2. Welcome to the Advanced Engineering Project Management Class 1–1 1.Engineering project management in the MSEM program 2.Course syllabus and study plan 3.Textbook 4.Term project

3. 1–21–2 Engineering Project management in the MSEM program 1.Engineering projects lead to development of new product designs, process technologies, and production systems. 2.Project efforts enable companies to implement business strategies to realize corporate vision and long-term business goals 3.Project management is one of three core courses in the MSEM program of study.

4. 1–31–3 Course Syllabus and Study Plan Developed as a fully online course for a mini semester session Need account access and frequent visits to the Blackboard system Do and submit own class assignment promptly Only basic probability concepts required prior to taking this class

5. TextbookTextbook 1–4 TABLE 1.1 Make sure you have the right edition of the textbook as homework assignments and page numbers may be different from an earlier version. The textbook strikes a good balance between the two sets of project management skills It adopts the life-cycle concept and takes a systematic approach to project management. It goes beyond the scope of managing projects, to place a focus on strategic importance of project portfolio management.

6. 1–51–5 Team Project It’s a team effort Each project team will develop, present, and submit a written project proposal Each team will review other team’s presentation and provide feedback with critiques. It will be detailed in Module 5.