Name: Initiating and Planning Projects
Brand: University of California, Irvine
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Rating: 4.7 (4354 reviews)

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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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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.

Nov 19, 2017

It was very helpful for me to understand what the project management is. I am just thinking about starting this new career path and i was feeling comfortable in this field during the learning process.

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Nov 29, 2023

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Aug 21, 2023

A great course

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Feb 19, 2021

excellent info

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Aug 15, 2020

Nice Training!

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Feb 24, 2017

Good materials

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Mar 22, 2023

So so helpful

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Jul 13, 2020

great course.

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May 11, 2020

good learning

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Dec 25, 2017

excellent one

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May 4, 2021

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Sep 7, 2020

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Jun 19, 2020

Great course

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Jun 14, 2020

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Jun 13, 2020

Good course!

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May 30, 2020

very helpful

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Apr 4, 2020

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Jul 29, 2018

Very usefull

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Feb 4, 2018

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Aug 21, 2017

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Mar 10, 2023

Good course

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Sep 4, 2021

VERY USEFUL

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Jun 2, 2021