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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

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.

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.

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By Onkov V V

Apr 14, 2020

Очень хороший курс. ДЛя тех, кто делает первые шаги и просто хочет структурировать знания. Рекомендую

By abubakar j

Apr 1, 2020

A very detailed and excellent program, I recommend highly to anyone interested in project management.

By Moeketsi M F

Nov 2, 2017

This course is incredible ! Very precise and gives one confidence to appreciate handling the projects

By Cody N

Jan 27, 2017

Great course with effective assessments. Very helpful to gain understanding of project management pro

By Gopinath S

Dec 22, 2015

Excellent course...a refresher for PM concepts, professionally delivered. Thank you UCI and Coursera.

By Kaiquan M

Oct 23, 2015

I really liked the practical examples given by the instructor, Margaret Meloni, and the interviewees.

By Sergio A

Sep 22, 2020

Good teaching practice of teachers. Content passed to students in a simple, clear and efficient way.

By Christian G

Sep 11, 2020

It's very good to get this course because you will know more by studying and listen to professionals

By Eyram K E

Jul 17, 2020

I cannot express the joy of learning a new thing. Project Management has become appealing to me now.

By Mokganedi W T

Jun 2, 2020

it was an interesting course and has help me to understand how to manage any project in the future.

By Jose B

May 25, 2020

Good review of PMBOK and explanations about project management processes that were clear and useful.

By Selvam N

Nov 13, 2019

Overall Awesome Experience !!!

Explained in layman terms which perfect examples... Simply love it ...

By Tessa L

Apr 25, 2019

This was a very informative course. I would love to have access to the slides for future reference.

By Ozair K

Feb 20, 2017

Great Course for beginners. Concepts are easily grasped and practically Applied. Thank you Coursera!

By Mary W M

Jun 24, 2016

This was an excellent way to learn the basics of project management, clean, well-presented material.

By Heather U

Feb 9, 2016

easy to understand, touched on main points, had great examples, could use more interactive materials

By Chioma . O

Jun 21, 2021

I completed course sometime April, This course was completely evocative. I learnt a lot.

Thank you.

By Matheus I

Aug 31, 2020

This course contains everything about initiating and planning projects for brands project managers.

By Melchor P

Aug 15, 2020

This course is very helpful especially for people who have minimal experience in project management

By Nozizwe N

Jun 24, 2020

It was a great course, I have learnt a lot and developed myself in the field of project management.

By PASCUAL DUQUE

Jun 2, 2020

This was an outstanding course, it provided the right amount of information, details, and examples.

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.