Your Mission
As a Project Manager at Nimbus Solutions, your mission is to manage a cloud project for Global Retail Inc. that has exceeded the budget of 2 million euros. You will need to negotiate with the client to obtain additional funds of 500,000 euros or changes to the project scope. You will face technical complexities such as GDPR compliance and the need for custom middleware. Your challenge includes preparing a detailed presentation of the technical complexities and additional costs, conducting a negotiation meeting, and proposing alternative solutions to reduce costs without compromising project quality. In the end, gather all final documents into a single PDF and send it to your manager, Lucy Collergate.
Simulation Details
Company Overview
Nimbus Solutions is an IT consulting firm specializing in cloud solutions, founded in 2010. Headquartered in Milan with offices in Europe, North America, and Asia, the company has completed over 200 cloud migrations. Successful projects include the migration of an ERP system for PharmaCorp and the implementation of an e-commerce platform for EuroShop. Nimbus Solutions stands out for its use of advanced technologies like Kubernetes and Terraform, and for a 95% customer satisfaction rate. Recently, the company has adopted AI technologies for threat monitoring and has renegotiated contracts with suppliers to reduce costs.
Challenge
The main challenge is to negotiate with the client, Global Retail Inc., to obtain additional funds of 500,000 euros or changes to the scope of a cloud project that has exceeded the budget of 2 million euros. Technical complexities include GDPR compliance issues and the need for custom middleware. The client has imposed strict financial constraints, requiring creative solutions to keep costs under control.
Mission
As a Project Manager at Nimbus Solutions, you will be responsible for managing the project and negotiating with the client, Global Retail Inc. You will need to prepare a detailed presentation of the technical complexities and additional costs, conduct a negotiation meeting to obtain additional funds or changes to the project scope, and propose alternative solutions to reduce costs without compromising project quality. You will interact with the internal team, the client, and cloud service providers, facing complex dynamics and potential conflicts.
Expected Outcomes
To complete the simulation, you must:
– Prepare a detailed presentation of the technical complexities and additional costs.
– Conduct a negotiation meeting with the client and draft a meeting report.
– Propose alternative solutions to reduce costs.
Once completed, gather all final documents into a single PDF and send it to your manager, Lucy Collergate.
Team
Who you will work with in this Simulation
Your team is 100% generated by AI – you will not interact with real people and no human will read your conversation.
Alex Culir
Client IT Director
Laurene Berus
Chief Cloud Engineer
Lucy Collergate
Project Director
Organization
Nimbus Solutions is an IT consulting firm specializing in cloud solutions, founded in 2010 by a group of five industry experts, including Michael Perez and Lucy Collergate, with the goal of helping companies optimize their IT infrastructures through the adoption of advanced cloud technologies like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The company is headquartered in Milan, with regional offices in Europe (London, Berlin), North America (New York, San Francisco), and Asia (Tokyo, Singapore).
Estimated time required: 1h
Difficulty level: Intermediate
Ideal for: Project Manager
