Using Project Management in Student Competitions

There are thousands of student competitions occurring around the globe - a majority of which require students to complete some type of project. It could be as simple as the competition at your local primary school's science fair or as formal as the Future Cities Competition, a US competition sponsored by the National Engineers' Week Foundation to encourage students to consider a career in engineering and to create their version of a future city.

Now imagine what would happen if the student learned and applied basic project management skills while competing!  It could make the experience much more enriching for the student and is a fun, child friendly way to learn.  Some PMI volunteers are already helping students learn project management.  Here's one example of how PMIEF, PMI volunteers, and one PMI Chapter made a difference in a local student competition.  

You can help too!  Download PMIEF's PM Skills for Life and bring it to a local student competition in your community or at your local school.  If you don't know of any competitions in your area, here are two lists for your use:  US Student Competitions and International Student Competitions.