It was recently confirmed that Britain is getting a new Universal theme park in Bedford.
IT Project Management can be a bit like a theme park of rollercoaster rides – thrilling at first, but quickly full of twists, sudden drops, unexpected loops, and that one terrifying moment when you realise the track ahead looks … er … unfinished. One minute you’re cruising through planning, and the next you’re free-falling through shifting priorities, budget changes, or surprise stakeholder input. That’s why you need someone riding beside you—steady, experienced, and holding your hand.
In IT Project Management, that’s Stoneseed! BUT hey … like the photo of you with your mouth wide open in terror, we’ll leave the sell until the end of the ride!!
Inspired by this news, and with summer just around the corner, we’re delighted to announce the opening of Stoneseed-Land … the world’s first IT Project themed amusement park. Here are just 12 of the rides you can expect!!!
Strap in!!
1 – Scope Creep Bumper Cars
A bumper car ride where the punters (project managers) are constantly hit with changing expectations, unexpected tasks, demanding stakeholders, and workloads that grow when you turn your back!
The longer you stay in, the further you drift from your original destination—assuming you even remember what it was.
2 – Milestone Mountain
A slow climb to the summit (with a swift rush as you hit key milestones) and then a dizzying acceleration to project completion.
Just when you think you’ve caught your breath, surprise!!!! Scope change … at 80% … sends you sideways.
Hold on tight—because getting to “done” is anything but a straight descent.
3 – The Workload Waltzers
Round and round you go at breakneck speed, and just when you think you’re too dizzy to go on … another spin is added. Then another.
Tasks blur, priorities shift mid-rotation, and “just one more sprint” becomes a never-ending loop.
You’re not sure if you’re making progress or just burning out in circles—but hey, at least the ride looks productive from the outside!
4 – Waterfall Flume vs Agile Rapids
The Project Management take on the good old fashioned log flume and racing rapids rides! Which will you CHOOSE?
Two rides. Two philosophies. One choice. Choose your project adventure… wisely.
Waterfall Flume
“One way down. No turning back.”
Stick to the path. Phases are rigid. Every requirement must be locked before launch.
It’s structured, it’s predictable (until it isn’t—Ed), and once you’re strapped in, you’re riding that Gantt chart all the way to the bottom—whether it still makes sense or not. Watch out—That final delivery splash can be… enlightening.
You’ll follow the plan, hit every phase in order, and pray the big drop at the end doesn’t flood your scope.
Miss a requirement early on? Too bad—you’ll only find out when you’re already halfway down the flume, screaming all the way to delivery.
Or do you opt for …
Agile Rapids
“Flexible, Fast and Furious – stay in control!!”
Hop on a fast-moving raft that zips through short sprints, adjusting course as you go.
There’s no big splash at the end—just a series of refreshing deliveries. Beware—without a strong product owner at the helm, it’s easy to spin in circles or hit rocks made of “unclear priorities.”
5 – The Gantt Chart Donkey Derby
It’s a classic “Donkey Derby” game, but every horse represents a project task. They move in dependencies, some stop and wait, others speed up and critical path horses never slow down. Can you use your resources, the balls that you hurl up the shute, to keep you horse on track!
6 – The Ghosts of Projects Past
The haunted ghost train ride … in the dark! Dare you “Face the failures you tried to forget…”?
Climb aboard creaky old train carts and roll slowly through a haunted project graveyard. Each room reveals the chilling remains of doomed projects – badly scoped, poorly communicated, and long-forgotten initiatives that should’ve been archived properly but weren’t. Especially chilling is The Stakeholder Séance room … Floating heads of forgotten stakeholders appear suddenly demanding last-minute changes and answering questions that could have saved the project back then but now are hauntingly too late … “They never responded to your emails … until now.”
7 – The Dungeon of Dependencies
Welcome to the project management puzzle maze!! Navigate a maze of blocked tasks and a web of interdependent teams. Only with the right sequence and collaboration can you find the exit. Don’t let dependencies drag your project into the abyss.
8 – Timeline Tornado
Strap yourself into a high-velocity project journey that starts off smooth and predictable – until the timeline slips and things go off the rails (literally and figuratively!!!). Deadlines are flying past, stakeholders are screaming (in chilling real-time voice-note audio clips), and your carefully laid project plan turns into a spinning storm of scope creep, resource shifts, and priority whiplash. This is not just a ride. It’s a scramble to deliver.
9 – The Go-Live Vertical Drop
Think of Oblivion at Alton Towers … You are the project team, climbing toward your project launch. Along the way, you’re faced with heart pounding moments … final client approval that’s “verbal only” … test cases that are marked “Passed-ish” … the dev who says, “It worked on my machine” and a risk register that’s… empty? (uh-oh!!!!!!!!!!)
As you reach the top, the “Go/No-Go Decision Countdown” plays out on a giant screen. Decisions get shakier, the “go/no-go” meeting looms…
The ride’s PM avatar asks “Go-Live?” or “Delay?” but before anyone can answer the ride hurls into a sudden drop. BAM!—a sudden, terrifying plunge as the go-live is greenlit too early. Screams!! Chaos!!
10 – The Resource Allocation Rodeo
You think it’s a gentle roundabout! You hop onto the carousel expecting a chilled out ride, but every seat (be it a horse, a space rocket, or spinning chair) is constantly moving positions or even randomly rotating out from under you. One moment you’re riding high with a full team, the next … your most valuable talent has been pulled to another project.
Chaotic, upbeat circus music … lights that flicker with each talent reassignment … at random intervals one of the animals “quits,” or gets pulled for “critical priority work”, leaving you breathless!
11 – The Stakeholder Simulator 3000
Our Interactive VR ride where you navigate changing priorities, unclear feedback and, our special feature, “drive-by” decisions. Just try to keep your project intact while pleasing everyone. Spoiler Alert: YOU CAN’T!!!!!!!
Stakeholder alignment is a full-time ride!!!
12 – The Change Request Tea Cups
Ever been just about to take your first sip of a steaming hot brew when – PING! An email from a stake holder changes everything. This ride is full of tea cups that have a potentially unhappy ending!!! You board your cute, harmless-looking project teacup. The goal is to get to the centre platform – aka “Final Scope Sign-Off.”
Easy, right?
The ride starts, and one of its operators appears from nowhere and spins your cup, obstacles like unclear requirements or conflicting feedback … each “small” request triggers and a new layer of red tape wrapping around your cup for you to fight off, the scope creep sirens blare! The faster the cups spin, the harder you hold on and try to keep up, the more chaotic it gets, by the end you’re completely disoriented and have no idea what the original scope even was!!!!!!!!!
HOLDING YOUR HAND
With Stoneseed’s Project Management as a Service (PMaaS), you’re not white-knuckling the chaos alone; you’ve got a trusted co-pilot who keeps the ride on track, anticipates the turns, and makes sure you arrive safely at delivery – without losing your lunch (or your priorities, business goals, budget or timeline).
We flex to support your project needs…Stoneseed’s team of Project Management and Technical Professionals delivers expert services through a flexible, on-demand resourcing model—giving you control over both project delivery and costs. From strategy to programme and project execution, our cost-effective approach is supported by Stoneseed’s PMO, proven methodology, and advanced toolset.
With pay-as-you-use pricing, you can scale resources up or down as needed—whether full-time, part-time, or on an ad-hoc basis—eliminating recruitment costs, bench-time expenses, and IR35 risks.