University of Leeds
Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization
University of Leeds

Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization

Develop a Career in Engineering Project Management. Master the skills required to lead large engineering projects

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.7

(901 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Understand the key phases of a project life cycle and the main characteristics of major projects

  • Understand the key cost and time performance indicators of major projects

  • Understand the governance of major projects, its challenges and learn how governance informs project management

  • Understand major project financing and key financial indicators used in major project finance

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • 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

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk Management
Category: Project Management
Category: Program Management
Category: Engineering Management
Category: Presentations
Category: Research
Category: Cost Estimation
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Performance
Category: Timelines
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Scheduling
Category: Cost Management
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Project Coordination
Category: Project Controls

What you'll 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

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk Management
Category: Project Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Business Risk Management
Category: Engineering Management
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Governance Risk Management and Compliance
Category: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
Category: Scope Management
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Governance

What you'll 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 learn how to ensure successful project initiation

  • Understand how to assess an organisation's capabilities

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Risk Management
Category: Contract Management
Category: Project Management
Category: Vendor Contracts
Category: Project Implementation
Category: Engineering Management
Category: Cost Benefit Analysis
Category: Construction Management
Category: Feasibility Studies
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Capital Budgeting
Category: Project Finance
Category: Project Controls
Category: Finance
Category: Governance

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Dr Giorgio Locatelli
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