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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

DC

May 28, 2018

I was very satisfied by this course contents, and also by the way of teaching of the 2 Professors. I definitely recommend it to engineers who want to increase their knowledge on project management.

MA

May 26, 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!

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By Bruno M M

Sep 27, 2017

Very good course, super practical which helps a lot understand the subject and how to apply techniques and methodologies. I totally recommend.

By WESLEY T

Jan 15, 2018

Great Course!

The content is up to date with market practices.

Professors know profession's day-to-day and bring greats insights for career.

By Alberto F L

Jan 23, 2018

Very interesting and intensive course on project management. People who are really willing to commit to it will benefit immensely of it.

By Gabriel k A

Mar 5, 2022

Really enjoyed the course.

Lectures are made simple to understand.

Also, the Instructors have a good command over the delivery material.

By Stefano P C

Aug 12, 2020

Great strategies for managing projects. They build a good way of thinking when it comes to structure and analyzing the project.

By Ramiro R

Sep 13, 2017

Excellent course. Material is complete and well explained. Assignments are helpful tools to develop Project Management skills.

By Dai B

Jul 20, 2021

Good course. Make you have a deeper understanding about the theory by put you into real practise. I really enjoy this course.

By Lucas K

Feb 26, 2018

Very comprehensive with a good difficulty level. Overall the instructors are doing good, but sometimes it's a bit monotone.

By RIP o

Nov 23, 2020

Great instructors, I really enjoyed being a part of this course, I will look forward to attend more classes with these t

By Debabrata G

Jul 6, 2021

It was good. We learnt about how to manage projects from starting to end and also gained some practical experiences.

By Ali M S A M

Apr 16, 2023

It's properly designed and the content is manageable. The case has been chosen well to match the course outcomes.

By Denis L

Aug 26, 2021

Very Good modules. Clear and to the point topics. Key for project development career and performance improvement.

By Egor “ C

Jan 10, 2021

nice course. I would like to know more about tools. Project is awesome, but from time to time one may feel lost.

By Steve R

Jun 8, 2022

Assignments for Peer revireview somewhat trestressful, but in general hhighly informative and professional.

By ANTONY S D L C V

Jul 5, 2021

El curso es muy bueno y aplicativo, lo lleve de la mejor manera y lo aplicaré en mi carrera,lo recomiendo.

By Syed O

May 18, 2021

It was a good learning experience, looking forward to enroll in other courses as well. Thank you.

By Raffaele T

Oct 19, 2022

Excellent CourseI It helped me to understand the requirements to successfully manage a project.

By Mathias k

Nov 9, 2020

Nice and organized course instructors. keep it up Coursera community. The content is also good.

By Eliyas B

Dec 26, 2020

I loved the continuity from the previous course and i am looking forward for the last course

By luận c

Jul 16, 2023

This course is help me to understand more about my current section, make my job more easier

By IBRAHIM M S E

Aug 31, 2021

The course is very useful, easy to follow, fixable to manage. Thanks Coursera, thanks RICE

By Saqib U

Jul 14, 2021

I am very thankful to the corsera managment team who developed my skills in a better way.

By Shashank M

Jul 5, 2021

It's a great course who are willing to take a few steps into project management.

By William T

Aug 10, 2021

Excellent course. I needed to add credentials to my CV and this was just right.

By RAÚL A

Sep 4, 2023

Nice course, it helps to organize better the Scope, Time and cost management.