Business game "Railway"

"Railway" is a team-based simulation and training game built on the principles of the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) standard. It models the full life cycle of a project — from planning to completion — with a focus on documentation, risk management, and team coordination. Players go through all key stages of delivering an infrastructure project: constructing a railway.

Legend:

You are a team of professionals entrusted with an ambitious mission: to build a new railway. Your journey doesn’t run through sleepers and tracks, but through paperwork, approvals, strategic choices, and management decisions. You must get the project approved, complete all necessary permits, optimize the route, and negotiate with all stakeholders influencing the implementation.

Game Format:

– Participants are divided into teams.
– Each team works on its own railway project, going through all project management phases as outlined in PMBOK: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
– Teams record outcomes in the form of project documentation.
– In the multi-team version, all groups jointly build parts of a unified railway network, coordinating their actions.

Player Objectives:

– Develop a railway construction plan, accounting for resources, timelines, and risks.
– Prepare, align, and approve all required documentation in compliance with PMBOK standards.
– Respond to changing conditions, challenges, and events during project execution.
– Successfully complete the project in line with quality criteria.

Game Focus:

– Understanding the structure of project management.
– Working with documentation.
– Making collaborative decisions in a complex project environment.

Game Goal:

To successfully implement the railway construction project in full compliance with all managerial and administrative requirements. In team format — to ensure synchronized collaboration toward building a unified infrastructure.

Key Features:

– The game is based on the internationally recognized PMBOK standard, enabling in-depth study of project management structures.
– The gameplay simulates real challenges: shifting requirements, conflicting interests, delays, and document errors.
– Full-cycle document modeling: contracts, approvals, reports, instructions, and formal acts.
– The game functions as a realistic simulator, ideal for professional training and upskilling.