Strategy & Management · Competitive Strategy

Map the Arena: Porter Five Forces in Action

Five-round consultant simulation that teaches Porter's Five Forces by scoring industries (coffee, supermarkets, credit ratings, solar, vet chains) and recommending strategic moves.

5 rounds Executive English, Español

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Who it is for

An advanced simulation for participants used to working with the main frameworks and trade-offs of the subject, designed for executive education and experienced professionals.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 5 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • Threat of New Entrants
  • Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • Threat of Substitutes
  • Rivalry Among Competitors
  • Strategic Recommendation

What participants track

What participants follow on screen as the rounds go by:

  • Score the Five Forces
  • Engagement History
  • Reputation Trajectory

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Competitive Strategy.

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