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Swiss Island® - An Interactive and Tangible (Agile) Project Management Simulation (MAN35)

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    Description

    Swiss Island® is a role-play-based project management simulation that transforms learning into an unforgettable experience. Swiss Island® is a walk-through board game for 2 - 10 teams, designed to mirror real-world project challenges with unparalleled realism.
    Your teams take on the roles of Sponsor, Program/Portfolio Manager, Project Manager, and Subcontractor, navigating through 24 simulation rounds full of surprises, critical decisions, and debriefings that cement key lessons immediately.

    Course Level: Skill / Advanced
    Duration: 3 days

    Designed for you, if you are...

    • A project, program or project portfolio manager
    • A project sponsor
    • A team leader seeking to strengthen risk management, stakeholder communication, and decision-making skills within your team

    How we build your confidence

    • Experiential learning
    • Simulation of real-world project challenges
    • Walk-through board games
    • Role play
    • Analysis & discussion of outcomes
    • ‘Learning by doing’ instead of ‘learning by hearing’

    The benefits from attending

    Why Swiss Island®?
    • Ultra-realistic, stochastic design
      Unlike rule-based simulations, Swiss Island® introduces genuinely unpredictable events - just like in real projects - so no two sessions are ever the same.
    • Award-winning learning
      Winner of the 2017 PMI Continuing Education Product of the Year, Swiss Island® blends complexity and fun to drive engagement and retention.
    • Fully configurable
      Tailor complexity, roles, industry focus (PMBOK/ISO21500), and duration (1 - 3 days) to match your team’s experience level and objectives.
    • Rapid ROI
      Experiential learning in just a few days translates directly into improved project performance - no lengthy courses, no lost productivity.

    Topics

    How It Works
    • 1. Team Roles & Perspectives
      Participants switch roles - gaining fresh insights into stakeholder viewpoints and communication flows.
    • 2. Live Challenge & Debrief
      After every cycle, teams analyse outcomes, discuss what went well, and explore how to improve - reinforcing Kolb’s experiential learning loop.
    • 3. Immediate Application
      Lessons learned are applied in the next round, ensuring concepts aren't just theoretical but immediately actionable.

    What makes Swiss Island® so unique?
    Many simulations are built so that taking the 'right' actions always leads to successful project outcomes. Once participants recognise the underlying rules, results become predictable - and, in that sense, predetermined. Experienced project managers, however, understand that real-world projects are rarely that straightforward. That’s why Swiss Island® is designed to allow for countless, often unpredictable variations - reflecting the true complexity and uncertainty of real-life project environments.

    • The starting position can be adjusted to customers' needs.
    • During the course random events happen, forcing participants to analyse, communicate and decide.
    • The interests of the involved roles are not necessarily identical and might change over time.
    • The project manager’s measures have a direct influence on the steering committee’s and sponsor’s willingness to cooperate.
    • The contents of the course are in line with common project management standards (PMBOK® and ISO 21500).

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