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About the Course

The goal of the course is to give you the tools to initiate a project plan, manage both stakeholders and relationships, organize their team, develop a project charter, and build a business case for a project. By the end of this course you will be able to: - Perform a project assessment using information from previous projects and lessons learned - Identify key deliverables based on business requirements while managing customer expectations - Perform a stakeholder analysis and create a management plan - Analyze and develop a project organization - Create a project charter - Explain the business case for a project and calculate Net Present Value - Inform stakeholders of the charter and ensure all parties know the deliverables and expectations As part of the course, you will prepare organization charts, create a Stakeholder Register, and write a Project Charter based on an engineering project in a provided Case Study. The Stakeholder Register will outline the key parties to the project, their concerns and how you will manage their expectations. Your Project Charter will provide the key guidance your team needs to understand the scope, requirements and purpose for the project. All of this will position you for initiating and planning your first project and/or understanding how you can maximize your contributions on your next project team. Rice Center for Engineering Leadership is a Registered Education Provider through the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Learners who complete this course on the Certificate track will be awarded 12 hours of Profession 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 marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc....

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RS

May 22, 2020

It was very amazing experience with this course of Engineering Project Management : Initiating and Planning. learned a lot regarding project and handling processes in initial phase.

AA

May 22, 2020

A good curse to prepare one in terms of initiating a project and plan it. Moreover preparing the deliverable by the attendees gives a hands on experience on documentation.

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By Owusu B N N

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Oct 1, 2020

This is one of the most impactful courses I have taken and it has really shaped my understanding a lot on leadership and management.

By Jitendra G M

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Apr 11, 2023

This course was good for engineers who has chosen project as their career. i would strongly recommend everyone to take this course.

By Niaz Q

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Jun 1, 2020

A very informative & organized course. The personal experience from the lecturers and the projects amplify the learning experiance.

By Neha

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Apr 21, 2020

ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT:INITIATING AND PLANNING IS VERY HELPFUL FOR PLANNING,PREPARING PROJECT CHARTERS,STAKEHOLD REGISTER.

By Vighnesh W

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Jul 23, 2024

very nice study material and arrange it properly to understand better. both the teachers gives their knowledge fully. Nice Course.

By Nabil H

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Nov 2, 2022

Hi, this course really helps me, and this by examples, to have a reliable and profitable tool to manage my project. thanks Google.

By zulady g t

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Nov 9, 2021

Me encanto la dinámica del curso es interesante aprender a partir de experiencias de las otras personas y de las organizaciones.

By Eng. K M I

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Dec 6, 2020

Very much delighted to gain insights about initialization of project. Both instructors were excellent in their teaching skill.

By PATRICIA L G C

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Oct 21, 2020

Me gusto mucho, lleva su tiempo, pero es muy buen curso, muy bien explicado, y las tareas/cuestionarios a realizar son buenos.

By Sharmeen M

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Feb 7, 2021

It was a great start for the project management course. I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you everyone especially course instructors.

By Michael S

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Feb 21, 2025

Since starting this course, I have already found value in the day to day leadership role in software engineering management.

By Hans K Z A

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Oct 7, 2020

Muy buenas exposiciones y bastante arduo el trabajo que se realiza, ha sido muy fructífero y de mucho aprendizaje. Gracias!

By Yamish B

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May 23, 2020

It's very great experience to learning form your rice university. I like to suggest add pdf of reading session if possible.

By Franklin M

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Dec 22, 2020

Very good course. For those that want to enter the area of project management and don't know how, I recommend this course.

By Pierluigi F

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Aug 17, 2020

It was very useful and concrete, i liked the professors and i think that i'll use many of these tools in my future career!

By Jabu R M

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May 29, 2019

Excellent, I especially enjoyed reviewing my peers work. This helped me grow and see things from a different perspective!

By 이정은

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Dec 15, 2021

It is really good opportunity to learn Project Manager, and assignments are really good to understand about PM Thank you

By Kishore L

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Jan 13, 2020

Loved the way the content is designed and the way the assignments are structured. Was a wonderful journey finish is this

By Dan T

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Sep 5, 2020

A must do course for anyone working on engineering project. well structured material and competent trainers. thank you

By Meet S

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Jul 6, 2020

Great explanation of concepts in line with PMBOK. The deliverable assigned for each topic provided on-hands experience.

By Cam'ron B

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Jun 4, 2020

i have learned a lot in this course and it will surely be applicable in all planning to be done for the rest of my life

By willy a

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Dec 15, 2024

Ce cours est structuré, jai beaucoup aimé les exercises ma permis de travail et mettre en evidence ce que jai apris

By Hassam B

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Aug 18, 2023

It is an excellent opportunity for those, who want leadership and engineering management in them. Highly Recommended

By Yohanes K P

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Apr 19, 2020

It's the best Project Management course I've ever had, they provide us a case study and we need to do an assignment.

By Daniel G

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Sep 3, 2017

Perfect to understand Projects. Right to the point. Although it could include some extra documents just as examples.