Project Management For Engineers

Exploring project lifecycle from conception phase to execution phase

What you'll learn

Define systems, explain their characteristics, and relate them to projects

List and explain all the main steps in the initiation phase to compare proposals and ultimately to select the best contractor

Outline and explain important segments of the project master plan

Build main sections of the project plan (ie schedule, cost, quality, and risk), analyze the project based on them, and assess it to create a project master plan

Evaluate project progress using Earn Value Management System and estimate new completion date and budget for any given project

Requirements

No

Description

There is an ever-growing need for better project management within engineering, business, and technology disciplines, and this course is a direct response to that need. By emphasizing practical applications, this course targets the ultimate purpose of project management: to unify and integrate many stakeholders' interests, resources, and work efforts to accomplish the overall project goal. Course Objectives:By completing this course, you will be able to:Define systems, explain their characteristics, and relate them to projectsList and explain all the main steps in the initiation phase to compare proposals and ultimately to select the best contractorOutline and explain important segments of the project master planBuild main sections of the project plan (such as schedule, cost, quality, and risk), analyze the project based on them, and assess it to create a project master planEvaluate project progress using Earn Value Management System and estimate new completion date and budget for any given projectCourse Curriculum:Project & Project ManagementSystems Approach and Systems EngineeringSystems Development Cycle and Project ConceptionProject and Systems DefinitionPlanning FundamentalsProject Time Planning and NetworksAdvanced Project Management Network Analyses and SchedulingCost Estimating and BudgetingManaging Risks in ProjectsProject Execution and ControlEngineering EconomicsProject Selection and Portfolio ManagementTextbook:This course is based on the following textbook:John M. Nicholas and Herman Steyn, Project Management for Business, Engineering, and Technology, Taylor & Francis, 4th Edition, 2012.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Projects are everywhere

Lecture 2 Hi! Let me introduce myself.

Lecture 3 My Bio

Section 2: Project & Project Management

Lecture 4 What is a project?

Lecture 5 Project vs. Non-Project Activities

Lecture 6 Project Complexity and Uncertainty

Lecture 7 Why do projects fail?

Lecture 8 What is Project Management?

Lecture 9 Management Functions

Lecture 10 Project Management Characteristics

Lecture 11 Project Management Forms

Lecture 12 Project Environments

Lecture 13 Section Review

Section 3: Systems Approach and Systems Engineering

Lecture 14 System Definition

Lecture 15 System Concepts and Principles

Lecture 16 System Approach

Lecture 17 System Life Cycle

Lecture 18 System Engineering

Lecture 19 Activity 02. System Concepts and Principles

Lecture 20 Section Review

Section 4: Systems Development Cycle and Project Conception

Lecture 21 System Life Cycle

Lecture 22 System Development Cycle

Lecture 23 Project Life Cycle

Lecture 24 Key Actors in SDC

Lecture 25 Conception Phase & Initiation Stage

Lecture 26 Request for Proposal RFP

Lecture 27 Feasibility Study

Lecture 28 Contents of Proposal

Lecture 29 Proposal Preparation

Lecture 30 Proposal Preparation Submission and Evaluation

Lecture 31 Conception Phase Outcomes

Lecture 32 Project Contracting

Lecture 33 Section Review

Section 5: Project and Systems Definition

Lecture 34 System Definition

Lecture 35 Definition Phase

Lecture 36 Project Definition Overview

Lecture 37 Section Review

Section 6: Planning Fundamentals

Lecture 38 Intro to Planning

Lecture 39 Steps towards Creating Project Master Plan

Lecture 40 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Lecture 41 Creating WBS

Lecture 42 Characteristics of WBS

Lecture 43 Responsibility Matrix

Lecture 44 Activity 03. Develop WBS

Lecture 45 Section Review

Lecture 46 Intro to Scheduling

Lecture 47 Gantt Chart

Lecture 48 Activity 04. Gantt Chart

Lecture 49 Gantt Chart Pros and Cons

Lecture 50 Gantt Chart Characteristics

Lecture 51 Line of Balance

Lecture 52 Activity 05. Line of Balance

Lecture 53 Procurement Management

Section 7: Project Time Planning and Networks

Lecture 54 Network Methods

Lecture 55 Drawing AON Networks

Lecture 56 Forward Pass

Lecture 57 Backward Pass

Lecture 58 An Alternative Way to Calculate a Network

Lecture 59 Activity 08. Backwards Pass

Lecture 60 Critical Path

Lecture 61 Total Float/Slack

Lecture 62 Free Float/Slack

Lecture 63 Precedence Diagram Method PDM

Lecture 64 Resource Constrained Scheduling

Lecture 65 Activity 10. Resource Constrained Scheduling

Lecture 66 Resource Leveling

Lecture 67 Activity 11. Resource Leveling

Lecture 68 Leveling Multiple Resources

Lecture 69 Scheduling with Calendar

Section 8: Advanced Project Management Network Analyses and Scheduling (Part 1: TC TO)

Lecture 70 Time - Cost Tradeoff

Lecture 71 Crash Point

Lecture 72 Crash Point Analysis

Lecture 73 Least Cost Analysis

Lecture 74 Shortest Duration Analysis

Section 9: Advanced Project Management Network Analyses and Scheduling (Part 2: PERT)

Lecture 75 Variability of Activity Duration

Lecture 76 Central Limit Theorem

Lecture 77 Program Evaluation and Review Technique PERT

Lecture 78 PERT through an Example

Lecture 79 Activity 12. PERT Analysis

Lecture 80 PERT Shortcomings

Section 10: Cost Estimating and Budgeting

Lecture 81 Intro to Cost Estimation

Lecture 82 Cost Estimation Process

Lecture 83 Steps toward Cost Estimation

Lecture 84 Project Budget

Lecture 85 Project Cost Accounting System

Lecture 86 Cash Flow

Lecture 87 Cash Flow Example

Lecture 88 Activity 14 Cash Flow

Lecture 89 Cash Flow Envelope

Lecture 90 Activity 15 Cash Flow Envelope

Lecture 91 Assignment Notes

Section 11: Managing Risks in Projects

Lecture 92 Intro to Risk Management

Lecture 93 Identify Risks

Lecture 94 Assess Risks

Lecture 95 Plan Risk Responses

Lecture 96 Track and Control Risks

Lecture 97 Practices and Policies

Lecture 98 Activity 16 Risk Management

Lecture 99 Expected Value

Lecture 100 Decision Tree Analysis

Lecture 101 Activity 17 Decision Tree Analysis

Section 12: Project Execution and Control

Lecture 102 Intro to Project Execution and Control

Lecture 103 Execution Phase

Lecture 104 Project Control

Lecture 105 Earned Value Management System

Lecture 106 Earned Value through an Example

Lecture 107 EVMS Basics

Lecture 108 Earned Value Concepts

Lecture 109 Activity 18 EVMS

Lecture 110 Need to Plan

Lecture 111 Advances EVMS

Lecture 112 Calculating Basic Variables

Lecture 113 Variances and Performance Indexes

Lecture 114 Project Control Using Variances and Performance Indexes

Lecture 115 Percent Completions

Lecture 116 Project Forecasting

Lecture 117 Time Variance and Time Performance Index

Lecture 118 Activity 19 Variances and Performance Index (Note)

Lecture 119 Activity 19 Variances and Performance Index

Section 13: Engineering Economics

Lecture 120 Basics Concepts Time-value of Money

Lecture 121 Net Present Value

Lecture 122 Activity 20 NPV

Section 14: Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Lecture 123 Benefit-Cost Analysis Feasibility Analysis

Lecture 124 Activity 21 B/C Analysis - I

Lecture 125 Activity 22 B/C Analysis - II

Lecture 126 B/C Analysis with Interest Rate

Lecture 127 Internal Rate of Return

Lecture 128 Activity 23 IRR

Lecture 129 Bond

Lecture 130 Activity 24 Bond

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