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Managing Major Engineering Projects SpecializationUniversity of Leeds

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To successfully lead major projects you have to understand typical investor and project financing approaches. In this course, you’ll learn to interpret some key contractual instruments that are relevant for the financing of major engineering projects so that you are in a position to ensure the financially secure delivery of your project. You’ll explore the concept of “time value of money” and be able to compute key indicators such as “Pay-back time”, “Net Present value” and “Internal Rate of Return”.
You’ll identify common stakeholder and management approaches, and be able to implement key messaging, take accurate requirements and manage expectations.

Through real-life case studies, you’ll identify appropriate best practices related to governance, execution strategies, requirements management, procurement, asset and risk management and organisational design and development for the successful delivery of large engineering projects. 

This course explores concepts analysed in the University’s Online MSc in Engineering Management. If you are interested to develop your skills further, take a look at our online degree.

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Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization

Intermediate Level

This course is ideal for graduates from engineering, science and other numerate subjects or for professionals with relevant work experience.

Approx. 21 hours to complete

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What you will learn

Understand major project financing and key financial indicators used in major project finance
Identify the key investors in major projects
Explore different approaches to project contracting and earn how to ensure successful project initiation
Understand how to assess an organisation's capabilities

Skills you will gain

Project Management
Finance

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Course 3 of 3 in the

Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization

Intermediate Level

This course is ideal for graduates from engineering, science and other numerate subjects or for professionals with relevant work experience.

Approx. 21 hours to complete

English

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Dr Giorgio Locatelli

Lecturer of Infrastructure Procurement and Management

School of Civil Engineering

23,380 Learners

3 Courses

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University of Leeds

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Financing and initiating major engineering projects

4 hours to complete

1 video (Total 2 min), 20 readings, 3 quizzes

1 video

Introduction from Giorgio2m

20 readings

Welcome to Financing and initiating major projects5mIntroduction10mResearch and further reading10mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mEconomic equivalence5mQuiz introduction1mWhat is actualisation and capitalisation?5mTime value of money: a practical example5mQuiz introduction1mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mWhat is payback time?10mPayback time calculation10mNet present value10mNet present value calculation15mInternal rate of return5mInternal rate of return calculation10mQuiz introduction1mLesson summary1m

3 practice exercises

Economic equivalence practice10mActualisation and capitalisation practice30mTest your understanding30m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Financing, investors and contracting

4 hours to complete

1 video (Total 8 min), 14 readings, 1 quiz

1 video

Financing approaches8m

14 readings

Welcome to the week1mLesson overview1mWho invests in major engineering projects?10mCredit enhancement5mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mContracting instruments15mCase study: Andasol solar power station15mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mCritical analysis1hLesson overview1mWriting your reflections30mReferences2m

1 practice exercise

Developing critical analysis skills30m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Project initiation and delivery models

4 hours to complete

1 video (Total 10 min), 19 readings, 2 quizzes

1 video

Overview of major project initiation: A UK public sector perspective9m

19 readings

Welcome to the week1mLesson overview1mWhat is the line of sight?5mBenefits mapping: creating a benefits map5mFive case model5mCase Study: The new crossing for the River Ziff15mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mExecution strategy10mDelivery models5mThe strategy spectrum5mWhat is fit for purpose?5mSocio-technical hexagon30mBeing fit for purpose checklist5mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mYour research task10mWhat is peer review?10mReferences2m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Delivery capability and alignment

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 35 min), 13 readings, 1 quiz

3 videos

The Project Initiation Routemap part 15mThe Project Initiation Routemap part 25mInterview with Dr Lorraine McDermott24m

13 readings

Welcome to the week1mLesson overview1mRoot causes of underperformance30mAssessing the delivery environment and delivery capability10mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mBest practice and aligning for project success5mCase study: Crossrail15mQuiz introduction1mExpert interview: Dr Lorraine McDermott2mLesson summary1mWriting your reflections30mReferences2m

1 practice exercise

Test your understanding30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM FINANCING AND INITIATING MAJOR ENGINEERING PROJECTS

by RANov 17, 2020

Very suitable for a future project manager. I really recommend this course!

by RSApr 1, 2019

Highly recommended course for understanding the financing and initiating of engineering projects.

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by EGOct 21, 2022

I'm very grateful to attend this course and I have got it very important for my current role and future projects I will be involved.

by HKJul 21, 2020

Very informative, beneficial and career grooming course.

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About the Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization

Accelerate your career by improving your project management skills. This Specialization delivers a rigorous exploration of the best practices for planning and delivering these major engineering projects. You’ll learn about the measures of success, how to resolve challenges of governance and typical financing approaches of these projects.

If you are an engineer or a project manager and you aspire to get involved with major engineering projects, or you are already working on one, then this Specialization is for you. Master your project management skills and prepare to develop your career in engineering. This specialization is based on content from the Online MSc in Engineering Management. If you interested to develop your career further, take a look at our online degree.

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