Project Management for Chemical Engineers
In today’s global and fast-paced world, the ability to manage complex projects is vital to keep up with the chemical industry’s demands and needs. Yet many chemical engineers have had no formal training in project management and lack the skills required to bring projects in on time and within budget. Join project management experts Gwenn Carr and Gary Englehardt and gain skills and time-tested and proven templates that will get you up and running, keep you on track and ensure your project is a success.
Project management in the real world
In two highly interactive days, you’ll walk through the key steps of successful project management – including how to initiate, plan, control, monitor, execute and closeout projects. You’ll learn how to create a project plan to ensure all tasks are finished on time, within budget. Your deliverables will meet quality requirements and satisfy your stakeholders. You will practice creating work breakdown structures to accurately estimate resources, time, cost and risk. You’ll also gain strategies for identifying risks and developing plans to minimize, eliminate or handle them. Bring your project with you and be ready to fully participate in this course. You will immediately incorporate the techniques and templates you learn.
Instructor(s)
| AIChE Members | $1495.00 |
| AIChE Grad Student Members | $747.50 |
| AIChE Undergrad Student Members | $747.50 |
| Non- |
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Day One
8:30-10:00
- Introductions, Expectations and Check In
- Defining Project Management; the Project Management Institute
- Benefits of Project Management
10:00-10:15
- Break
10:15-12:00
- Introduction to the Project Management process groups and knowledge areas
- Activities and templates for the Initiating process group; defining stakeholders
- Developing charters
12:00-12:30
- Lunch break
12:30-2:30
- Activities and templates for the Planning Process group; developing the Work Breakdown Structure
- Defining the elements of a project plan
2:30-2:45
- Break
2:45-5:00
- Impacts of poor communication; developing a communications plan
- Guidelines for communicating with stakeholders
- Debrief Day One
Day Two
8:30-10:00
- Check In
- Identification of assumptions and constraints; identifying risks
- Identifying and managing risks
10:00-10:15
- Break
10:15-12:00
- Advanced risk management techniques
12:00-12:30
- Lunch break
12:30-2:30
- Activities and templates for the Monitoring process group; developing schedules, status and financial reports
- Activities and templates for the Closeout process group; storing project and training documentation, compiling usable lessons learned
- Complete organizational process evaluation sheets
2:30-2:45
- Break
2:45-5:00
- Meeting management
- Leadership styles
- Debrief and Evaluation