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Almost all organizations surveyed*

(92%) rated the skill and

knowledge of the project manager

and project team members very

important (64%) or important

(28%) to the success of the

project.

Project Management Learning and Development efforts can

directly translate into improved project outcomes and improved

bottom-line - $$$.

*Source: PM Solutions Research (2011)

Project Management – Critical to Project Success

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Aircraft Pilot Training Adult Education

Classroom Education

Simulator Experience

Real Work Experience

Classroom Education

Real Work Experience

“Work experience

simulator” is missing in

PM education space.

PlayJect fills that gap.

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• Adult Education is very

different .

• The learning has to be more

experiential than theoretical.

• Project Management is the

MOST critical adult

education needs of

enterprises.

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PlayJect: Key Concept

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Business is ‘Doing’ - so is Project Management. And the best way to

accelerate understanding of Project Management is to experience and ‘do’ it.

Traditional learning, which

tends to encompass only the

top 2 elements of the

learning pyramid and hence

has long term retention rates

of just 5-10%.

Experiential learning

effectively encapsulates all

areas of the pyramid –

which is why the retention

rates are so high at 80-90%.

Source: The Learning Pyramid, National

Training Laboratory, Bethel, Maine

Evidence – Experiential learning in Project Management

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1. PlayJect works on the principles of “Gamification”, “Discovery

Learning” and “Experiential Learning”

2. Traditional Learning is good for group education and not

customizable for the needs of each individual. PlayJect overcomes

this drawback.

3. Traditional Learning does not allow feedback on the actual learning

of the individual, which is an important metric for organizations to

understand the return on their training $. PlayJect provides this data.

Key Benefits of PlayJect

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StrateJect: Project Strategy Game based on PMBOK5

Game Duration:2 Hours

Game Format:Monopoly

Learning Objectives:• To understand how to do project planning based on

PMBOK5.

• To understand how to do effort and resource estimation.

• To understand how to manage reserves with buffer

estimation and using EMV for risk reserves.

•To understand how to manage risks, both positive and

negative for budget management.

•To understand how to calculate CPI, TCPI and other EV

metrics of PMBOK5 in projects.

• To understand how to change project resource selection

decisions based on project objectives.

•To understand the concept of Project Life Cycle

• Value to Team Mentoring, coaching and trainings for

improving project outcomes.

• Learning the concept of “Time Value of Money” and

making resource decisions to prevent penalties for sub

optimal resource selection in projects.

You earn 6 Category A, PMI PDUs

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The first study was

conducted with 18

subjects, The second study

was conducted with 30

subjects (All are project

practitioners with more

than 3 years of work

experience in projects)

• All the participants felt game based training was good while it was limited to 60% in class room

format.

• The interactions were rated more positively in game based training (88% in comparison to 40%

for class room format).

• In addition, 84% of participants have read project related education documents in the case of

game based learning while that was an a paltry 10% for class room format.

Results

Study

StrateJect: Evaluation Results

Reference: http://www.playject.com/StrateJect_Paper1.pdf

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Game Duration:2 Hours

Game Format:Arcade

Learning Objectives:•To understand how to do project planning based on

PMBOK5

•To understand how to do effort and resource estimation in

projects.

•Applying Critical Path Analysis for Projects to make most

efficient resource allocation

•Effective Resource Allocation in Projects wastage

reduction

•Expedition of Projects (Using Crashing technique and Fast

Tracking) to optimize the project outcomes

•Planning for risk mitigation in projects

•Finishing projects on deadlines to avoid penalties (For

delays).

•Dealing with changes in projects (up to 20%) and adapting

to the evolving project scenarios.

• Value to Team Mentoring, coaching and trainings for

improving project outcomes

DeciJect: Project Decision Making Game based on PMBOK5

You earn 6 Category A, PMI PDUs

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Pricing

As of today, the “PlayJect” platform is

provided “FREE” of cost. This platform

is stress tested for about 15,000

concurrent users.

We only charge you for “Customizing”

the interface and software to your own

Unique needs on a T&M basis.

Discounted pricing for PMI referrals, if

they can provide letter of appreciation.

Recent Media CoverageYahoo NewsTeam PlayJect Spearheads the Gamification of Project Management Training for Corporations across the Globe

Wall Street AnalystGamification Company PlayJect Gets Thumbs Up With Angel Funding From US-based Serial Entrepreneur

Contact

URL: www.PlayJect.com

Email: sales@PlayJect.com

Dr. Srinivas Telukunta,

91-9959543332 [Jan through May]

1-(713)239-3874 [June through Dec]

Link to Linked-in Pulse Article

Pricing and Contact Information

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