TheProject 2023 Spring Competition 

Scenario

Student teams develop a plan to prevent and protect digital infrastructure from a Ransomware attack.

Overview

Recently Virginia State Legislature's IT branch was hit with a Ransomware attack resulting in data loss and interrupting legislation for weeks. As a result of the increasing trend of Ransomware attacks, the Acme Corporation has put out a contract to your team to develop and implement a Ransomware Prevention Plan and put in place a Ransomware Response Plan. The RPP should include enhancing current IT processes, training of IT resources (like clean desk and phishing training) and any desirable certifications for the infrastructure to achieve minimum risk from Ransomware. The RRP should include training for all employees, war line procedures and a desktop planning scenario plan for each year.

To learn more about TheProject 2023 see the details click here

Congratulations to the 2023 Winning teams

1st Place - Team HACME from MTU

2nd Place - Team WileyWare from MTU

3rd Place - Team Bronco Cyber Consulting from WMU

Honorable mentions

Team Synced from Hillsdale College - Overcoming Diversity Award

Seidman Six from GVSU - Most Improved Award

Bulldogs of Business from Ferris University - Underdog Award

Warm welcome all the students, champions, and mentors to our THEProject 2023 competition taking place at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville on Monday, April 10, 2023.

This year in 2023, the competition was represented by students from Ferris State University, Grand Valey State University, Michigan Technological University, Hillsdale College, and Western Michigan University.

1st Place - Team HACME from MTU!

2nd Place - Team WileyWare from MTU!

3rd Place - Team Bronco Cyber Consulting from WMU!

Thank you all for your participation! 

For all the participating teams, volunteers and sponsors, we have a consolidated brochure for you consolidating our successful event for 2023!

  TheProject 2023 brochure

For questions, please contact Matt Mills, VP Academic Outreach vpao@wmpmi.org

To all the students, mentors, school champions,
panelists, judges, and volunteers:

THANK YOU!

The 2021 event was a success because of you!

Check out this year's competion in the booklet below.

This year was the 10th annual competition for the Western Michigan Project Management Institute (WMPMI) collegiate project management competition – THEProject. This year the students tackled a scenario that was straight from the headlines.    Transitioning from brick-and-mortar to remote or hybrid-school environment   Create a project plan that will protect the university under conditions similar to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Project Plan will take into consideration lessons learned from the current situation and identify opportunities for the following models: Funding, Matriculation, Campus Building, IT Infrastructure, and IT Security.

1st Place

2nd Place	3rd Place

Honorable Mentions

Each team was provided the 2020 detailed scenario - Inspiring Young Adults To Be The Project Managers And Project Leaders For The Future. 

Read more about the THEProject 2020, participants, and the competition.

Award Winning Teams of 2020:

THEProject 2019 Finalists

Check out these videos from other years 

Read about where students are now, and how THEProject has benefitted their career paths

• THEProject - Where Are They Now