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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 Abdiwali M O

Dec 4, 2020

Appreciating with the short Period that i have improved my technnical Skills and Domain Knowladge

By GJ E

Oct 10, 2020

The course is very helpful. It was easy to learn, straight to the point of what you need to know.

By Vishnuvardhana G

Sep 13, 2020

Excellent Training and Material, covered most of the impotent topics of PMBOK with good examples.

By Joyce K

Apr 19, 2020

It is a great experience to understand the initial thinking into projects before execution starts

By Raymond S

Sep 6, 2017

I wholeheartedly recommend these courses to anyone who wants to be effective in project delivery.

By Sudip C

Jul 6, 2017

It seems to be a good start to learning something in-depth and more exciting in upcoming courses.

By Jay S

Jun 3, 2017

wonderful delivery. easy understanding for the international student with a perfect subscription.

By Antje B

Feb 18, 2017

I really learned a lot and the combination of video material and reading makes it easy to follow.

By Hamza M

May 29, 2016

Resourceful course for beginners also for those who a starting their career as a project manager.

By Sharon E T

May 29, 2016

I enjoyed this introductory course in Project Management. It was informative and concise. Thanks!

By Anil P

Mar 23, 2016

A very well designed starter course for learning the basics of Project Management right. Thanks !

By Sunali B

Sep 8, 2021

Discussion of some regular issues in new light made it made it interesting and thought provoking

By Ariel G G

Jul 15, 2021

Beautiful!! I hope that the other courses continue to give me tools that will boost my career!!!

By Galo B Y D M

Jun 3, 2021

Este curso me permitió enlazar la teoría con la práctica en mi ambiente laboral ¡Muchas gracias!

By V. R

May 6, 2021

Excellent course with great foundational knowledge for anybody looking to become a practitioner.

By Gabriel E S

Aug 21, 2020

This course is very educative and I have learned immensely in how to be a better project manager

By Tiago L

Aug 6, 2020

I had no previous experience with project planning. The concepts introduced were really helpful.

By Elaine M F O

Sep 1, 2019

Excelente curso, o conteúdo é muito rico. Além disso, o professor é muito didático e experiente.

By Sherri-Ann W

Apr 11, 2018

Great course! I feel as if I already know so much about project management by taking this course

By Aleksandar V

Feb 20, 2018

The course is very well structured and i would recommend it to anyone new to Project Management.

By Sharon K

Apr 23, 2018

This course was informative and interesting. I really enjoyed the panel discussion in week 6.

By GHADAH S A G G S A G

Sep 3, 2023

تنفيذ المشاريع النجاح تدل على قوة وحزم قائد المشروع وتعاون القوة العاملة والمساعد القوي المنجز

By Alejandro S C

Apr 13, 2022

Excellent course!!! The conteins are very richfully and actualize. Thanks and keep doing that.

By Kasuntha M

Jul 17, 2021

Great course to learn about Initiating and Planning Projects. I highly recommend this course.

By Sai K

Jan 5, 2021

It's a great course for someone looking to start their career in the Project Management field.