Another way to practice your project management skills is by using simulation software. There are several Web-based tools available, including those listed below. Note that all are separate purchases, and you can consult the suppliers for details.  You could have students run the simulations in teams to reduce the cost further. If you find better ones or have suggestions on using these tools, please let me know at schwalbe@augsburg.edu.

1. Double Masters (www.doublemasters.com) provides a project management simulation for academia. Instructors should contact info@doublemasters.com to set up a free account. The price in December 2023 was $40 per student. It takes about 7 hours to run.
2. SPL (www.simulationpl.com) provides a Simulation Powered Learning tool called SimProject® ($50 for 3 executions). It is a PMI award winning online project management learning simulation used by many academic institutions around the world. Students plan and manage an 11 week, 7 task project from start to finish managing scope, schedule, cost, quality and individual/team productivity. Most students can run the simulation once within 2-3 hours and benefit from running it again, taking another 1-2 hours. (Note: Fissure was the former name.) There is another simulation called SimAgile where students use scrum to run a different project. It includes a product backlog, sprints, standups burn charts, etc.
3. Forio provides two different simulations used at Harvard and MIT for $150 each.
4. Prendo provides several different leadership simulations. One is called leading complex projects and another is planning and controlling projects.