System and method for teaching project management skills

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[edit] Patent Title

System and method for teaching project management skills

[edit] Patent Number

US Patent 6817613

[edit] Abstract

A project management game is provided that includes a game board having indicia thereon representing a plurality of tasks that collectively form a plurality of deliverables to be completed and to be managed by a plurality of participants in the game. The participants form one or more teams that play the game. A plurality of game pieces are positioned on the game board. Each game piece represents a selected one of the teams. The game further includes a first die having a plurality of sides with numbers thereon. The first die may be rolled in order to indicate a number of spaces to be moved by a selected one of the game pieces. A second die is also included having a plurality of sides with numbers thereon. The second die may be rolled in order to indicate a cost value associated with one or more of the tasks.

[edit] Inventors

Hasek; Peter A. (Commerce Township, Oakland County, MI)

[edit] Assignee

Electronic Data Systems Corporation (Plano, TX)

[edit] Filed Date

March 20, 2002

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