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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 Tao-Lung H

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Jan 23, 2020

非常簡潔且的課程，可以迅速了解各章節的重點，試題也能夠確實檢測學到的知識，以針對不足之處再複習。

By Alejandro M R

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May 20, 2019

Excelente curso para interiorizarse en proyectos

By Laura A

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Feb 11, 2018

Very good understanding about fundamentals on PM

By Sami A K

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Nov 27, 2017

interactive, rich in content, and easy to follow

By Farhan H

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Jul 22, 2017

Great course for beginners in project management

By Camilo P

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Mar 30, 2017

Muy bueno, genial para quienes estamos iniciando

By Hieu T N

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Nov 12, 2016

Good starting course for a young project manager

By Pavlo M

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Jul 27, 2016

It really helps! And not only for the beginners!

By Ankit P

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Jul 25, 2016

Very good and easy to understand course content.

By Stephane M

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Feb 19, 2016

I really enjoyed the content and the instructor.

By Rajalaxmi S

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May 7, 2022

Interesting and very engaging. Highly educative

By Ahmad S

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Oct 23, 2021

Initiating and Planning Projects

, thanks a lot

By As A R

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May 4, 2021

Great course for beginners! Highly recommended.

By AAKASH K M

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Nov 11, 2020

WHY YOU PEOPLE MAKE THESE HARD COURSE LOOK EASY

By Bandagari H

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Oct 28, 2020

Good to start with basics of Project Management

By Kunal K K

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Oct 18, 2020

Great course. Well structured and to the point.

By Felipe C L

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Sep 25, 2020

Thank you Margaret, this course was impressive!

By Alma I G C

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Aug 13, 2020

Excellent course, objective, clear and dynamic.

By Ahmed A H

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Jul 17, 2020

Wodnerful course but slides sometimes invisible

By Abdullah K

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Jul 7, 2020

Nice course for beginners in project management

By ADITYA A

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Jun 4, 2020

Learned a lot. Great Course. Thank you so much.

By Deepa P

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May 22, 2020

This course is really helpful and interesting!!

By SALINEETA C

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Apr 25, 2020

The course was informative and well illustrated

By Khan Z

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Apr 22, 2020

It helpful and increase my leadership knowledge

By PRASAD S T

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Apr 11, 2020

best short term courses for project management.