Development of Project Risk Management Simulation Tool项目风险管理的模拟工具的开发.docxVIP

Development ofa Project Risk ManagementBusiness GameBy Cecilia Xia, David Baccarini and Craig CaulfieldRisks are part of every project and no amount of planning can anticipate every contingency. Risk management, a major component in any project management training program, is the systematic identification, monitoring, and mitigation of risks so that projects have the best chance of success.Risk management training has traditionally been taught in a class room setting, but this method can be expensive, slow and rigid.Business games— interactive learning environments in which players explore all the components of a complex situation— are a simple and efficacious alternative.ObjectivesThis project aims to develop abusiness game, Simsoft, that has a particular focus on project risk management. Simsoft will help users to identify risk events and their impact; to develop risk response and contingency plans; and to have ready the resources necessary to deal effectively with the risks that do materialise. Simsoft will be unique in that it is dynamic, interactive and user-friendly.MethodsThe engine behind Simsoft will be a system dynamics model which embodies the fundamental causal relationships of a typical project. Java will be used to build the user interface and to save the results of each iteration of the game so that the project can be replayed and analysed. Pre- and post-game questionnaires will be used to assess Simsoft’s effectiveness so that improvements can be made based on users’ experiences. Domain Theories The game scenarios will be based on accepted risk management theories and will used by Simsoft within a problem-based learning framework. Problem-based learning encourages participants to collaboratively work towards a resolution for the scenario and in this way reinforces the learning objectives of the course. Design Framework Simsoft design and developmentA software engineer will be hired to design and develop Simsoft. The engine behind Simsoft will be a sy