Premier University, Chittagong (Chattogram) arranged a webinar on "Career as Project Manager for Electrical Engineer" on 16th June, 2021 from 7:30 pm-9:15 pm. It was a Facebook live session, where the Dean of engineering faculty, Chairman of the EEE department, Assistant Professor of PUC, and other faculties were present. 100+ viewers were live on that session and 10+ questions were answered during the session. Redwan Ferdous was the keynote speaker of the session.

2. Career as ‘Project Manager’ for
Electrical Engineer
Premier University, Chattogram
16th June, 2021 | Wednesday | 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Redwan Ferdous
redwan.contact@gmail.com | redwanferdous.com

3. Agenda
- Brief idea about project management
- Why Project Management- in terms of the 4th IR
- Domain expertise in the engineering field
- Responsibilities of Project Manager (Electrical)
- Skills required for a successful project manager (electrical)
- Tools and software for successful project management
- Career opportunity and scopes of a project manager (electrical)
in local and multinational companies
- How to prepare yourself as a successful project manager

4. Project Management
• A project is temporary in that it has a defined beginning and
end in time, and therefore defined scope and resources.
• According to PMI, Project management is the application of
knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to
meet the project requirements.
• A specific set of operations designed to accomplish a singular
goal.
Source: https://www.pmi.org/about/learn-about-pmi/what-is-project-management

6. Types: Project Management
• Basically 03 types of Project Management:
• Waterfall Project Management [linear]
• Agile Project Management [Parallel]
• Lean Project Management [avoiding waste, both of time and of resource]
Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/project-management.asp

7. Project Management
Project management processes fall into five groups:
• Initiating
• Planning
• Executing
• Monitoring and Controlling [+Documentation]
• Closing
Source: https://www.pmi.org/about/learn-about-pmi/what-is-project-management

8. Project Management
Project management knowledge draws on ten areas:
• Integration
• Scope
• Time
• Cost
• Quality
• Procurement
• Human resources
• Communications
• Risk management
• Stakeholder management
Source: https://www.pmi.org/about/learn-about-pmi/what-is-project-management

9. Project Manager
• A Project Manager is a professional in the field of project
management.
• Project managers are in charge of the people in a project.
Without the correct people in the right place and at the right
time a project cannot be successful.
• Project managers can have the responsibility of the planning,
execution, controlling, and closing of any project.
• Construction industry, engineering, architecture, computing,
telecommunications, production engineering, design
engineering, and heavy industrial have project managers.

10. Project Management in 4th IR
• Automate as many processes as possible
• Be more people-focused
• Become a valued member of the leadership team
• Keep learning
Source: https://www.trainingjournal.com/articles/features/project-managers-can-survive-and-thrive-4ir

11. Project Management: Some Standards
• ISO 10006:2003- for Quality management systems and guidelines for quality
management in projects.
• ISO 21500:2012 – Guidance on project management. This is the first International Standard
related to project management published by ISO.
• ISO 31000:2009 – Risk management.
• Individual Competence Baseline (ICB) from the International Project Management
Association (IPMA).
• GAPPS, Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards – an open source standard
describing COMPETENCIES for project and program managers.
• HERMES method, Swiss general project management method, selected for use in
Luxembourg and international organizations.
• PMBOK Guide from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
• PRINCE2 from AXELOS.
• Total Cost Management Framework, AACE International's Methodology for Integrated
Portfolio, Program and Project Management.

13. Domain Expertise: Project Manager (EE)
• Domain knowledge refers to a broad-based understanding of a
particular industry or solution.

14. Skills of Project Manager (EE)
Important Skills:
• Planning (Gantt Chart)
• Scheduling
• Forecasting
• Resource Allocation
• Vendor and Stakeholder Management
• Time Tracking
• Task Management
• Budgeting and Expense Tracking
• Permission Tracking
• Analysis Reports

15. Tools & Software
• Microsoft Project (Enterprise)
• Trello (Agile)
• Jira (Agile)
• LiquidPlanner (Agile)
• Monday.com (General)
• Wrike (Enterprise)
• WorkZone (General)

16. Tools & Software
MS Project Jira
Monday.com

17. Agile Project Management
Agile: Basically
used in Software
Industry
Source: https://www.apm.org.uk/resources/find-a-resource/agile-project-management/

18. Career Opportunities
• FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
• Light & Heavy Industries (Plastic, Steel)
• Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
• Automobile
• Food Industry
• Agro-Industry
• Real Estate and Development
• Startups, Fintech

19. Let’s Prepare Ourselves!
• ‘Planning” and ‘Documentation’ is considered as the 02 most valuable and
important pillars of ‘Project Management’. Practice it from your early
stages!
• Be highly organized and a good multi-tasker
• Take charge and know how to lead
• Be an effective communicator
• Know how and when to negotiate
• Be detail oriented
• Recognize and solve problems quickly
• Possess the necessary technical skills

20. Thank You!
Redwan Ferdous
redwan.contact@gmail.com
redwanferdous.com

21. Resources
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management#Process_groups
• https://www.pmi.org/about/learn-about-pmi/what-is-project-
management