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About the Course

The courses in the Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization are a recommended precursor to UCI's Applied Project Management Certificate. Successful projects require careful upfront planning. In this course, you’ll learn the key roles and responsibilities of the project manager and project team. You’ll also learn to answer some key questions upfront to help you meet project objectives: What will this project accomplish? Why is this project important? Who benefits from this project? How will we plan for successful outcomes? Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Identify the key characteristics of a project 2. Identify primary project constraints 3. Define the role and responsibilities of the project manager 4. Identify Project Organizational Structures 5. Understand the definition of a Project Stakeholder 6. Identify project stakeholders 7. Identify information needs of the project stakeholders 8. Define responsibility for managing stakeholder and controlling stakeholder engagement 9. Define the purpose of using a project charter 10. Summarize the key elements of a project plan 11. Identify common sources of conflict within a project environment 12. Describe the difference between authority and influence...
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foundational knowledge

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introductory course

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Top reviews

SY

Aug 30, 2020

The course is a very great asset to any aspiring project manager. You get to understand the fundamentals and essentials in any given project and the means to ameliorate conflicts amongst stakeholders.

PD

Jan 28, 2020

Thank you to Coursera for such a great platform to improve our skills and literacy.The learning environment offered here is completely a learn at your own pace environment,making it flexible to learn.

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By Patrick C

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Oct 1, 2020

very good material for a beginner. the framework of PM and key factors are easy to understand. the case studies are interesting.

By Sheryl A S

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Jul 30, 2020

The reading materials are so helpful and the quizzes are a great tool to help us remember all the important information. Thanks!

By Adigun o

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Jun 29, 2020

It was greeting attempting this wonderful course and I’m highly confident of any project management that come my way now. Thanks

By David A R

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Oct 7, 2019

Great course, informative intro to project management theory and principles. I would recommend taking detailed notes throughout.

By Deleted A

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Nov 9, 2017

I loved the instructor and the material shared within this course! I will be recommending this course to friends and colleagues.

By Faizan A

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Jul 18, 2017

A really great introduction to Initiating and Planning Projects. The bonus videos and panelist discussion was icing on the cake.

By Justyna A

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Jul 16, 2022

Very educational and well prepared course. Great for PM beginners and people who want to learn PMI Project Management approach.

By Alert C

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Oct 20, 2020

Great course very in-depth an informative it's like if I did a professional course with the wealth of information I've received

By Lourdu H V R B

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Sep 21, 2016

I thoroughly enjoyed doing this course. I have learned a lot about how a project has to be taken care of in the initial stages.

By Antonio G

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Mar 2, 2016

As a first approach to formal PM education is very precise and has pretty useful information when you start managing a project.

By Balázs K

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Oct 8, 2015

This is a relatively short, to-the-point summary of the main project management tasks and challenges.

I absolutely recommend it.

By Kirti P

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Sep 27, 2020

Just The right course to get a systematic and quick overview of Project Management.

For everyone who is involved with Projects.

By Jannatul F A

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May 14, 2020

It is really a great course for initiating a plan and then executing it with a proper plan and guidelines. I love this course.

By Angela K

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Feb 23, 2020

Great course, definitely recommend getting the recommend books! Videos are short enough to keep engaged, but very informative.

By HUCK A G J

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Nov 17, 2018

Excellent cours pour débuter et apprendre les bases de la Gestion de projet. Indispensable pour comprendre les fondamentaux !!

By Calen S

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Oct 11, 2020

Super helpful especially if you are starting to learn about project management. Easy to navigate and the quizzes are helpful.

By Jason R

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May 7, 2020

Very useful in understanding how to start a project and the particular steps to take to make the process smoother. Thank you.

By orimolade t

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Aug 20, 2018

this course as been helpful .. Helping me to gain full knowledge in what management entails and how planning a project works

By Ander M d L

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Feb 4, 2018

Although I have quite a bit of experience in project management, I have learnt quite a lost of useful tips doing this course.

By Pooja P

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Jan 4, 2018

Dear Ms Meloni

thanks for teaching course so well, thoroughly learned the key aspects of project planning.

thanks a lot

regards

By James A

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Jun 28, 2022

The course was very informative and covered all aspects of Initiating and the Planning of Projects. I found it very helpful.

By Ahmad A

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Sep 28, 2020

It is good for me to learn something new because we should always improve ourselves to gain better achievement in the future

By Wajid A

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Sep 13, 2020

it is an excellent platform for students to improve their soft skills and Technical knowledge enhancement Thanks you so much

By PARAG R D

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Sep 9, 2020

Very precise, apt and to the point. Short and informative presentations. Lecturer explains the content perfectly. Thank you.

By Faizan A

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Jul 17, 2020

Amazing course. I learned a lot from it. However, I was a little disappointed in the final. All the questions were repeated.