The Project Management Game

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301) Carel on 2024-05-11

working with site personnel helped me.
The game is interesting and help to see how important it is to select the right person for the activity.

302) Keri on 2024-05-20

Fun game and gives you ideas of how to staff your tasks.

303) Shaun on 2024-06-06

Very good game.managing budget with the right team on board.

304) hoganpack on 2024-06-07

Ranking your 10 workers (They will be chosen at random)
Top 3
1: Kathy--> FAST She is the best, give her the 3-part critical task without losing any budget dollars
2: John--> Low cost He does great keeping your budget down, but don't overwork him. He runs just a hair below timeline so use Kathy & Bob to help
3: Jane--> Slow and low cost LOVE Jane, she saves you lots of budget just always give her early complete projects or bail her out with a switch to Kathy or Bob
Middle 3
4: Vicky--> Average I think she runs a bit faster than Jim & Ann, so run her on your 3-part critical task if you don't have Kathy or Bob (with Jane or John $)
5: Jim--> Mr Average. Use him to fill in tasks and avoid burnout
6: Ann--> Same as Jim, just sometimes a bit slower (just barely)
Useful Tools
7: Bob--> Fast & Expensive Bob is great for saving your timeline, but use him sparing (preferably switching mid-task) & never without John or Jane (saving $)
8: Marti--> Marti is low-key great for tasks that finish early to avoid burnout
9: Mark--> Expensive Only use Mark if John /Jane saved you cash and you need to avoid burnout or Rudy
Fired
10: Rudy--> Slow & expensive Never, ever, ever use Rudy

Hope this helps!

hoganpack

305) hoganpack on 2024-06-10

Ranking your 10 workers (They will be chosen at random)
Top 3
1: Kathy--> FAST She is the best, give her the 3-part critical task without losing any budget dollars
2: John--> Low cost He does great keeping your budget down, but don't overwork him. He runs just a hair below timeline so use Kathy & Bob to help
3: Jane--> Slow and low cost LOVE Jane, she saves you lots of budget just always give her early complete projects or bail her out with a switch to Kathy or Bob
Middle 3
4: Vicky--> Average I think she runs a bit faster than Jim & Ann, so run her on your 3-part critical task if you don't have Kathy or Bob (with Jane or John $)
5: Jim--> Mr Average. Use him to fill in tasks and avoid burnout
6: Ann--> Same as Jim, just sometimes a bit slower (just barely)
Useful Tools
7: Bob--> Fast & Expensive Bob is great for saving your timeline, but use him sparing (preferably switching mid-task) & never without John or Jane (saving $)
8: Marti--> Marti is low-key great for tasks that finish early to avoid burnout
9: Mark--> Expensive Only use Mark if John /Jane saved you cash and you need to avoid burnout or Rudy
Fired
10: Rudy--> Slow & expensive Never, ever, ever use Rudy

Hope this helps!

hoganpack

306) Unathi on 2024-06-11

Practice makes perfect.

The game is quite good and it gives you an idea of how to allocate tasks to right team members, this exercise also highlights costs and time saving strategies.

307) Italy2024 on 2024-07-06

Interesting game, help to put a lot of pieces into perspectice. Never,never, ever use Rudy!

308) Miche on 2024-07-08

Interesting game- I understand the principles and what its trying to teach me and achieve

309) Buhle on 2024-07-09

Fun Game

310) Karin on 2024-07-14

Easy game, I finished project on time and under budget. Secret is to start with resource that is fast and low cost. Overlapping activities can be executed by resources that are slow and relatively more expensive. Final stages of project must be executed by resource who is fast and relatively low cost to ensure overall project is completed on time and under budget