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PDX Webinar Trailer, Engineering Project Management

Being an Engineer · 12 Jan 2026 · 3m

What this episode covers

Mike Landis, Director of Engineering at Pipeline Design & Engineering, presents a practical project management framework for engineering development projects, emphasizing the importance of tracking budget, schedule, scope, and risk. He introduces the 'Project Traveler,' a proprietary spreadsheet tool refined over 20 years of real-world use to help teams surface problems early and avoid projects drifting off course. The webinar offers a walkthrough of this tool and live Q&A, targeting engineers who need to balance project constraints without relying on academic methodologies.

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early-stage companies

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Pipeline Design & Engineering
Tools
Project Traveler

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