Project Management of Engineering Projects: Preparing for Success

TU Delft Business & Management

Target Audience

Prerequisites:

BSc level or equivalent, or three or more years experience in the field.

Description

Are you a (project) engineer with a technical background but lack management knowledge? Are you eager to improve project performance and want to expand your knowledge?

This business and management course will focus on the necessary project management skills to successfully manage projects, distinguishing three areas:

The project manager and the team
The project process
The project context
The course focuses on the early project phases, including examples from technical projects within various sectors and industries (amongst others, but not limited to, infrastructure projects and construction projects).

At the end of this course, you will have created your own project execution plan, either in a team effort or on individual basis. Of course the team effort allows for a special learning experience and we appraise active team participation.

Learning Objectives

The importance of the front-end phases to create a successful project
How to select an appropriate project manager
How to successfully work together in a specialized project team
How projects are successfully managed in different sectors and contexts
To draft a project execution plan