PROJECT MANAGEMENT SIMULATION TRAINING GAME

A simplified microcomputer program has been developed that simulates the progress and project reporting structure of an industrial construction project. The program takes the form of an interactive game whose objective is to strengthen project management skills. The program is set up by the player to specify the desired type, frequency, and detail of reports as well as the intensity of predefined problems that the program introduces to disturb the project. Once established, the program begins to cycle through the project, typically on a monthly basis. As reports are produced, the player attempts to identify when a problem has occurred and selects appropriate solutions from among alternatives provided by the program. The program, written in FORTRAN, is designed to run under the MS DOS operating system.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Rounds, J L
  • Hendrick, D
  • Higgins, S
• Publication Date: 1986-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 272-279
• Serial:
  • Journal of Management in Engineering
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0742-597X
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jmenea

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Construction management; Microcomputers; Simulation; Training; Training devices
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00458365
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE Paper 20958
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1986 12:00AM