Challenge of Egypt™ (Classic & Agile)

We are in ancient Egypt. The Pharaoh asked the Chairman of the Steering Committee to build a pyramid to secure his journey to the afterlife. This is essential for his eternal existence. The steering committee assigns a project leader and a project team to carry out the project. The team has to deal with all kinds of events and setbacks to keep the project within scope, quality, budget and time.

This requires managing work packages, managing risks, managing tolerances and all the other best practices and processes of project management. But be prepared. Pharaoh comes with different issues and has different ideas that may affect the project.

We are in ancient Egypt. The pharaoh wants to secure his life after death and meets with the high priest. There is a workshop with a team of experts (architects, risk experts, quarry experts, Nile experts and construction workers), they interview the Pharaoh and create a list of products.

Based on this, the team will decide which products they can develop in the first sprints and work through them step by step. Even if the Pharaoh's requirements change, the team will treat all products according to the AGILE principles.

Most of the agile training focuses on theory and only some small exercises. Managing Agile projects means managing the dynamics. It requires interactions with all project stakeholders. The roles of traditional project management roles are changing. There needs to be more teamwork, communication and integration.

The simulation is tailored to your own specific needs and learning objectives. In general, the main objectives are to:

• Learn how to apply project management best practices and learn the essence of PRINCE2®, PMI®, PMBOK®.
• Learn how to ensure that the business case is realised.
• Learn how to remain customer focused and set the right priorities based on customer requirements.
• Develop communication and team skills.

The simulation is tailored to your own specific needs and learning objectives. In general, these are the main objectives:

• Learn how to apply agile principles and processes.
• Learn how to rapidly create customer value in a dynamic environment.
• Learn how to work together in a team within an agile project.

• Explore project management best practices and how to use them effectively
• Increase project performance and value creation on the client side
• Understand project roles and dependencies
• Get more out of your project management training, translate theory into practice
• Optimise teamwork and identify areas for improvement in project management and implementation
• Everyday problems are not only made visible, but solution approaches are already developed within the simulation

Day 1 – 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.

9.00 - 12.00: Introduction and start of the simulation

12.00 - 13.00: Lunch break

13.00 - 16.00: Continuation of simulation

16:00 - 17:00: Feedback round and evaluation