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Project Management for Engineering Professionals

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2.75 Hour on-demand seminar 
Available Now (30 day access)
Project Management for Engineering Professionals

This training program presents an overview of modern practices in effective management of technical projects and engineering professionals’ participation in this process.

This online training program is designed:

  • To give participants a clear understanding of engineering personnel involvement in modern Project Management process
  • To expand participants knowledge of basic Project Management concepts
  • To teach participants how to use main tools and principles of modern Project Management to make them a valuable contributor into the overall project success
What You Will Learn
  • Describe Project Engineer’s involvement in Project Management
  • Provide definition of the Project
  • List components of triple constraint
  • Know what WBS is for and how it is obtained
  • Understand the difference between effort and duration
  • Describe main estimating techniques
  • List Types of Cost Estimates
  • Describe Views of Project Schedule
  • List project schedule optimization techniques
  • Define scope and scope “creep”
  • Describe Project Engineer’s involvement in a procurement process
  • List procurement options and types of contracts in technical projects, their advantages and disadvantages
  • Describe risk identification, analysis and response processes
  • List Main Sources of Risk in utility company Projects
  • Describe types of project communications
  • Explain how to make meetings productive
  • Define project baseline
  • List main components of project control

 

How This Online Course Works

Get the best of both worlds with this blended learning approach.

  1. Learn at your own pace and on your own schedule as you first enjoy the internet-streamed, on-demand seminar. Speed up, slow down, or repeat sections of the presentation.
  2. Upon completion, join us for one of our regularly scheduled live online Q&A sessions. A calendar of live Q&A dates and times is provided in the program access instructions you will receive. You can also email your questions directly to the instructor.
Course Access

You will receive immediate online access to the on-demand training presentation. The audio for the online seminar is only available through your computer or other Internet connected device. You will also receive links in your access instructions to PDFs for all the presentation materials in case you want to print or keep a copy.

The on-demand training presentations are available for a total of 30 days from the time any one of the training presentations is first accessed. After 30 days, your access to the on-demand presentations will expire. However the PDF formatted training program slides and other documents you receive are yours to keep.

Your Instructor
Boris Shvartsberg, Ph.D., P.E., P.M.P.

Dr. Shvartsberg is an engineering and project management professional with more than 40 years of practical experience in managing and supervising of highly complicated technical projects for utility companies in USA and Latvia. He has an extensive teaching experience in the European and US colleges and universities. Mr. Shvartsberg is an author of more than 25 publications on electrical engineering and project management subjects. He made numerous successful presentations at International conferences and symposiums. 
 

Program Pricing

$295 for a single attendee, $245 per attendee thereafter.

Special pricing is available for groups. Learn more. Questions? Email customercare@pgsenergy.com or call (843) 212-4038.

Payment & Cancellations

Payment is required prior to training program access, by Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or corporate check. Your card is charged at the time of registration unless other arrangements are made.

Cancellations for online programs can be made before the access instructions are sent and will result in a credit. For more on PGS policies regarding administrative matters and complaint resolution, contact our offices at (843) 212-4038.