Industry Specific Technical Training Course
Project Management Essentials For Engineers
Understanding the fundamentals of engineering project management
Course Details
Your technical competence, along with your management skills, will determine how far you can go in your career. This course will help you observe the three stages of a project, acquire knowledge in nine project management areas, and apply management techniques to the unique challenges in your own projects.
Course Objectives
- Apply a professional, systematic approach to managing engineering projects
- Define project scope, establish realistic objectives, and accurately specify project deliverables
- Produce realistic project plans and identify the schedule critical path
- Effectively manage project risks
- Establish essential project control methods and procedures
- Understand how to apply proven project estimating and progress measurements techniques
- Understand PMI's specific methods, processes, and expectations for managing project risks
Key Outcomes
- Understanding the fundamentals of engineering project management
- Key project management skills needed to maximise project performance
- Planning, organising, implementing, and controlling engineering projects
- Managing engineering projects risks
- Engineering project scheduling and progress measurement techniques
Course Outline
1.
Engineering Project Fundamentals
- Key project terms and definitions
- The engineering project life cycle
- Engineering project complexity factors
- Understanding project environment & context
- Defining engineering project scope
- Key financial concepts
2.
Engineering Project Planning & Organising
- Identify objectives & prioritising goals
- Engineering project planning methods
- Developing work & cost breakdown structures
- Project management roles & responsibilities
- Project estimating techniques
- Project scheduling methods
3.
Performance and Progress Management
- Measuring projects for success
- Project management success factors
- Project monitoring & reporting methods
- Key performance indicators
- Performance measurement (earned value management)
- The time-cost trade-off
4.
Engineering Project Leadership
- Project interface management
- Team building & the team development cycle
- Communication, delegation, and motivation skills
- Running effective project meetings
- Managing stakeholder expectations
- Successfully closing engineering projects