Initiation
Get the project off the ground — review the brief, understand the business justification, and complete the start-up activities.
Included free with eligible courses
The 3D Simulated Project Assignment
Step into the project manager’s chair in a 3D simulated environment and run a project from start to finish — making the decisions, managing the risks, and seeing how it plays out, all before you do it for real.
What it is
Practice project management — not just theory
The 3D Simulated Project Assignment is an interactive, animated experience where you take on the project manager role and carry out real project activities in a safe, simulated environment. It runs across 53 lessons built around 12 scenarios and a final assignment, taking you through a project’s full lifecycle — so the methodology you learn on paper becomes something you’ve actually done.
See it in action
A quick look inside the simulation
A project from start to finish
You manage every stage of the lifecycle
Each scenario drops you into a different stage of a live project. You work through the activities a real project manager faces, make the calls, and review the outcome before moving on.
Planning
Plan the work and the stages, estimate cost, assess risk, and take your plans through the approval process.
Execution
Delegate work packages to the team and monitor progress as the project gets underway.
Control
Handle issues and risks as they arise, manage tolerances, and keep the project on track.
Closure
Review the business justification, confirm the work is done, and close the project properly.
Final Assignment
Pull it all together across six integrated activities — methodology, initiation, planning, communication, risk, and feasibility.
Why it works
The fastest way to make the theory stick
Learn by doing
Reading about a stage gate is one thing; running one yourself is another. The simulation turns concepts into decisions you actually make.
Make mistakes safely
There’s no real budget or deadline on the line. Try an approach, see the consequence, and learn from it without any risk.
Apply the methodology
See how principles, themes, and processes fit together in a real workflow — the connections that make exam questions click.
Build real confidence
Walk into your exam — and your next real project — having already managed one end to end.
FAQ
Common questions
Yes — the 3D Simulated Project Assignment is included free with our eligible project management courses (it’s worth £199 on its own). You’ll find it inside your course materials once you enrol. Browse the project management courses to see which include it.
No. The simulation runs in your web browser as part of your online course — there’s nothing to download or set up. All you need is an internet connection.
Not at all. Each scenario guides you through what to do and why, so it works whether you’re brand new to project management or formalising years of experience.
The 53 lessons are short and self-paced, so you can work through a scenario in a sitting or dip in and out around your studies. There’s no time pressure — you keep access for the length of your course.
Get hands-on
Ready to run your
first project?
The 3D Simulated Project Assignment comes built into our eligible project management courses. Find the one that’s right for you and start practising.