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In a collaborative approach, project
managers serve as the point of contact for
the client companies and are responsible for
project execution. Project managers lead
multidisciplinary teams of student interns
enabling companies to obtain the overall
expertise needed to meet specific project
requirements. They to analyze the scope of a
project, define project requirements and
allocate resources.
Project managers are the most unique
educational element of the program. They are
degreed engineers with over 170 years
of collective professional engineering
experience.
The product development life cycle typically
includes:
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Budget
Tracking |
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Conceptual
Product
Design |
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Design
Crystallization |
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Detailed
Project
Definition
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Documentation |
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Ongoing
Client
Communication |
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Product
Delivery |
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Project
Requirements |
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Prototype
Development |
Project Managers - Key Asset
Successful project management depends on
more than technical management skills — it
depends on effective team leadership. The
project managers build high-performance
student teams through high-performance
leadership in the following manner:
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Manage
multiple
projects at
various
stages of
planning,
design, and
delivery. |
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Create
innovative
learning
environment. |
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Provide
overall
project
control to
adhere to
budgets,
scope and
schedule. |
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Recognize
and adapt to
different
organizational
structures
of clients
and
communicate
differences
with student
interns. |
Project Managers - Benefit Engineering
Students
Student interns benefit from the knowledge
and experience of working side-by-side with
project managers. They take direction and
advice from project managers who guide and
mentor them through common entry level
pitfalls. This opportunity allows interns to
make the transition from exceptional student
to exceptional employee.
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