Graeff´s Blog

After having some nice morning run we start at 09:00 again with marketing communication.

“Telling is not selling” – we do some practical work, planing a marketing campaign for a new youth tv station.

after having a run through the nice old town of krems and stein I´m back at university – day two of project management course.

Today we´re discussing risk management and some practical lessons.

tools:

treeplan – Excel Plugin for Decision Trees, SensIT and RiskSim

crystal ball – Decision Prediction with Monte Carlo Simulation

@risk for project – also Decision Prediction with Monte Carlo Simulation

gpss – simulation software

arena – also simulation software

Project Management Software

MS Project – MS Project Server

Primavera – very complex but powerfull

Mind Manager – Project Structure Plan

In the evening there was a great Jazz Event in Kloster Und – a local Jazz Formation and Gansch & Roses

time is flying, this is already the fourth and last day here in washington. After having a nice run through 18th street down to the mall, directly to lincoln memorial, back to monument running a round there to inhale the great view over washington back to the hotel bypassing the white house and going up the hill on the 16th street – an hour of fun and sunrise.

rushing for a coffee @ caribou coffee, and yes, they are doing there the macciato not the starbucks way .

After hading at least some coffine in my body today´s lectures started:

• Economic Development: Where do we Stand Today? – by Karen Macours, Assistant Professor of International Economics. Some interesting Points about doing Micro Economic experementials in the Area of Education Programs in Developing Countries.

• Terrorism: Keeping the Barbarians Out – by Jakub Grygiel, George H.W. Bush Assistant Professor of International Relations. This lecture is about the idea of fighting terrorism like the roman´s and other players dealt with barbarians on their borders – and there are indeed some interesting analogies between terrorist networks and barbarian tribes

• Wrap-up Luncheon – by Charles Doran, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center of Canadian Studies – a short overview of which topics we touched the last 4 days

So this was SAIS, as I have another 90 minutes before I have to leave to the airport I decide to visit Phillips Collection, which is by feet 10 minutes from SAIS campus.

Look here for some nice pictures of the exhibition.