Engineering Project Management: Scope, Time and Cost Management - Online Course - Coursera verified listing

Scope, time and cost management are the foundation of successful project management.

This course will give you the tools to develop a project's scope, schedule, and budget and then classify them to predict project performance.

Throughout the course, you will learn about change management and the techniques to implement it.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: • Create a requirements document • Create a project scope statement • Identify ways to control the project scope • Break down work and develop work packages • Create a work breakdown structure • Develop a Critical Path Schedule • Review types of cost estimates and identify if they are "top-down or bottom-up" • Review budgets, contingencies, and reserves • Calculate planned and earned values ​​for comparison to 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 Estimate project cost • Project status using an earned value calculation This will all position you to set up a plan to control your next assignment or your next project, whether as a project manager or area leader.

Rice Center for Engineering Leadership is a registered education provider through the Project Management Institute (PMI)®.

Students who complete this course on the Certificate path will receive 14 hours of Professional 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 trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.