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Financing and Initiating Major Engineering Projects

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Financing and Initiating Major Engineering Projects

This course is part of Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization

Instructor: Dr Giorgio Locatelli

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks at 10 hours a week

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

274 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

96%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Understand major project financing and key financial indicators used in major project finance
Identify the key investors in major projects
Explore different approaches to project contracting and learn how to ensure successful project initiation
Understand how to assess an organisation's capabilities

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There are 5 modules in this course

To successfully lead major projects you have to understand typical investor and project financing approaches. In this course, you’ll learn to interpret some key contractual instruments that are relevant for the financing of major engineering projects so that you are in a position to ensure the financially secure delivery of your project. You’ll explore the concept of “time value of money” and be able to compute key indicators such as “Pay-back time”, “Net Present value” and “Internal Rate of Return”.

You’ll identify common stakeholder and management approaches, and be able to implement key messaging, take accurate requirements and manage expectations. Through real-life case studies, you’ll identify appropriate best practices related to governance, execution strategies, requirements management, procurement, asset and risk management and organisational design and development for the successful delivery of large engineering projects. This course explores concepts analysed in the University’s Online MSc in Engineering Management. If you are interested to develop your skills further, take a look at our online degree.