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Tools, Resources, and Reference Sites

Below you will find links to several tools, frameworks, and resources used in PriSim® courses.

We have also included links to some useful business reference sites.

PriSim Tools and Resources

PriSim’s Customer Lifetime Value Calculator (beta)

A free tool to build your own lifetime value estimates – request a unique UserID and you will be able to save and recall alternative scenarios. 

SWOT, MOST, and Other Worksheets

Strategic planning worksheets used in PriSim’s exercises.

Editable Action-Planning Worksheets

Worksheets for analyzing the “As-Is” and for planning the “To-Be”.

PriSim Classroom Timer Setup

Keep your classes on-time with this simple, free timer.

PriSim “Cheat Sheets”

Mini-summaries of key concepts utilized in PriSim’s courses.

Jelly Belly Order Site

A tasty candy with an Illinois history.

Business Reference Websites and Articles

Four Disciplines of Execution

Find out how to execute your plan. Watch the bottom video segment.

GAAP vs. IFRS

Get ready for a new look for Financial Statements. Ernst & Young explains.

Annual Reports – Downloads

Download annual reports for all your favorite companys at this handy website.

Investopedia.com

Financial and investing terms.

Tufte Course: Presenting Data and Information

An excellent one-day course.

McKinsey Quarterly

The latest on strategy.

FASB

Financial standards.

HBS Toolkit – Lifetime Customer Value Calculator

How do you measure the value of a customer? This downloadable interactive workbook will get you started.

U.S. Small Business Administration

Overview of important financial concepts and ratios.

HayGroup.com

Daniel Goleman’s EQ site and EQ assessment tools.

LeadershipChallenge.com

Kouzes and Posner’s leadership site and LPI assessment tools.

HumanMetrics.com

Jung and Myers-Briggs Typology tests for no fee.

 

A.M. Best

The latest on the insurance industry.

AIA Aerospace Industries Association

The latest on aerospace and defense.

Mortgage Bankers Association

Mortgage banking and real estate information source.

QuickMBA

A collection of business subjects including accounting, business Law, eBusiness, finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, operations, statistics, and more.

Harvard Business Online

Must-read business books from Harvard Business School Publishing are available for sale online.

Snopes.com

“Urban-legends” reference page for business topics.