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PROJECT MANAGEMENT SIMULATION
PLAYER GUIDE
- 2. Login Screen
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The Project Management Simulation can be accessed anywhere and
anytime over the internet. All you need to do is go to
learn.wisecells.com and enter your login details and you’re ready to go
- 3. Product Screen
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Once your are signed into
learn.wisecells.com, Click on
LETS BEGIN to begin using
the simulation
- 4. Project Background – Project Details
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As soon as you click on the LETS
BEGIN button, you are taken to
the project management
simulation screen containing the
simulation background
Click on any of the
buttons to familiarize
yourself with the
resources as well as the
simulation objectives
Keep an eye out for the timer.
It shows how much time is
remaining in the simulation
- 5. Project Background – Activity List
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The simulation puts you in
charge of a project with a
list of activities. You can
have a look at the activities
to understand the man-
hours and skills required
for each
- 6. Project Background – Your Team Members
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Have a look at your project
team and their associated
skill sets. Each individuals
possesses a unique set of
talents and comes at a
specific hourly rate.
- 7. Project Background – Project Objectives
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The management has sanctioned a
budget of Rs 32,00,000 to complete
the task within a period of 15 weeks
Click on the button to start making
your decisions
- 8. Manage Project – Activity Chart
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The ACTIVITY CHART
section contains a project
activity chart along with the
dependencies. This would
serve as a guide to your
project
- 9. Manage Projects – Work Delegation
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This is the WORK DELEGATION
section where you can select an
activity and assign the individuals
for that activity.
Click here to select an
activity
Select the individuals
for the activity
Click this button to save your
assignments
- 10. Manage Projects – Schedule and Team
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This is the SCHEDULE AND TEAM
section where you can
At the beginning of the
simulation, you would have to
set your target week for
project completion
Choose whether you would like your
team to work overtime. If required,
your team can do an overtime of 20
hours or 40 hours per week
Select the number of one to
one meetings or team
meetings for coming week
Click this button to confirm and
proceed
- 11. Manage Project – Submit Decisions
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Once the WORK DELEGATION and
SCHEDULE AND TEAM decisions are
saved, you can proceed to this page to
confirm your decisions for the week
This button would get activated once all decisions in the
WORK DELEGATION and SCHEDULE AND TEAM sections
have been taken . Once it is activated, click this button to
confirm and proceed to the next week
In case some of your decisions
are pending, these statements
in red would appear indicating
that something is remaining
- 12. Monitor Project – Dashboard
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Once you have submitted your
decisions for the week, you will
arrive at the Project DASHBOARD
which will give you an update on
the project progress
- 13. Monitor Project – Activity Summary
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You can also get a detailed view
on the progress under the
ACTIVITY SUMMARY section in
the MONITOR PROJECT menu.
This will have activity wise
progress details which can help
you plan for the next week
- 14. Monitor Project – Cost Summary
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To get a detailed view on the project,
you can go to the COST SUMMARY
section under the MANAGE PROJECT
menu . This section will have the
details of the individuals who have
worked on an activity as also the cost
incurred for each activity
- 15. Briefing Complete – All the Best!
Some more points before you begin with the simulation …
The simulation is active for a limited time duration. Make sure you plan your
time well to complete the simulation in the given time duration.
Do not try to add up the skills of two individuals in order to select the right
individuals for a job. Two Amateurs will not be able to do an Expert’s Role
Insufficient skills for a task would create bugs. These bugs would have to be
resolved for the activity to be completed
The Dashboard will assist you in the simulation. If you’re project is running
behind schedule, you might want to ask your team for working overtime.
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All the Best!