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Course Overview
Project management is an essential component of professional engineering practice. This course introduces fundamental project management principles and techniques applicable to engineering projects, including project planning, organization, scheduling, resource coordination, cost control, risk management, team coordination, project execution, monitoring, and completion. Participants will examine the major stages of a project and nine key project management areas, with emphasis on applying effective management techniques to address the technical, schedule, cost, quality, and coordination challenges encountered during engineering project delivery. The course is based on Project Management Made Easy by Sid Kemp, PMP, and provides practical guidance for developing and implementing project plans, coordinating project teams, managing project requirements and changes, and completing engineering projects in accordance with established professional requirements.
This course includes
a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding
of the course materials.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:
- Define a project and describe the fundamental principles of project management as applied to engineering practice;
- Identify project objectives, requirements, scope, and expected deliverables;
- Develop a project plan addressing scope, resources, schedule, cost, and quality requirements;
- Prepare a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for an engineering project;
- Develop an action plan for executing project activities and deliverables;
- Allocate project time, resources, and costs in accordance with established project requirements;
- Apply quality planning and control techniques to engineering project activities;
- Establish effective communication procedures among project team members and stakeholders;
- Apply techniques for organizing and coordinating engineering project teams;
- Monitor project activities and identify deviations from established scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements;
- Control project scope and evaluate proposed changes to project requirements;
- Apply scheduling techniques to maintain progress toward project milestones and completion;
- Apply quality-management principles to the technical and project execution aspects of engineering work;
- Manage project requirements and stakeholder expectations within the established scope and professional requirements;
- Apply project execution and closeout procedures to complete engineering projects; and
- Evaluate project deliverables to verify that established technical, scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements have been satisfied.
Intended Audience
This course is designed for engineers, land surveyors, architects, contractors, or anyone who would like to become an effective project manager.
Course Content
In this course, you are required to study the book Project Management Made Easy by Sid Kemp, PMP, which is available in your local library or from Amazon.com. We also have a few copies left (used) if you happen to need one (Please call 571-295-4410 if you need a copy. It may take up to 14 days to be delivered). You may also browse the book from the link below:
Project Management Made Easy (PDF, 272 pages)
Course Summary
Project management includes assembling the project team, defining the project requirements, selecting deliver methods, controlling quality, and managing scope, cost and schedule. Project management skills are very important for licensed professionals such as engineers, land surveyors and architects because they deal with projects on a daily basis. To become a successful project manager, one needs to have project management knowledge in addition to interpersonal skills.
Related Links
For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:Max's Project Management Wisdom
Essential Resources for Successful Projects...
Quiz
Once
you finish studying the
above course content,
you need to
take a quiz
to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
