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Project Management for Engineering and Technology

Use the Project Management for Engineering and Technology course to gain knowledge and skills required to work with project management techniques such as negotiation, personal time management, change management, diversity, and overcoming adversity. This project management training course is intended for project managers and reflects the latest standards in the “Project Management Body of Knowledge” (PMBOK). The course imparts the skills that are required for the project managers to work as team leaders and motivators.
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Project Management for Engineering and Technology
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Outline

Lessons 1:
Overview of Project Management

  • Project Defined
  • Need for Project Managers
  • Essential Elements of a Project
  • Internal Versus External Projects
  • Speaking the Language of Project Management
  • Project Success Criteria
  • People Skills in Project Management
  • Summary
  • Key Terms and Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Application Activities

Lessons 2:
Roles and Responsibilities of Project Managers

  • The Project Manager’s Functions
  • Process Functions of Project Managers
  • People Functions of Project Managers
  • Characteristics of an Effective Project Manager
  • Functional, Matrix, and Project-Based Organizations
  • Project Management Certifications
  • Summary
  • Key Terms and Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Application Activities

Lessons 3:
Project Initiation

  • Outcomes of the Project Initiation Phase
  • Project Description
  • Project Feasibility Analysis
  • Project Concept Document
  • Project Charter
  • Stakeholder Register
  • Project Kickoff Meeting
  • Summary
  • Key Terms and Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Application Activity

Lessons 4:
Project Planning — The Schedule

  • Benefits of Planning and Scheduling
  • The Planning and Scheduling Process
  • Developing the Work Breakdown Structure
  • Key Facts About Developing a WBS
  • The WBS Dictionary
  • Enterprise Environmental Factors
  • Estimating Activity Duration and Sequencing Activities
  • Displaying the Project Schedule
  • The CPM Network Diagram
  • Scheduling Software and Combined Schedule Formats
  • Summary
  • Key Terms and Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Application activities

Lessons 5:
Project Planning — The Cost Estimate and Budget

  • The Cost Estimate
  • Costs To Be Included in Estimates
  • Estimating Methods
  • Estimating Products
  • The Budget
  • Summary
  • Key Terms and Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Application Activities

Lessons 6:
Project Planning — HR, Communication, Procurement, and Quality Plans

  • The Human Resource Plan
  • The Communication Plan
  • Procurement Plan
  • The Quality Management Plan
  • Summary
  • Key Terms and Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Application Activities

Lessons 7:
Project Planning — The Risk Management Plan

  • Risk Defined
  • Risk Management Defined
  • Classifications of Risk Factors
  • Risk As It Relates to Project Success Criteria
  • Risk Identification Process
  • Qualitative Risk Analysis
  • Quantitative Risk Analysis
  • Quantitative Analysis Tools
  • Summary
  • Key Terms and Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Application Activities

Lessons 8:
Project Execution — Build the Project Team

  • Teambuilding Defined
  • Common Mission: The Basis of Effective Teamwork
  • Building the Project Team
  • Explaining the Roles of Team Members
  • Explain How the Team is Supposed to Operate
  • Four-Step Model for Building Effective Teams
  • Evaluating Teambuilding Activities
  • Initiating the Team’s Work
  • Teams should be Coached
  • Handling Conflict in Teams
  • Summary
  • Key Terms and Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Application Activities

Lessons 9:
Project Execution — Procurements

  • Procurement Methods
  • Preparing an RFP or RFQ Package
  • Bonds, Addenda, and Alternates
  • Contracts for Subcontractors and Materials Suppliers
  • Evaluating Bidders and Bids
  • Ethics in Procurement
  • Summary
  • Key terms and concepts
  • Review questions
  • Application Activities

Lessons 10:
Project Monitoring and Control

  • Monitoring and Controlling Scope
  • Monitoring and Controlling the Schedule
  • Monitoring and Controlling Costs
  • Earned Value Management
  • To-Complete Performance Index
  • Performance Reviews
  • Cost Monitoring and Control Software
  • Quality Monitoring and Control Methods