**Evaluate this course. **
Effective project management for electric, water and gas utilities relies on superior implementation approaches, techniques and skills. Implementation success for utility projects is not a given in the utility industry in general, where as many as 80 percent of projects fail to meet their technical, cost or schedule objectives. For projects that have achieved success, strong project management has proven to be the essential ingredient. The documented benefits of good project management are myriad, but the effects are easy to see: Projects that deliver to their goals despite the inevitable hurdles present in any large-scale endeavor.
This course examines both the art and the science of project management to achieve consistent success. The opportunities, challenges, issues and pitfalls involved in utility project management are explored with real-life examples and case studies of utility projects that met their objectives and reaped the benefits of a successful project for their enterprises.
Who should attend this course?
- Utility project managers
- Contractor project managers
- Planners and schedulers
- Project engineers
- Estimators