Examines the theory and practice of managing projects. Explores human, mathematical, entrepreneurial, managerial, and engineering aspects of project management. The systems development life cycle is the framework for the course. Addresses needs analysis, requirements definition, design, and implementation in the context of project management. Introduces mathematical and software tools for planning, monitoring, and controlling projects.
Engineering Project Management Part 2
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Beginner level
No prior experience required
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Skills you'll gain
- Project Performance
- Project Management
- Resource Allocation
- Project Planning
- Resource Planning
- Project Schedules
- Scheduling
- Resource Management
- Project Implementation
- Performance Metric
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Project Management Life Cycle
- Forecasting
- Timelines
- Earned Value Management
- Project Closure
- Project Controls
- Engineering Management
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December 2025
Assessments
28 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 7 modules in this course
This module teaches how to transform Work Breakdown Structures into actionable timelines using network diagrams (AON, AOA), Gantt charts, PERT/CPM diagrams, and critical path analysis.
What's included
16 readings3 assignments
This module addresses advanced planning concepts including the fallacy of the man-month metric, probability in project scheduling, statistical analysis, and the use of uncertainty machines in scheduling.
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1 video9 readings4 assignments
This module covers project crashing and fast tracking, resource loading and leveling, balancing resources using heuristics, and the Critical Chain Method (CCPM).
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1 video16 readings4 assignments
This module focuses on monitoring project performance through feedback systems, Earned Value Management (EVM), forecasting project delays and expenses, and understanding performance variances and indices.
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1 video20 readings5 assignments
This module examines project control mechanisms, including types of control (cybernetic, go/no-go, phase/gated, post control), critical ratio analysis, balancing competing constraints, and managing scope creep.
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21 readings5 assignments
This module covers project audits, evaluation methodologies, the five dimensions of project success, the NTCP classification system, spider diagrams for visualizing project profiles, and recommendations for effective evaluations
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1 video15 readings3 assignments
This module explores the critical final phase of the project lifecycle, examining how projects conclude through four distinct types of termination (extinction, addition, integration, starvation), reasons for termination, critical success factors, and proper closure procedures.
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16 readings4 assignments
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