Duration
2 days
Level
Foundation
Access
Private / corporate
Delivery
Face-to-face · Live online
Sessions and enrolment
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Price
Price not published. Check with the provider.
Course presenters may include
Pat Byrne
Certification / credential
Suitable for CPD records
International delivery
Global delivery available

About this course

A two-day introduction to managing technical projects. Alongside project management, it covers systems engineering principles and a systems engineering process view, planning the engineering effort (development strategies, estimating, scheduling and work breakdown structures), organising with Integrated Product Teams, engineering management controls (requirements, risk, configuration, interface, data and knowledge management) and performance-based progress management.

Course presenters may include

Who should attend

  • Programme and project managers, sponsors, technical managers and systems engineers
  • Anyone taking on a role within, or in relation to, a project team

Learning outcomes

  • Gain a working knowledge of how to manage technical projects successfully.
  • Be ready to take on a limited management role.
  • Be better equipped to work within projects.

Course outline

  1. 01

    Introduction to managing technical projects

    Including ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, CMMI and PMBOK.

  2. 02

    Systems engineering basics and a systems engineering process view

  3. 03

    Planning the engineering effort

  4. 04

    Organising for the engineering effort

  5. 05

    Engineering management controls

  6. 06

    Performance-based progress management

    Technical performance measurement and earned value.

Certificate of completion

Certificate upon completion.

Certification and professional development

PPI states that the course may be credited towards maintenance of INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification for 16 Professional Development Units, qualifies for 16 hours of Engineers Australia and Engineering New Zealand CPD, and that PMI PDUs may be claimed.

Certification relevance indicates subject-matter relevance only. It does not imply accreditation, formal alignment or endorsement by any certifying body.

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