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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Initiating and Planning Projects by University of California, Irvine

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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 Ashwin G S

May 10, 2020

It was a really good course and the final panelist discussion was short but the best in the course.

By Romario G F

May 1, 2020

Great course! It has great real life scenarios and experiences on how to iniate and plan a project.

By Maria A H

Apr 17, 2020

It is a pleasure to learn about Project Management with this great structure and format. Thank you!

By Карлин З В

Mar 30, 2020

Very interesting course. It overviews basic topics in PM such as: initiating and planning projects.

By Mohamed G

Mar 28, 2020

Very interesting course. A great way to initiate your project management skills set. (Pun intended)

By mansi A

Feb 16, 2020

This course is very helpful for understanding our roles and responsibility in the corporate world .

By Vaibhav N

Mar 4, 2019

Really informative and easy to understand. A great way to introduce yourself to Project Management.

By Aleksandra B

Apr 23, 2017

Very good, very informative, you have to think (understand the lesson) to pass the quiz or the exam

By Лялин Л

Nov 16, 2015

Great! Concise and useful course. Good introduction in Project Management. On the right way to PMP.

By Muhammad S T

Apr 20, 2021

Lovely personality and great way of teaching, specially the animations to understand the situation

By Omer H M

Feb 23, 2021

The course was very comprehensive and easy to understand. Thank you so much for this great course!

By Fatima B H

Jan 21, 2021

The information provided in this course was beneficial, well explained, and perfect for beginners.

By Muhammad H J

Jul 7, 2020

It was an amazing experience while learning this course.It helped me a lot to learn something new.

By Rajesh N

May 23, 2020

Very well explained about the topics covered. Perfectly OK for the beginner. Enjoyed Reading part.

By Megen S

Mar 26, 2020

Very brief and straight forward. Very good for someone who wants to become a project manager role.

By Ivo A

Mar 1, 2020

Curso muito bem estruturado, que permite obter as noções básicas das funções de Gestor de Projetos

By Inder G

Nov 19, 2019

Found the course interesting and useful since explanation was to the point and with best examples.

By Sirajul H

Aug 4, 2019

the course well described and help me to understand the basics of initiating the project plannings

By Damir T

Jul 7, 2018

Great course, however, more case studies would be beneficial for better understanding of material.

By Pablo V

Apr 9, 2018

For someone who knew nothing about Project Management as myself, this course was all I could hope.

By Dipesh C

Nov 20, 2016

This course is very helpful for those whose are in the beginning phase of Project Management Area.

By Ruben B

May 22, 2024

It was very engaging and full of information to better understand the role of the Project Manager

By Ahmad R

Sep 23, 2023

I Advising please mention learner name on certificate rather then using the word coursera learner

By هدى ت ا

Aug 25, 2023

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By Simonas G

Dec 22, 2022

Good quick-course with most important details to cover the basis of initiating and planning stage