Overview

At the beginning of the simulation an overall strategy is chosen. The performance based on this chosen objective and the other 5 management objectives is assessed throughout the simulation and used to calculate a final management score.

The simulation deals with the decisions faced by the project manager during the life cycle of the project.

Strategies can be selected or allocated to emphasise a specific angle e.g. quality, time, cost, morale, security, user acceptance or balance. Strategies help to provide focus, and different strategies encourage different experiences of the simulation. Decisions impact the 6 objectives being assessed.

The six objectives are:

Cost:	It is important that you do not overspend the budget, and overruns will be taken into account at your next appraisal.
Time:	main objective is to deliver the system to the users on time.
Technical Quality:	The system must be delivered exactly to the requirements set out in the specification, and a quality approach must be adopted throughout the development process.
User Acceptance:	The users must be satisfied with the system when it is delivered, otherwise it will not be used. Users should feel confident that the system is robust, they should feel it has top management support. They will have been involved in development process. They are capable of using the system.
Morale:	Concentrate on maximising staff morale; build a project team, which can develop further systems in the future.
Security:	Your organisation has had real problems with security in the past, and the management is very keen to improve this situation.

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