Course Summary
Learn how to effectively manage and execute major engineering projects with this course. Gain a deep understanding of the key principles and techniques that are required to successfully deliver complex engineering projects.Key Learning Points
- Discover the key challenges faced during major engineering projects and how to overcome them
- Learn how to effectively lead and manage project teams
- Understand how to plan and execute projects within budget and on schedule
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $77,000 - $120,000
- India: ₹500,000 - ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $77,000 - $120,000
- India: ₹500,000 - ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $85,000 - $140,000
- India: ₹600,000 - ₹2,000,000
- Spain: €40,000 - €60,000
- USA: $77,000 - $120,000
- India: ₹500,000 - ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $85,000 - $140,000
- India: ₹600,000 - ₹2,000,000
- Spain: €40,000 - €60,000
- USA: $90,000 - $140,000
- India: ₹800,000 - ₹2,500,000
- Spain: €45,000 - €70,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the key principles and techniques for managing major engineering projects
- Gain hands-on experience in project planning, execution, and control
- Learn how to effectively lead and manage project teams
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of engineering principles
- Familiarity with project management concepts
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online self-paced course
- Video lectures
- Interactive quizzes and assignments
- Peer-reviewed projects
Similar Courses
- Advanced Project Management
- Construction Project Management
Related Education Paths
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
- Engineering Project Management Certification
Related Books
Description
Manage large projects by identifying their key characteristics, examining the key factors and risks that affect their performance and exploring methods to counter their impact on the successful delivery of projects.
Knowledge
- Understand the key phases of a project life cycle
- Discriminate between projects, programmes and portfolios and identify the key characteristics of major projects
- Define forms of bias and strategic misinterpretation and ways of mitigating against them
- Analyse the cost and time performance indicators of major projects
Outline
- Major engineering project performance
- Introduction from Giorgio
- Projects, sub-projects and operations
- Project life cycle theories
- Welcome to Major engineering project performance
- Introduction
- Research and further reading
- Lesson summary
- Lesson overview
- What is a project?
- Who is a project manager and what is project management?
- Project management duties
- Quiz introduction
- Lesson summary
- Lesson overview
- Types of project life cycles
- The phases of the infrastructure life cycle
- Quiz introduction
- Lesson summary
- Lesson overview
- Apply your understanding: creating a project life cycle
- References
- Project management duties
- Test your understanding
- Programmes, portfolios and transaction costs
- Transaction costs
- Welcome to the week
- Lesson overview
- What are programmes and portfolios?
- Case study: the Milan Expo
- What are the challenges of programme management?
- What is a portfolio?
- Lesson summary
- Lesson overview
- Case study: The nuclear industry in the USA and South Korea
- Analysis: the South Korean nuclear industry
- Lesson summary
- Lesson overview
- Critical analysis
- Lesson overview
- Writing your reflections
- References
- Critical analysis task
- Time and cost in major projects
- Cost and time performance of major projects
- Other reasons to explain over-budget and delay
- Welcome to the week
- Lesson overview
- What is a major project?
- What types of risks are involved in major projects?
- What is the iron triangle?
- Error and inaccuracy in major projects: the example of infrastructure projects
- Lesson summary
- Lesson overview
- What is optimism bias?
- How can you reduce the impact of optimism bias?
- What is strategic misinterpretation?
- Strategic misinterpretation: mitigating its impact
- Optimism bias and strategic misinterpretation in context
- Lesson summary
- Lesson overview
- Your research task
- What is peer review?
- References
- Project management success vs project success
- Welcome to the week
- Lesson overview
- What is a measure of success in major project management?
- Case study: Motorola Iridium
- Motorola Iridium: an analysis
- Main contractor perspective
- How should you measure project success?
- Extended perspective
- Lesson summary
- Lesson overview
- Turner and Zolin framework
- Quiz introduction
- Case study: the Tower of Pisa
- Case study: the Thames Barrier
- Quiz introduction
- Lesson summary
- Writing your reflections
- References
- Turner and Zolin Framework
- Test your understanding
- Project
- Welcome to the week
- Lesson overview
- The assignment
- Approaching your research
- Academic referencing
- Lesson summary
- Creating your presentation
- Preparing your presentation
- Submitting your presentation
- Next steps
Summary of User Reviews
Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
comprehensive curriculumPros from User Reviews
- In-depth coverage of engineering project performance
- Great course for improving project management skills
- Well-structured and easy to follow
- Helpful feedback from instructors
- Practical exercises and case studies
Cons from User Reviews
- Some assignments are time-consuming
- Not suitable for beginners or those with no engineering background
- Limited interaction with other students
- Requires a significant time commitment
- Some topics may be too advanced for some learners
Dr Giorgio Locatelli
4.7 Raiting
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