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The management of projects (eg, software development projects) is a difficult and complex task. The experience of recent years has shown that many projects fail:
The management of projects is a difficult and complex task. The experience of recent years has shown that many projects failed.


The costs grow enormous, appointments can’t be kept, the developed product does not meet expectations or is faulty or employees are not used appropriately.
The costs grow enormous, appointments cannot be kept, the developed product does not meet the expectations of the customer, it is faulty and employees are not used appropriately.


{{Box1| Often these problems are caused by '''lack of experience''' of the project managers.}}
{{Box1| Often these problems are caused by '''lack of experience''' of the project managers.}}
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====Role of the project manager====
====Role of the Project Manager====
By using the '''simulator''' in addition to theoretical knowledge, students should also learn the practical aspects of project management. During the simulation run, students will assume the role of a real project manager and learn how to plan and execute projects.
By using a '''simulator''' as an add - on to theoretical courses, students should learn the practical aspects of project management. During a simulation run, students will act as a real project manager and learn how to plan and execute projects.


Also the ability to make decisions although any required information is missing should be trained, because project managers often have to make their decisions with only a small level of information about the project. However, students should also be confronted with typically '''difficulties''', which may occur in the planning and control of projects and how to handle it.
Especially, the ability of making decisions in situations with missing information should be trained, as project managers often have to base their decisions under such circumstances. Additionally, students should be confronted with the typically '''difficulties''' that may occur in the planning and controlling of projects.


In particular, they should recognize how stress and excessive work pressure can be avoided at the end of the project through careful planning.
In particular, trainees should recognize how stress and excessive work pressure can be avoided at the end of the project through careful planning.






====What students should learn====
====Learning Objectives====
In particular, this means that the students should understand the following points and also know how to implement them practically:


# The students should learn '''project management skills ''' and understand the consequences of the implementation or the omission of various activities.
Students should understand the following issues and also know about of how to deal with them practically:
# The students should undergo '''critical''' situations in project management and learn how to avoid or to master them.
 
# The students should learn '''project management skills ''' and should be able to understand the consequences of the execution or the omission of various activities.
# The students should experience '''critical''' project management situations and learn how to avoid or to master them.
# The students should undergo the '''complex''' coherences of projects and learn how to make useful decisions for the project, taking into account all relevant factors.
# The students should undergo the '''complex''' coherences of projects and learn how to make useful decisions for the project, taking into account all relevant factors.
# The students should exclusively concentrate on their role as an '''project manager''' in order to understand the full significance of the project manager for a project's success.
# The students should exclusively concentrate on their role as a '''project manager''' in order to understand the full significance of the project manager for a project's success.
# The training should interest students for '''project management''' and encourage them to deal with this topic beyond their education.  
# The training should interest students for '''project management''' and encourage them to deal with this topic beyond their education.  






====Evaluation of the simulation runs====
====Evaluation of Simulation Runs====
{{Box1| To achieve these objectives, the project simulation training needs components of conventional teaching, eg be combined with lectures and preparation of the simulation results.}}
{{Box1| To achieve the above objectives, every project simulation training needs components of conventional teaching, combined with lectures doing assessment of the simulation results.}}


After the simulation run, the project runs of the students have to be '''evaluated'''. This will give the students feedback on their strengths and weaknesses in project implementation  and shows them the coherence between their activity and their achieved results.
After a simulation run, the project runs performed by the trainees should be '''evaluated'''. This provides the students the necessary feedback on their strengths and weaknesses in the implementation of the project and shows them the coherence between their activities and their achieved results.




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Latest revision as of 17:46, 15 May 2013


The management of projects is a difficult and complex task. The experience of recent years has shown that many projects failed.

The costs grow enormous, appointments cannot be kept, the developed product does not meet the expectations of the customer, it is faulty and employees are not used appropriately.

Often these problems are caused by lack of experience of the project managers.


Role of the Project Manager

By using a simulator as an add - on to theoretical courses, students should learn the practical aspects of project management. During a simulation run, students will act as a real project manager and learn how to plan and execute projects.

Especially, the ability of making decisions in situations with missing information should be trained, as project managers often have to base their decisions under such circumstances. Additionally, students should be confronted with the typically difficulties that may occur in the planning and controlling of projects.

In particular, trainees should recognize how stress and excessive work pressure can be avoided at the end of the project through careful planning.


Learning Objectives

Students should understand the following issues and also know about of how to deal with them practically:

  1. The students should learn project management skills and should be able to understand the consequences of the execution or the omission of various activities.
  2. The students should experience critical project management situations and learn how to avoid or to master them.
  3. The students should undergo the complex coherences of projects and learn how to make useful decisions for the project, taking into account all relevant factors.
  4. The students should exclusively concentrate on their role as a project manager in order to understand the full significance of the project manager for a project's success.
  5. The training should interest students for project management and encourage them to deal with this topic beyond their education.


Evaluation of Simulation Runs

To achieve the above objectives, every project simulation training needs components of conventional teaching, combined with lectures doing assessment of the simulation results.

After a simulation run, the project runs performed by the trainees should be evaluated. This provides the students the necessary feedback on their strengths and weaknesses in the implementation of the project and shows them the coherence between their activities and their achieved results.