Major Engineering Projects: Governance, Risk and Scope

Coursera MOOC / Non-credit USD 49
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Major Engineering Projects: Governance, Risk and Scope

About this course

Gain confidence when dealing with stakeholders of major projects by learning to identify and manage those that are involved in the project planning and delivery. This course will enable you to explore project governance in theory and practice. Through real life examples you’ll understand how the critical challenges of the governance in major projects are resolved. Being able to successfully manage risk and uncertainty in major projects is vital for their delivery. In this course you’ll learn to distinguish between risk and uncertainty and the role of risk register. You’ll identify the unique challenges of scope management in major projects and employ scope management tools and techniques that will facilitate your project planning. 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.

What you'll learn

  • understand project governance
  • identify and manage stakeholders
  • distinguish between risk and uncertainty
  • utilize a risk register
  • apply scope management tools and techniques

Course objectives

  • gain confidence in stakeholder communication
  • learn to resolve governance challenges
  • enhance project planning abilities

Skills you'll gain

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