This course is part of the Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization

Dr Giorgio Locatelli

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Managing Major Engineering Projects SpecializationUniversity of Leeds

About this Course

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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, taking accurate requirements and manage expectations.

Through real-life case studies you’ll identify appropriate best practice 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.

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This course is ideal for graduates from engineering, science and other numerate subjects or for professionals with relevant work experience.

Approx. 21 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish

What you will 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 earn how to ensure successful project initiation

Understand how to assess an organisation's capabilities

Skills you will gain

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Course 3 of 3 in the

Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Intermediate Level

This course is ideal for graduates from engineering, science and other numerate subjects or for professionals with relevant work experience.

Approx. 21 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish

Instructor

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Dr Giorgio Locatelli

Lecturer of Infrastructure Procurement and Management

School of Civil Engineering

17,662 Learners

3 Courses

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University of Leeds

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Financing and initiating major engineering projects

4 hours to complete

1 video (Total 2 min), 20 readings, 3 quizzes

1 video

Introduction from Giorgio2m

20 readings

Welcome to Financing and initiating major projects5m

Introduction10m

Research and further reading10m

Lesson summary1m

Lesson overview1m

Economic equivalence5m

Quiz introduction1m

What is actualisation and capitalisation?5m

Time value of money: a practical example5m

Quiz introduction1m

Lesson summary1m

Lesson overview1m

What is payback time?10m

Payback time calculation10m

Net present value10m

Net present value calculation15m

Internal rate of return5m

Internal rate of return calculation10m

Quiz introduction1m

Lesson summary1m

3 practice exercises

Economic equivalence practice10m

Actualisation and capitalisation practice30m

Test your understanding30m

Week

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Financing, investors and contracting

4 hours to complete

1 video (Total 8 min), 14 readings, 1 quiz

1 video

Financing approaches8m

14 readings

Welcome to the week1m

Lesson overview1m

Who invests in major engineering projects?10m

Credit enhancement5m

Lesson summary1m

Lesson overview1m

Contracting instruments15m

Case study: Andasol solar power station15m

Lesson summary1m

Lesson overview1m

Critical analysis1h

Lesson overview1m

Writing your reflections30m

References2m

1 practice exercise

Developing critical analysis skills30m

Week

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Project initiation and delivery models

4 hours to complete

1 video (Total 10 min), 19 readings, 2 quizzes

1 video

Overview of major project initiation: A UK public sector perspective9m

19 readings

Welcome to the week1m

Lesson overview1m

What is the line of sight?5m

Benefits mapping: creating a benefits map5m

Five case model5m

Case Study: The new crossing for the River Ziff15m

Lesson summary1m

Lesson overview1m

Execution strategy10m

Delivery models5m

The strategy spectrum5m

What is fit for purpose?5m

Socio-technical hexagon30m

Being fit for purpose checklist5m

Lesson summary1m

Lesson overview1m

Your research task10m

What is peer review?10m

References2m

Week

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Delivery capability and alignment

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 35 min), 13 readings, 1 quiz

3 videos

The Project Initiation Routemap part 15m

The Project Initiation Routemap part 25m

Interview with Dr Lorraine McDermott24m

13 readings

Welcome to the week1m

Lesson overview1m

Root causes of underperformance30m

Assessing the delivery environment and delivery capability10m

Lesson summary1m

Lesson overview1m

Best practice and aligning for project success5m

Case study: Crossrail15m

Quiz introduction1m

Expert interview: Dr Lorraine McDermott2m

Lesson summary1m

Writing your reflections30m

References2m

1 practice exercise

Test your understanding30m

About the Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization

Accelerate your career by improving your project management skills. This Specialization delivers a rigorous exploration of the best practices for planning and delivering these major engineering projects. You’ll learn about the measures of success, how to resolve challenges of governance and typical financing approaches of these projects.

If you are an engineer or a project manager and you aspire to get involved with major engineering projects, or you are already working on one, then this Specialization is for you. Master your project management skills and prepare to develop your career in engineering. This specialization is based on content from the Online MSc in Engineering Management. If you interested to develop your career further, take a look at our online degree.

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