Project Management Fundamentals for Engineering Leaders

In this week’s episode of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I talk to Christian Knutson, CEng, P.E., PgMP, F. SAME, who has co-hosted this podcast in the past and now serves as the Europe Program Manager for Stanley Consultants. In this episode, which is part of a series we are publishing focused around the four key drivers of engineering managers, we talk about the third key driver: the ability to manage projects. Chris talks about project management fundamentals and how project management skills can help you to become a great engineering manager. 📌 DIGITAL TABLE OF CONTENTS 📌 1:02 Chris' career overview 3:37 Project management vs program management 6:59 Program management overview 9:03 What brought Chris into project management? 12:24 Fundamentals of project management 21:09 The impact of project management skills on engineering leadership 26:46 Handling scope creep 31:56 The impact of project management skills on your engineering career ★ EMI TRAINING PROGRAMS ★ People Leadership Skills ➜ http://bit.ly/pls-yt Project Management Accelerator Online Workshop ➜ http://bit.ly/pma-yt Business Development Training ➜ http://bit.ly/bdt-yt Licensure Resources ➜ http://bit.ly/lr-yt ★ FREE ENGINEERING CAREER BOOSTER ★ The Engineering Career Coach Podcast ➜ http://bit.ly/TECC-YT The Civil Engineering Podcast ➜ http://bit.ly/TCEP-YT The Structural Engineering Podcast ➜ http://bit.ly/TSEP-YT Blog ➜ https://engineeringmanagementinstitut... 🕮 MY CAREER ENHANCEMENT BOOK FOR YOU 🕮 Engineer Your Own Success: 7 Key Elements to Creating an Extraordinary Engineering Career, Updated and Expanded 1st Edition https://amzn.to/2ldIMnn ⚑ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL ⚑ http://bit.ly/subscribe-1-yt Thanks for watching - we appreciate it and don't forget to Engineer Your Own Success! Anthony Fasano, PE #EngineeringManagementInstitute