Project management has evolved from a management philosophy restricted to a few functional areas and regarded as something nice to have to an enterprise project management system affecting every functional unit of an enterprise. Simply stated, project management has evolved into a engineering process rather than merely a project management process.
Introduction to project management for engineers, its definitions, concepts and modern trends in project management. Life cycles of project management, its methodologies, and review meetings of project management. Organizational structures of project type organization and traditional / matrix organization. Organizing and staffing the project office and project team. Selecting the project manager, next generation project manager. Management functions, conflicts and their solutions. Variables for success of a project. Working with executives. Project planning, Life-Cycle Phases, Proposal Preparation, Kickoff Meetings, Understanding Participants’ Roles.
