Manage large projects by identifying their key characteristics, examining the key factors and risks that affect their performance and exploring methods to counter their impact on the successful delivery of projects.
Offered By
About this Course
Learner Career Outcomes
14%
12%
This course is ideal for graduates from engineering, science and other numerate subjects or for professionals with relevant work experience.
What you will learn
Understand the key phases of a project life cycle
Discriminate between projects, programmes and portfolios and identify the key characteristics of major projects
Define forms of bias and strategic misinterpretation and ways of mitigating against them
Analyse the cost and time performance indicators of major projects
Learner Career Outcomes
14%
12%
This course is ideal for graduates from engineering, science and other numerate subjects or for professionals with relevant work experience.
Offered by

University of Leeds
Established in 1904, the University of Leeds is ranked in the top 10 universities in the UK, globally renowned for its excellence in teaching and quality of research. Our academic expertise and the breadth of disciplines we cover, provides a wealth of opportunities and has real impact worldwide.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Major engineering project performance
Programmes, portfolios and transaction costs
Time and cost in major projects
Project management success vs project success
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM MAJOR ENGINEERING PROJECT PERFORMANCE
AWESOME PROCESS OF LEARNING!!!! The best course I've ever taken so far. Very clear, original, and really highlight the important topics with an extra case study. Just, AWESOME!
A great learning experience, more of case studies and theories, but having a practical sense of this course. Will be helpful for me in the completion of my bachelor's degree
it gives very good knowledge of the wind power utilization with with clear explanation of installation, design calculations, problems and Economic consideration. i liked it
The course is beautifully designed in a very crisp manner which makes it easy to understand. The real-time project scenarios and the assignments make the course robust.
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.

Frequently Asked Questions
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
Is financial aid available?
Will I earn university credit for completing the Course?
More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.