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Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project
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Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project

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23 hours (approximately)
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What you'll learn

  • Understand the significance of the initiation phase of the project life cycle.

  • Understand the key components of project charters and develop a project charter for project initiation.

  • Complete a stakeholder analysis and utilize RACI charts to define and communicate project team member responsibilities.

  • Evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs.

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Course

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

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Beginner level
No prior experience required
23 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
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There are 4 modules in this course

You will learn how the program is structured, understand the significance of a project’s initiation phase and describe its key components, and understand how to determine a project’s benefits and costs.

What's included

5 videos3 readings2 quizzes1 discussion prompt1 plugin

You will learn how to define and create measurable project goals and deliverables; how to define project scope, differentiate among tasks that are in-scope and out-of-scope, and avoid scope creep; and how to define and measure a project’s success criteria.

What's included

12 videos11 readings6 quizzes1 discussion prompt1 plugin

You will learn how to define project roles and responsibilities, complete a stakeholder analysis, and utilize RACI charts to define and communicate project team member responsibilities.

What's included

9 videos9 readings5 quizzes1 discussion prompt2 plugins

You will learn the typical resources needed to manage a project, recognize the importance of clear and consistent project documentation, understand the key components of project proposals and charters and develop a project charter, and evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs.

What's included

10 videos8 readings3 quizzes1 assignment2 discussion prompts1 plugin

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