Overview
Throughout the Engineering Project Management - Scope, Time and Cost Management course offered by Coursera in partnership with Rice University, you will learn about change management and techniques to implement it.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Create a requirements document
- Create a Project Scope Statement
- Identify ways to control the scope of the project
- Decompose the work and develop work packages
- Create a Work Breakdown Structure
- Develop a Critical Path Schedule
- Review types of cost estimates and identify whether they are “top down or bottom up”
- Review budgets, contingencies and reserves
- Calculate planned and earned values to compare with actual cost
- Perform a cost and schedule analysis
Each week you will prepare a key deliverable for the project plan based on a provided Case Study. These deliverables include:
- Project Scope Statement
- Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and WBS dictionary
- Critical Path schedule sequence diagram
- Bar Chart Schedule (Gantt Chart)
- Project Cost Estimate
- Project Status using an Earned Value Calculation
All of this will position you to set up a plan to control your next assignment or your next project whether this is as the project manager or as an area leader.
Rice Center for Engineering Leadership is a Registered Education Provider through the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Learners who complete this course on the Certificate track will be awarded 14 hours of Profession Development Units. These are recognized by PMI for continuing education or can be applied toward the 35 hours of education required for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Course structure:
- Scope Development
- Requirements Development
- Scope Control Process
- Kaz and Tom Weekly Conclusion
- Assignment Overview
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Duration
- Part-time
- 1 days
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Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
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We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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General requirements
- Beginner level
- No previous experience necessary
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Funding
Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.