VIPnet qualifies to the BGF World Semi-Final, again!

Sitting from left to right: Jadranka Ranogajec, Iva Vodopija (team leader), Ratko Marolin, Silvana Madunić and in front: Aleksandra Gostimir


For a second year in a row, VIPnet enrolled two outperforming teams (Aragorn and Nika) to the BGF Global Business Tournament organised by Business Game Factory Ltd. They formed management teams of given virtual global companies and played against seven other teams representing different real-life firms. The goal was to make strategic decisions to create the highest shareholder value. Aragorn stormed to the winning position of the division and Nika followed in excellent second place. Consequently, Aragorn proceeds to the World Semi-Final, which will be held in September 2008. It is worthwhile mentioning that VIPnet was also represented in the Semi-Final of 2007.


Experience – We had a chance to see all the aspects of the market, and we realised how important the group work is - you listen to the others, give your ideas, analyse results, sometimes bringing wrong ideas but overall it gives a good global picture of business. Most of all it was very dynamic and interesting, and in the end victorious.

Benefits – First of all, building the team spirit. Every one of us gave their best; someone was good at analysis, others in forecasting, someone would see the key detail and others the big picture. Second thing we got to practice was strategic thinking and finding out the key inputs for our „action plan“. And thirdly, perhaps the most interesting for Aragorn team, we had the opportunity to make decisions from top management perspective. As we mostly handle operative tasks in our work place, this was something new and very interesting.


Next steps – The competition goes on next fall. Our team will participate in semi-finals and hope for the best. Until then life and business goes on. Some of the skills we practiced or maybe just discovered in ourselves, we will continue to use and benefit from.