IPM Day 2024: Level Up Your PM Skills: The Ultimate Project Management Challenge (Zürich Session)
IPM Day 2024: Level Up Your PM Skills: The Ultimate Project Management Challenge
The PMI Switzerland Chapter is excited to host an International Project Management Day (IPMD) event, in collaboration with our sponsor and partner, STS the Project Management Training Company (https://www.sts.ch/en/). Join us for an engaging nationwide SimulTrain® competition held across three locations in Switzerland: Zurich, Basel, and Lausanne. This thrilling event brings together project management professionals and enthusiasts for an intense and realistic project management simulation.
About SimulTrain®: SimulTrain® (https://www.sts.ch/en/simultrain/), developed by STS is a top-tier multimedia project management simulator. In teams of 3 to 5 participants, you step into the role of a Project Manager facing challenges that mimic real-world project dynamics. Quick decision-making impacts key project elements like cost, schedule, quality, and team morale, all within an intuitive and engaging interface.
Competition Details: During the competition, teams will tackle various situations typical for projects, including risk management, dealing with conflicts within the team, or taking decisions to deal with unexpected plan changes. Each challenge requires participants to consider key performance indicators (KPIs) and understand their interactions.
At the end, the” best” local teams and the best Swiss-wide team will be honored.
Assess your project management skills with other teams from Basel, Lausanne, and Zurich.
Multilingual: The attending teams can choose between English, French, or German for the simulation.
What’s in for you? In mastering the challenges of the project simulation, you will
- sharpen your project management skills
- learn to handle pressure
- collaborate effectively within your team
- have a lot of fun
Networking Opportunity This event is not just about competition. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to connect and network with peers, colleagues, and fellow project managers while celebrating IPMD in a fun, competitive atmosphere. After the competition, enjoy an apéro dedicated to fostering further connections and discussions.
Join Us: Challenge your project management capabilities, engage in vibrant competition, and experience the thrill of the IPMD challenge firsthand. Celebrate International Project Management Day with the PMI Swiss Chapter and STS and elevate your project management skills in an exciting immersive environment.
Location
SIX Convention Point
Pfingstweidstrasse 110
8005 Zürich
Schedules
16:00 – Door open & Registration
16:30 – Welcome & Introduction to SimulTrain® Game
17:00 – SimulTrain® Game Session
19:15 – Recap, Winner Announcement & Closing
20:00 – Apero & Networking
Ticket Prices
- PMI Members: 70 CHF
- Non-PMI Members: 100 CHF
- Early bird discount until: 10.- CHF until 30.09.2024
- Teams of 3 to 5 members: 200 CHF (see below)
Take part as a team
Empower yourself and your colleagues to compete as a team with other project professionals from all over Switzerland. This will not only enhance the project management skills of the team members but also strengthen the team spirit.
For this, we offer a special team price of only CHF 200.- if you register a team of 3-5 people.
To register one or more teams, please get in touch with us:
Our facilitator(s)
Patrick Lehmann |
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Patrick Lehmann is the CEO of STS, a company specializing in project management training and certification preparation for companies and individuals. He ensures that STS's training and learning tools align with major project management standards such as PMP®, IPMA, PRINCE2, Green Project Management, and APM. Before joining STS, he worked as a project manager at the Geneva Center for Security Policy and as Deputy Director at Sanu, a sustainability training center. |
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Achille Gontran |
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Achille Gontran is the Chief Product Officer at STS, a company specializing in project management training. He oversees all product-related activities, including ideation, development, and launch, with a particular focus on the SimulTrain® game-based online simulation software. He holds a Bachelor of Business Information Technology from the Haute Ecole de Gestion (HEG) in Neuchâtel, where he focused on project management, informatics projects, web technology, RAD projects, and AGILE project management. |
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Information on Privacy
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Cancelation Policy
100% refund is possible for a ticket if canceled the latest 7 days before the event.
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Event Information
| Event Date | 30-10-2024 16:30 |
| Event End Date | 30-10-2024 20:00 |
| Individual Price | 60 - 100 CHF |
| Event language | English |
| No. of Business Acumen PDUs | 1 |
| No. of Ways of Working PDUs | 2 |
| No. of Power skills PDUs | 1 |
| Location | SIX Convention Point, Zurich |