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Managing Major Engineering Projects SpecializationUniversity of Leeds

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Gain confidence when dealing with stakeholders of major projects by learning to identify and manage those that are involved in the project planning and delivery. This course will enable you to explore project governance in theory and practice.
Through real life examples you’ll understand how the critical challenges of the governance in major projects are resolved.

Being able to successfully manage risk and uncertainty in major projects is vital for their delivery. In this course you’ll learn to distinguish between risk and uncertainty and the role of risk register. You’ll identify the unique challenges of scope management in major projects and employ scope management tools and techniques that will facilitate your project planning. 

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

Approx. 23 hours to complete

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What you will learn

Identify key stakeholders in major projects and understand stakeholder management
Understand the governance of major projects and its challenges and learn how governance informs project management
Understand strategic risk management and how to manage opportunities and risks
Understand the theory and practice of scope management

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Course 2 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. 23 hours to complete

English

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Dr Giorgio Locatelli

Lecturer of Infrastructure Procurement and Management

School of Civil Engineering

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University of Leeds

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Week1

Week 1

6 hours to complete

Major Engineering Projects: Governance, Risk and Scope

6 hours to complete

1 video (Total 2 min), 24 readings, 4 quizzes

1 video

Introduction from Giorgio2m

24 readings

Welcome to Major engineering projects: governance, risk and scope5mIntroduction10mResearch and further reading10mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mIdentifying stakeholders: public and industrial stakeholders10mIdentifying stakeholders: financial and other stakeholders10mQuiz introduction1mWhat roles do stakeholders perform?5mInternal and external stakeholders5mWhat is stakeholder management?5mStakeholder mapping: case study15mQuiz introduction1mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mStakeholder management theory10mWhat is a RACI model?5mCase study: the impact of stakeholder management in HS215mHow did the National Audit Office review HS2's management case?15mQuiz introduction1mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mApply your understanding: producing a stakeholder categorisation30mReferences2m

3 practice exercises

Major engineering project stakeholders30mRovigo case study30mTest your understanding30m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Governance and project governance

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 26 min), 15 readings, 1 quiz

3 videos

Governance7mGovernance of major projects: part 19mGovernance of major projects: part 28m

15 readings

Welcome to the week1mLesson overview1mGovernance vs management10mMüller’s four paradigms10mGovernance objectives and institutions10mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mGovernance of projects5mWhat are the challenges to major project governance?10mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mCritical analysis1hLesson overview1mWriting your reflections30mReferences2m

1 practice exercise

Developing critical analysis skills30m

Week3

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Strategic risk management process

5 hours to complete

1 video (Total 10 min), 21 readings, 2 quizzes

1 video

Features of risk management9m

21 readings

Welcome to the week1mLesson overview1mWhat is strategic risk?5mWhat is uncertainty?10mOrganisational involvement5mWhat are risk registers?10mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mLive risk registers10mOpportunities10mSocio-technical hexgaon introduction5mWhat is risk appetite?5mWhat is utility theory?5mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mApply your understanding: creating a risk register30mLesson overview1mPreparing your risk register10mYour risk register task1hWhat is peer review?10mReferences2m

Week4

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Scope management and associated challenges

3 hours to complete

1 video (Total 9 min), 21 readings, 1 quiz

1 video

Overview of scope management9m

21 readings

Welcome to the week1mLesson overview1mScope management: internal and external projects5mWhat is scope creep?5mWhat is gold plating?5mThe cost of scope change10mCase study: nuclear sector5mWork Breakdown Structure10mHow to design a Work Breakdown Structure10mWork Breakdown Structure: a practical example5mOther breakdown structures5mWhat is Buildings Information Modelling?5mLesson summary1mLesson overview1mWhat is complexity?5mHow does complexity affect scope management?5mWhat are major project sublimes?5mQuiz introduction1mLesson summary1mWriting your reflections30mReferences2m

1 practice exercise

Test your understanding30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM MAJOR ENGINEERING PROJECTS: GOVERNANCE, RISK AND SCOPE

by MDSep 23, 2020

It is the best course from an outstanding university.

by NONov 5, 2020

This course has everything that will improve your understanding of Governance, Risk and Scope associated with Major Engineering Projects.

Thank you to the team that put it together

by CCJun 15, 2020

The module is packed with insights and stuff that can be practically implemented on a project execution.

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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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