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Project Manager Simulator
Handle delay, budget pressure and an escalation in the same week
20–30 minutes Project and delivery managers, PMP and programme-management candidates
The situation
A six-month delivery is four weeks behind at the halfway point. A vendor has missed a dependency, the budget has 12% contingency left, and the sponsor has just called an unscheduled review.
You play: Project Manager on a slipping delivery
In the room: Sponsor (impatient, wants a date), Vendor Account Manager (deflects blame), Technical Lead (knows the real estimate), Finance Business Partner (guards the contingency), Team Member (morale slipping)
Risk and issue handlingEscalation and transparencyScope, cost and schedule trade-offsVendor managementStakeholder communication