Determining an optimal game strategy for a Business & IT serious game

This paper addresses the optimization of decisions made within a serious game. The game (BITinline) is a serious game aimed at creating optimal Business and IT alignment by creating a multiyear IT policy that is in line with the strategic goal. Multiple simulations were run using the game logic to create this optimal policy. Results show that a policy can be created resulting in routes which are both fast and efficient. The current research furthermore shows that further research regarding game strategy optimization is needed.