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Saturday, October 04, 2008
Project Management Simulation workshop and Contest Announced in Ft. Worth, Texas
Reported by Tom Sheives
The Fort Worth PMI Chapter and TCU Neeley School of Business, Tandy Center for Executive Leadership are offering Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) area project managers on November 14-15, 2008 the opportunity to participate in the ULTIMATE PM SIM COMPETITION (1 ½ Days). This workshop offers teams a unique in-person computer based training experience to manage a project from initiation through closing by making many of the decisions that a project manager does and... participants will earn 10 professional development units (PDUs).
This project simulation workshop has consistently received high ratings in 2007-2008 from over 200 international students and U.S students when compared to more traditional project management training.
Simulation participants make key decisions in teams using work breakdown structures, Gantt Charts, and Microsoft Project reports. The participants also make decisions relative to acquiring, motivating, training, and releasing resources.
In addition to some terrific learning and practice in decision making, the teams will be competing for top honors including the prestigious "My Team Did Better Than Your Team Award"! Project performance is evaluated and compared with other teams. Stressed throughout the simulation is delivering the project within budget and on schedule while achieving the desired scope and stakeholder satisfaction.
Benefits of this competition include providing an environment to practice making good project management decisions, observing the results of the decisions, planning ahead, and working together as a team. This simulation is currently used at over 100 university settings across the world.
The Fort Worth PMI Chapter has nearly 1000 members and meets regularly near DFW airport the 3rd Thursday of the month. The M. J. Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University (TCU) is a highly-ranked provider of business education in the DFW Metroplex and in the State of Texas. The Tandy Center for Executive Leadership is the executive education arm of Neeley School and provides non-degreed development programs for executives, managers, and professionals.
For more information, contact tom@BetterProjectResults.com; To register for the event go to http://www.fwpmi.org.
The Fort Worth PMI Chapter and TCU Neeley School of Business, Tandy Center for Executive Leadership are offering Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) area project managers on November 14-15, 2008 the opportunity to participate in the ULTIMATE PM SIM COMPETITION (1 ½ Days). This workshop offers teams a unique in-person computer based training experience to manage a project from initiation through closing by making many of the decisions that a project manager does and... participants will earn 10 professional development units (PDUs).
Simulation participants make key decisions in teams using work breakdown structures, Gantt Charts, and Microsoft Project reports. The participants also make decisions relative to acquiring, motivating, training, and releasing resources.
In addition to some terrific learning and practice in decision making, the teams will be competing for top honors including the prestigious "My Team Did Better Than Your Team Award"! Project performance is evaluated and compared with other teams. Stressed throughout the simulation is delivering the project within budget and on schedule while achieving the desired scope and stakeholder satisfaction.
Benefits of this competition include providing an environment to practice making good project management decisions, observing the results of the decisions, planning ahead, and working together as a team. This simulation is currently used at over 100 university settings across the world.
For more information, contact tom@BetterProjectResults.com; To register for the event go to http://www.fwpmi.org.
