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Short Course Number: PD475 (The New Engineering Manager: Moving from Technical Professional to Manager) Number of days: 2 (earliest in November) This program focuses on the movement from technical professional and/or engineer to supervisor or team leader. Supervisors and managers of the 21st century will have broader responsibilities, taking charge of more projects and more people. This program provides the critical skills that any manager may need regardless of level by providing simple, direct solutions to the most common problems managers face: how do I motivate people, what are the steps to coaching, how do I handle non-performance, how do I give people a strong message, how to develop people. In this program we have distilled the most useful items in the behavioral sciences into a basic approach to managing people and teams. This course focuses on the challenges facing current and aspiring supervisors, managers, team leaders and technical professionals who seek a solid foundation in management skills and techniques. This program is designed to increase your value to your organization and enhance your career. Special Features: • Practical, up-to-date information to enhance your leadership/supervisory skills on-the-job • Knowledgeable, experienced instructors who present interesting, stimulating programs • Case studies, simulations, videotape analysis, and real-life problem solving that encourage high levels of participation • Quality materials that enhance learning and provide a lasting resource • Skills and credentials to help you and your organization for years to come Short Course Number: CH140 (Project Evaluation: Operating Cost Estimating and Financial Analysis) Number of days: 3 days (Nov 08 thru Nov 10) You Should Attend If: Your goal is to improve your ability to make economic evaluations of projects, designs, ideas and alternatives, or to better understand evaluations made by others. This course is ideal for all technical management, R&D personnel, and engineers in a broad range of functional areas—research, development, design, manufacturing, project preparation, and management. This course is directed at all technical management, R&D personnel, managers, project engineers, and project managers involved with projects in the process industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical, biological, petrochemical, materials, petroleum, and gas. You Can Expect To: • Gain a value-oriented perspective • Develop skills in estimating operating expenses for technical and engineering projects • Acquire skills relating to calculating return on investment (ROI) measures • Acquire skills relating to Cash Flow Analysis including CFA, DCF, NPV, and IRR
Short Course Number: PD467 (Project Management for Engineers and Technical Professionals) Number of days: 3 (June, Sept, November) WHAT YOU WILL LEARN This 3-day course is focused on the mechanical engineering industry, and provides an overview of project management fundamentals and techniques using lecture, small group case studies, discussions and hands-on simulations geared towards mechanical engineers and their industry. This program is not classroom lecture. Participants will work in teams to plan a real-world project in the area of mechanical engineering. The team environment amplifies and accelerates participants learning. It also prepares participants to manage their projects in the work environment. In addition, this course allows each team to build an individual project idea from design to completion, emulating the project management life cycle. This course is 100% compliant with the Project Management Institute’s (PMI’s®) current PMBOK. Who Should Attend and Prerequisites This course is primarily designed for mechanical engineers (MEs) who have or will be assigned project management responsibilities; for project managers, project leaders or anyone performing in those roles or soon to be performing in those roles within the mechanical engineering industry. As prerequisites, participants should have basic management skills, be involved or planning to become involved with project management. Participants should also have an understanding of basic accounting and budgeting skills, which will be utilized in budgeting project costs and practical exercises during the course. The course introduces mechanical engineers to Project Management concepts from a system theoretic point of view. The role of project manager highlighted as a person who plans, controls, and optimizes a multi-task project towards a singular goal in a timely and cost-effective manner. The science and the art of project management is discussed in settings where scarce resources, risky decisions, and conflicting tensions continually require sensible and effective compromises. Concepts and applied techniques for cost effective management of both long-term development programs and short-term projects are discussed. Topics include project management principles and methodology with special focus on planning, controlling, and coordinating individual and group efforts. Other topics include contracts, procurement management, and quality management, as well as handson lab instructions of Microsoft Project (when available, otherwise an extensive multimedia demonstration will be shown instead). Short Course Number: PD531 (Leadership and Organizational Management) Number of days: 2 (Sept/Oct) This course covers the characteristics of an exceptional manager from managing and motivating knowledge workers and teams to the organizational structure. You Will Learn Operational issues including recruitment, negotiation and conflict resolution techniques. Strategic management models and thinking Differences between leadership and management Dynamics of dealing with diverse teams Who Should Attend Engineers and technical professionals currently or aspiring to manage individuals and teams or preparing to take the EMCF or EMCP examination.
Short Course Number: PD475 (The New Engineering Manager: Moving from Technical Professional to Manager) Number of days: 2 (earliest in November) This program focuses on the movement from technical professional and/or engineer to supervisor or team leader. Supervisors and managers of the 21st century will have broader responsibilities, taking charge of more projects and more people. This program provides the critical skills that any manager may need regardless of level by providing simple, direct solutions to the most common problems managers face: how do I motivate people, what are the steps to coaching, how do I handle non-performance, how do I give people a strong message, how to develop people. In this program we have distilled the most useful items in the behavioral sciences into a basic approach to managing people and teams. This course focuses on the challenges facing current and aspiring supervisors, managers, team leaders and technical professionals who seek a solid foundation in management skills and techniques. This program is designed to increase your value to your organization and enhance your career. Special Features: • Practical, up-to-date information to enhance your leadership/supervisory skills on-the-job • Knowledgeable, experienced instructors who present interesting, stimulating programs • Case studies, simulations, videotape analysis, and real-life problem solving that encourage high levels of participation • Quality materials that enhance learning and provide a lasting resource • Skills and credentials to help you and your organization for years to come Short Course Number: CH140 (Project Evaluation: Operating Cost Estimating and Financial Analysis) Number of days: 3 days (Nov 08 thru Nov 10) You Should Attend If: Your goal is to improve your ability to make economic evaluations of projects, designs, ideas and alternatives, or to better understand evaluations made by others. This course is ideal for all technical management, R&D personnel, and engineers in a broad range of functional areas—research, development, design, manufacturing, project preparation, and management. This course is directed at all technical management, R&D personnel, managers, project engineers, and project managers involved with projects in the process industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical, biological, petrochemical, materials, petroleum, and gas. You Can Expect To: • Gain a value-oriented perspective • Develop skills in estimating operating expenses for technical and engineering projects • Acquire skills relating to calculating return on investment (ROI) measures • Acquire skills relating to Cash Flow Analysis including CFA, DCF, NPV, and IRR
Short Course Number: PD467 (Project Management for Engineers and Technical Professionals) Number of days: 3 (June, Sept, November) WHAT YOU WILL LEARN This 3-day course is focused on the mechanical engineering industry, and provides an overview of project management fundamentals and techniques using lecture, small group case studies, discussions and hands-on simulations geared towards mechanical engineers and their industry. This program is not classroom lecture. Participants will work in teams to plan a real-world project in the area of mechanical engineering. The team environment amplifies and accelerates participants learning. It also prepares participants to manage their projects in the work environment. In addition, this course allows each team to build an individual project idea from design to completion, emulating the project management life cycle. This course is 100% compliant with the Project Management Institute’s (PMI’s®) current PMBOK. Who Should Attend and Prerequisites This course is primarily designed for mechanical engineers (MEs) who have or will be assigned project management responsibilities; for project managers, project leaders or anyone performing in those roles or soon to be performing in those roles within the mechanical engineering industry. As prerequisites, participants should have basic management skills, be involved or planning to become involved with project management. Participants should also have an understanding of basic accounting and budgeting skills, which will be utilized in budgeting project costs and practical exercises during the course. The course introduces mechanical engineers to Project Management concepts from a system theoretic point of view. The role of project manager highlighted as a person who plans, controls, and optimizes a multi-task project towards a singular goal in a timely and cost-effective manner. The science and the art of project management is discussed in settings where scarce resources, risky decisions, and conflicting tensions continually require sensible and effective compromises. Concepts and applied techniques for cost effective management of both long-term development programs and short-term projects are discussed. Topics include project management principles and methodology with special focus on planning, controlling, and coordinating individual and group efforts. Other topics include contracts, procurement management, and quality management, as well as handson lab instructions of Microsoft Project (when available, otherwise an extensive multimedia demonstration will be shown instead). Short Course Number: PD531 (Leadership and Organizational Management) Number of days: 2 (Sept/Oct) This course covers the characteristics of an exceptional manager from managing and motivating knowledge workers and teams to the organizational structure. You Will Learn Operational issues including recruitment, negotiation and conflict resolution techniques. Strategic management models and thinking Differences between leadership and management Dynamics of dealing with diverse teams Who Should Attend Engineers and technical professionals currently or aspiring to manage individuals and teams or preparing to take the EMCF or EMCP examination.
