Project Planning and Execution

Project Planning and Execution

This course is part of Project Management Specialization

Instructor: Christy Bozic, PhD, PMP

What you'll learn

By successfully completing this course you will be able to develop a project schedule.
You will be able to estimate project costs and determine a budget, as well as identify and analyze risks to the successful completion of a project.
You will also be able to apply quality assurance to a project and perform a project post-mortem.

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8 quizzes

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

The goal of this second course of the Project Management specialization is to provide students with skills necessary to plan and execute traditional engineering projects. Project managers must plan and manage complex projects constrained by time and budget. As part of this course, you will determine project schedules, budgets, and risk assessments. At the end of this course, you will also be able to identify and explain various quality tools and methods used in project management.

This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder. Logo image courtesy of Shane Rounce, available on Unsplash at https://unsplash.com/photos/DNkoNXQti3c?utm_source=email&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=photos-page-share

In this module, you will learn how this course is structured and assessed. You will also be the introduced to the process of planning and documenting the project schedule. You will also learn how to estimate the durations of project activities.

What's included

9 videos13 readings2 quizzes1 peer review

9 videosTotal 53 minutes

Welcome to the Course1 minutePreview module
Lifecycle Considerations5 minutes
Project Schedule Management7 minutes
Define Activities5 minutes
Sequencing Project Activities 6 minutes
Estimating Durations7 minutes
Schedule Constraints and Risks 4 minutes
Network Diagram 13 minutes
Project Schedule Template2 minutes

13 readingsTotal 166 minutes

Welcome and Where to Find Help10 minutes
Assessment Strategy 2 minutes
OPTIONAL: Foundations of Project Management40 minutes
Project Schedule Management30 minutes
Leads and Lags 15 minutes
Analogous and Parametric Estimating12 minutes
Three-Point & PERT Estimating10 minutes
Bottom-Up Estimating10 minutes
Schedule Baseline and Gannt Chart 8 minutes
Controlling the Schedule10 minutes
Compressing the Project Schedule15 minutes
About the Honors Project2 minutes
Peer Evaluation2 minutes

2 quizzesTotal 30 minutes

Define/Sequence Activities/Schedule Management Process15 minutes
Project Duration and Scheduling15 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 180 minutes

Project Schedule180 minutes

In this module, you will learn the process of planning and documenting the project budget. You will also learn how to manage the procurement process including supplier selection and management.