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About the Course

Scope, time, and cost management are at the heart of successful project management. This course will give you the tools to develop a project scope, schedule and budget and then status them to predict project performance. Throughout the course, 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. PMI and PMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc....

Top reviews

MA

May 27, 2019

Really good course especially for engineers new to the field of project management and handling. I appreciate the hard work that has been done to put this course together. Thank You once again!

SP

Apr 7, 2021

This is the most comprehenvise course among all 3 in the engineering management specialization. There are some tools and insights that add lot of value and therefore a good starting point.

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By VICKY D P

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Aug 4, 2020

The content were useful and case study assignments helped to work by oneself and get habituated to the concepts. Presentation delivered all imp. content.

By Kgomotso L S

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Sep 19, 2022

the online coarse provides good industrial skills however the submission must have names since I have noticed most students copy work

By Saurya B

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Aug 9, 2019

Very interesting and useful. The assignments helped a lot in getting a clear understanding

By Prakash

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Apr 9, 2019

Great learning opportunity provided. Thanks a lot coursera for this course.

By Pedro F P

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Jun 17, 2021

I have enjoyed this course. Very good instructors, lessons and materials.

By Syed M H S

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Jun 28, 2020

I wish the calculation procedure were elaborated on the last assignment.

By Stefan

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Apr 5, 2022

It is a good course. You can learn the how works CPM, EV, CPI, SPI

By FRIDA E S

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Sep 18, 2024

Les faltan cosas por corregir en cuanto a su manera de calificar

By PICCININI G

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May 25, 2024

I applied immediately the skills learned in this course in work.

By kero f

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Feb 17, 2024

Very good content for knowledge of engineering management

By Ametani

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Mar 13, 2020

The template for the last week has some mistakes in it.

By U S

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Jun 26, 2020

It is a very helpful course for my further studies !!!

By Khan Z A

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Jul 10, 2020

Great course.Easy to understand and well planned.

By Vaidevi C C

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Jul 24, 2020

Very interesting and useful course

By Leo E G

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Sep 11, 2018

Good but sometimes to repetitive

By Hassan N

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May 6, 2020

I ACTUAL RATE THIS PROGRAM HIGH

By Arshdeep S

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Sep 8, 2020

It was a good experience...

By Narayan J

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Jan 22, 2025

need clear assignment

By Shehab J A J

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Jul 29, 2021

It is wonder course.

By Manuel V

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Apr 29, 2020

Great course!

By Haitham M K

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Dec 25, 2017

Good Course

By Tennyson-Kalio T F

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Jul 6, 2020

wonderful

By يوسف ا

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Feb 15, 2023

good

By Aspar A

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Aug 10, 2020

good

By VIJAYANAND M

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Jun 24, 2020

good