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The project management simulator
SimulTrain® is an efficient interactive tool: it
allows users to acquire and improve project
management knowledge and skills in only a
few hours. 85,000 people have used it
Best practices
successfully in their project management
training so far!
E-learning courses enable learners to study
individually, anytime, anywhere. The
e-learning courses offered by STS focus on
exercises: students are therefore confronted
with a multitude of problems they will need to
solve...
The exam simulator X-AM is an educational Project management training: the path to success
software which allows candidates to easily
prepare and familiarise themselves with
questions similar to those used in the
certification exams.
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The Blended Learning concept combines the
best of two worlds: individual online learning
and classroom training.
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Eurocopter Group
Thales Université Having become the world leader in the construction of helicopters for the civil and parapublic market,
our French, German and Spanish employees are increasingly required to work in a project
We offer a five-day training course on processes and best practices in project environment.
management - an essential passport to the responsibilities in project In order to optimise efficiency and teamwork, we wanted to train them in a standardised project
management (Work Package Manager or Project Manager). The simulation management approach by harmonising current practises.
takes place from the third day onwards in two slots which alternate with input To address this issue we needed a reliable partner, capable of supporting us in implementing this
on the fundamentals of Monitoring and Control. The participants' experiences project in the three different languages. We were also looking for an innovative solution which
in the simulation (decision-making process, leadership, arbitration, attitudes would allow our employees to study in a playful way, regardless of their entry level and profile.
and behaviour, ...), are observed by the course instructor and then re-applied
For all these reasons, Demos was our partner of choice for this
more specifically to soft skills such as handling conflicts, solving problems
ambitious training project. Their international branch offices
collaboratively or stakeholder relations.
enabled us to quickly find the best course instructors in each
During the last 5 years, more than 2,000 people have been trained with country. We particularly appreciated the suggestion to use their
SimulTrain® at Université Thalès. project management simulator Simultrain® to complement our
Jacques Communier classroom training courses.
Director of Training & Development More than 500 project managers and team members have been
trained with Simultrain® - a tool which all participants greatly
appreciated.
ESC Lille
Julia Doerhoefer
ESC Lille is one of the oldest business schools offering different masters Training Manager
Capgemini
programmes in France and abroad.
STS and their e-learning products were the obvious choice for Capgemini France has been using SimulTrain® for several years in order to teach project managers
complementing classroom training with an attractive, efficient and user- how to handle stressful situations in a better way. In this two-day course, participants are observed
friendly interactive learning tools which would fulfil all the current project by three course instructors and psychologists during the simulation - with all the stress generated by
management requirements. the simulation.
For instance, Simultrain® has been integrated into the course "Project Claire Dray
Then the course instructors will provide each participant with points of
Management Fundamentals" for many years now. Programme Director
reference and ways to improve, which are tested in a second simulation
This project simulator offers students the opportunity to learn the fundamental principles and to put sequence.
them into practice in class. At the same time they can communicate and debate the progress and failures Michelle Ménard, who is responsible for project management training at
occurring during the execution of the fictitious project with their course leader. Please also note that our Capgemini, says: "SimulTrain® has proven to be a remarkable tool to
international project management students are really pleased that Simultrain® is available in 15 recreate stressful situations which could occur during projects in a
languages. realistic way. This has enabled us to implement an innovative education
Recently, we have extended our collaboration with STS by acquiring their complete range of e-learning which has turned out to be particularly efficient".
tools through the "Campus Licence". These are all tools which will perfectly complement our blended
learning approach.
Michelle Ménard
Training officer
A selection of our clients
ABB, Alcatel, Alstom, AREVA, Bosch, British Aerospace, Capgemini, CIBA, Covance, EADS, ESC, Eurocopter, Generali Group, Hitachi, HSBC,
IKEA, Lombard Odier, MAN Turbo, Nespresso, Nestlé, Novartis, Pictet, PSA, Rheinmetall AG, Roche, Samsung, SBB, Siemens, SNCF, Société Générale,
Sunrise, Swiss Re, Swisscom, SwissLife, Syngenta, Tetra Pak, Thales, T-Systems, UBS, Visana, Volvo, Zurich Insurances