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Project Management Apprenticeships: A UK Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The formulation of business cases, risk and problem management, cost control, project scope, budgeting, and schedule management are among the fundamental skills that your apprentices will master in this environment.” So you can see that it’s a more engineering-focused role. So that’s a ballpark.

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System Integrator (SI) Owner's Rep

Musings on Project Management

In the government domain, the government often contracts for an SI -- system integrator -- whose scope of work is to be an independent evaluator of program plans and progress, an expert adviser to the program executive for risk management and value engineering, and a voice in the project office not beholden to the prime contractor(s), system architect(s), (..)

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Project Management Job Titles: Understanding the Types of Roles in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You’ll find job titles such as Engineering Project Manager, Marketing Project Manager, Publishing Project Manager, Healthcare Project Manager (like me) and more. Project Controller If you want an entry level job in heavy industry like engineering, construction, then look for this job title.

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How to Start a Project Management Career

ProjectManager.com

It is a discipline that is used across industries as varied as construction, manufacturing and IT to healthcare, professional services and government. Many colleges offer a course of study in project management, but you can also study business management, engineering and other disciplines.

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Embracing a Systems Engineering Approach to Agile at Scale

Leading Agile

What if, instead of focusing on all the Agile practices, we started applying some of the things we know about systems engineering to help large companies become the kind of organization that can leverage those practices? We have to get the governance and metrics right. My first job out of school was as a systems engineer for EDS.

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10 Key Construction Job Titles: Overview & Salary

ProjectManager.com

The construction superintendent works with engineers and subcontractors to ensure the project follows its plan. Structural Engineer A structural engineer will analyze, design and plan any structural parts or systems in a construction plan to make sure it meets the design goals while keeping to safety and comfort standards.

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5 Considerations for Managing a Project Portfolio

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A typical project portfolio in pharmaceuticals is made up typically of internal projects, presided by R&D, closely followed by IT and business development, while an engineering firm may have programs of external projects classified by the nature of the result delivered. Consideration #2: Managing complex risk is all about balance.