Project Management Simulation

Scope, Resources, Schedule

Simulation Overview

As the project manager at Delphi Printers and Peripherals, each participant is tasked with managing a product design team to develop a new and innovative consumer printer. The learners of the Harvard project management simulation must staff the project team, manage the team process, and execute a project plan.

Players

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Multiplayer

Single Player


Languages

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English


Simulation Time

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Total Time: 160 minutes

Intro 10 minutes, Gameplay 60-90 minutes, Debrief 45 minutes to 1 hour


Accessibility

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WCAG 2.0 Compliance


Price

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$165 per person

The Story

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As the project manager at Delphi Printers and Peripherals, each of the participants is tasked with managing a product design team to develop a new and innovative consumer printer. The learners of the Harvard project management simulation must staff the project team, manage team process, and execute a project plan. Then, the participants analyze information on team size, task completion, cost, team productivity, schedule, and team morale. Unanticipated events and challenges threaten the success of the project and force learners to consider possible tradeoffs among project resources in order to bring the new product to market on time, on budget, and ahead of the competition.

Core Competencies

Effective Teamwork

Learning Objectives

Understand the relationship between project scope, resources, and schedule
Experiment with how team skill level, team morale, deadlines, and work quality are related both to each other and to project management decisions
Determine realistic project objectives in the face of uncertainty

Resources to Power Your Simulation

Each simulation comes with a Teaching Guidebook for the facilitator, along with 1:1 facilitator training and free trials.

Available with this simulation

Facilitation Guide

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Free Trial & Demo

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