Reference Materials
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.
Business Reference Websites and Articles
Analysis of the Effectiveness of Computer-Based Simulation Games
A study from the University of Colorado confirms that simulation games are more effective than other instructional methods because they simultaneously engage trainees’ “affective and cognitive processes”.
EVM is used to track cost and schedule performance in aerospace and defense, government, and contracts-intensive industries. Download tools and tutorials from the U.S. Department of Energy and Booz Allen Hamilton.
Find out how to execute on your plan. Watch the bottom video segment.
Get ready for a new look for Financial Statements. Ernst & Young explains.
Download annual reports for all your favorite companies at this handy website.
Financial and investing terms.
Tufte Course: Presenting Data and Information
An excellent one-day course.
The latest on strategy.
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.
Daniel Goleman’s EQ site and EQ assessment tools.
Kouzes and Posner’s leadership site and LPI assessment tools.
Jung and Myers-Briggs Typology tests for no fee.
The latest on the insurance industry.
AIA Aerospace Industries Association
The latest on aerospace and defense.
Mortgage banking and real estate information source.
A collection of business subjects including accounting, business Law, eBusiness, finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, operations, statistics, and more.
Great business books from Harvard Business School Publishing are available for sale online.
“Urban-legends” reference page for business topics.
A podcast about innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists, and the stories behind the movements they built.