Welcome to Major engineering project performance

Think about the construction of a new high speed railway, the production of a blockbuster movie, the research involved in developing a new medicine, or the development of a new best-selling videogame. All of these are examples of major projects.

More and more companies are involved in project-based work. Unfortunately, the majority of these projects run over schedule, come in over budget and fail to deliver as many benefits as expected. Astonishingly, this is common across all industries, all over the world. This may be the case in your own company, or a company you are familiar with, and so it is important that we think about how we can resolve these issues.

This specialization will help you do this by teaching you the theory and practice related to managing a major engineering project.

The specialization

This course is part of the Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization . This specialization is based on content from the University’s Online MSc in Engineering Management . If you are interested in developing your career further, take a look at our online degree .

Learning for general interest

If you have a general interest in this topic, you can just work through the lessons at your own pace. You will have the opportunity to test your understanding and spend some time joining the discussions. It is important that you don’t feel pressured to complete all the elements of the course – your learning journey is individual to you, and you should decide what elements are relevant to your learning needs.