N617 Fundamentals of Project Management
N617 Fundamentals of Project Management
This practical workshop will equip participants with the tools, skills, behavioral attributes, and competencies needed to manage design and construction projects. Participants learn "what" to do, "how" to do it, and "why" they need to do it. Participants will receive a copy of the instructor's published book, "Plant Project Engineering Guidebook".
This three-day course will use lectures, discussions, case studies and exercises to focus on practical applications and techniques for immediate implementation and project results. Participants will earn 2.4 CEUs (Continuing Education Credits) or 24 PDHs (Professional Development Hours).
Participants will learn to:
Topics Covered
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This course is designed for those involved in planning and implementation of complex industrial design and construction projects. It is intended for new engineers and those with a few years of experience as well as technologists and technicians, tradesmen, maintenance personnel, and other personnel from industries, utilities, municipalities, educational institutions, commercial facilities, consulting engineering firms and manufacturers. Topics covered in this course will also be of benefit to managers and other non-technical project personnel.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Related Professional Skills courses include N616 (Leadership Skills for Managers: Managing by Influence) and N840 (The Fundamentals of Creativity and Innovation with Applications to E&P Organizations).
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Background
Morley Selver earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1973 and has over 35 years of ‘real world’ industrial project management experience. He has worked in industry, with and for consultants, and his own consulting business. His project experience includes operations and maintenance, research and development, project management of small to medium size projects, construction management of large industrial projects, mechanical installation of heavy industrial equipment, commissioning and startup of industrial plants, and plant management.
He has worked in Canada and the USA on oil & gas projects, terminals & pipelines, on North Slope oil projects, in operating pulp and paper mills, board plants, and in the recycling industry. He is the author of “Plant Project Engineering Guidebook”, teaches project management and is an international speaker on project management. He is an IPMA Level B Certified and is a ‘First Assessor’ for the Project Management Association of Canada (PMAC-AGPC).
Affiliations and Accreditation
BSc University of Manitoba - Civil Engineering
Courses Taught
N617: Fundamentals of Project Management
N628 - Contract Management for Design & Construction Projects
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