexit and the US election

Civil unrest in the Middle East

Russia-Ukraine gas dispute

Climate variations around the world

WORLD NEWS

Information is critical for re-evaluating business strategy, and to reflect this world news,

based upon current and future world events, is available from ENN, the ENGINUITY NEWS NETWORK.

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THE STORY SO FAR

2016: “OPM d.o.o. reign supreme”

The record international field of 229 teams included entrants from the UK, Europe,

Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, emphasising the wide ranging and global appeal of the Enginuity competition.

After the 8 weekly Preliminary Rounds, which took place between March and April, 12 teams qualified for the Final, with the largest sponsor WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff well

represented, along with teams from AECOM, Atkins, Beca, Cundall, Jacobs and Tony Gee and Partners.

The finalists were spread globally, with 6 teams from the UK, 3 from the United States, and 1 each from the United Arab Emirates, India and New Zealand.

With less than 100 points between the finalists, another highly competitive final was in

store.

The final, played over a further 6 rounds, saw lots of ups and downs, but ultimately it was

“OPM d.o.o.” from WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff who deservedly emerged victorious as the ENGINUITY 2016 Champions, but only just with the winning margin being only 24

points.

The members of the winning team, Bogdan Kosanovic, Svetlana Krstic, Milos

Mitrovic, Jelena Jovanovic, Branislav Jelkic, each received a cash prize and personally engraved crystal award.

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Steve Tresise

Simon Foakes

Rhyadd Watkins

Neal Murphy

Michael Jakacki

Sam Cherrett

2010

“Fluor 1”

Fluor

Holland

2011

“Will it Wobble”

Campbell Reith Consulting Engineers

UK

Jian Yu

Roshni Wijesekera

Aby John

2015

“Newbee”

AECOM

UK

2014

“Aspire Bridges”

Parsons Brinckerhoff

UK

2013

“Pbers”

Parsons Brinckerhoff

UK

2012

“Macaronage”

Independent

UK

Emmett Lang Valle

Ana Franco Domingo

Robbert Henrichs

Oscar Schot

Sander Harink

Nicolas Aubin

Hossam Mustafa

Ben O’Connor

Ren Fu

Nicolas Geroudes

Chris Scholes

Kevin Ng

Ying Yang

Ijma Pradhan

Jason Lim

Chris Gregory,

Matthew Lupton

Michail Gordijenko

Christopher Chung

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WHY TAKE PART

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STAGE 1: THE PRELIMINARY STAGE

This takes place over 8 weekly rounds during March and April.

During the Preliminary Stage, also known as the Early Years, each team competes for

work against a number of 'fictional' rival companies. Each one has their own unique profile and bidding history, and a careful assessment of the opposition is required to

formulate an effective procurement strategy.

STAGE 2: THE FINAL

The leading 12 teams at the end of the Preliminary Stage will be invited to compete in

the final, played over a further 6 rounds during May to determine the 2017 Champions.

During the final the teams compete against each other for not only work, but also the services of project managers. This creates an even more uncertain and pressurized

environment in which the skills and team dynamics formed in the early years are really put to the test.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

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For further information please contact :-

Website: www.enginuitycomp.co.ukwww.enginuitycomp.co.uk

Email to Mike Fletcher: mike@enginuitycomp.co.ukmike@enginuitycomp.co.uk

By phone: +44 (0)1332 694351

KEY INFORMATION

KEY DATES AND EVENTS IN 2017

January 9th: Enginuity 2017 software released

Trialling begins for all registered teams

February 28th: Registration closes

March/April: Preliminary Stage (8 weekly rounds)

Top 12 teams qualify for the Final

May: Final (6 further rounds over 2 weeks)

COST

Only £300 (GBP) per team.

A maximum of 6 people in each team.

PRIZES AND AWARDS

Winning Team

Cash prize of £1,000 and personally engraved crystal awards

Runners Up:

A cash prize of £500, and personally crystal engraved Awards

All finalists A laminated personalised certificate of achievement

All competitors: A CPD training certificate

TARGET AUDIENCE

Construction professionals from any location, UK or Worldwide

No age limit, but particularly relevant to people in the early stages of their careers

Diverse jobs roles

(all engineering disciplines, quantity surveying, project/commercial management etc)

All sectors

(civil, building, structural, highways & transportation, water & environmental etc)