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Management Skills and Techniques for Engineers - Virtual Learning

Why Attend

This course offers engineers and technical staff who are making the transition to managerial and supervisory positions an excellent opportunity to understand the differences in mindset between technical and functional thinking. Such transitions are not always successful and many engineers end up leaving their posts or the company altogether because they cannot cope with the new job requirements. This course gives engineers and technical teams the opportunity to make a successful transition from their technical comfort zone to an area that is quite different on many fronts.

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Course Methodology

<p>This course is rich with exercises and assessments to help participants focus on their strong points and uncover areas that require additional attention or improvements. The course relies on distance learning and facilitation. The course is delivered by leading experts with top skills in facilitating courses face to face and remotely. Facilitators will also employ electronic media in relation to course material (slides, workbooks), individual and team exercises/activities, session plans, and case studies.</p>

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Develop insight into the functions of management
Apply project planning skills from a business perspective
Identify and use the right performance Indicators (KPIs) to manage business performance
Communicate and work with others to achieve the desired goals
Acquire team building techniques to enhance business performance
Employ unbiased problem solving and decision-making practices

Target Audience

Technical managers, supervisors and engineers who need to develop their managerial skills.

Target Competencies

People and performance management
Team formation and management
Individual and team motivation
Managing conflicts
Solving problems
Effective communication
Workforce planning and scheduling
Basic financial knowledge

The journey from technical to managerial
- Engineers versus management
  - Typical issues faced by engineers when they become managers
  - The fundamental shift in roles
  - Managing the transition
- Understanding the different functions of management
Planning and organizing tools and techniques
- At a personal level
- At a project management level
  - Fundamentals of project management - A quick review
  - Scheduling and organizing
  - Workforce planning
  - Leading projects successfully
Managing performance
- Engineers and business performance management
  - Setting performance expectations
  - Working with key performance indicators (KPIs)
  - Developing 'SMART' business objectives
  - Business targets and performance standards
- Management and motivation
Working with others
- Developing effective communication
- Managing conflicts
- Developing and managing teams
Problem analysis and decision making
- Engineers as business decision makers
- Kepner Tregoe approach to problem solving
  - Situation appraisal
  - Problem analysis
  - Decision analysis
  - Potential problem analysis

2026 Schedule & Fees

Per participant

13 - 17 Sep, 2026
English
Virtual Learning

This course is also offered in face-to-face courses, click on the course below.

Management Skills and Techniques for Engineers

13 - 17 Sep, 2026

English

Dubai

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