Linda Nozick is a professor in Cornell’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She served as director of the school for more than a decade. Prior to that role, Nozick was the director of the college’s Systems Engineering Program, which she co-founded. Nozick has been the recipient of several awards including a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Clinton for “the development of innovative solutions to problems associated with the transportation of hazardous waste.” She is a past U.S. Presidential appointee to the U.S Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. Nozick has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, many focused on transportation, the movement of hazardous materials, and the modeling of critical infrastructure systems. Nozick holds a B.S. in systems analysis and engineering from the George Washington University and a M.S.E and Ph.D. in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Organizing the Project and Its ComponentsCornell Course
Course Overview
Successful projects begin with a solid plan. In this course, you'll learn the foundational principles, frameworks, and terminology that effective project managers use to initiate, plan, and manage projects across industries.
Professor Linda Nozick, Director of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell, introduces practical tools for defining project scope, breaking complex work into manageable tasks, developing project schedules, and establishing realistic timelines and resource plans. Through hands-on exercises, you'll build the skills needed to organize, track, and manage projects with greater confidence.
Whether you're new to project management or preparing for future PMP® certification, this course provides a strong foundation in the concepts and practices that support successful project delivery.
Note: This course uses Microsoft Excel (with the free Solver add-in) for selected exercises. No specialized project management software is required.
Key Course Takeaways
- Examine the project management life cycle and the continuum of project characteristics
- Develop a work breakdown structure
- Construct a project network including mechanisms to identify task durations
- Construct a Gantt chart
- Use float information for decision making
- Identify the critical path
- Recognize shortcomings in computation
- Identify sources of uncertainty in task durations
- Examine PERT computations
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Who Should Enroll
- Project managers seeking to strengthen their project leadership skills or prepare for the PMP® certification exam.
- Program managers, project coordinators, and PMO professionals responsible for planning, executing, and delivering successful projects.
- Functional managers and team leaders who oversee cross-functional initiatives, strategic projects, or organizational change.
- Engineers, IT professionals, operations managers, product managers, and business analysts who lead projects as part of their role.
- Consultants and client-facing professionals responsible for managing project scope, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations.
- Professionals preparing to transition into project management or take on greater project leadership responsibilities.
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