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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

(675 Reviews)

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 João F

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Oct 19, 2019

Great course with the foundational knowledge of initiating and planning projects.

By Nuno B

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Apr 21, 2019

Great structured coruse and easy to learn for complete beginners. Fully recommend

By Francis

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Dec 18, 2018

step in to the PM, thx for the visible case study and personal experience sharing

By JIMMY X

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Feb 5, 2017

Comprehensive knowledge disseminated in the most intelligible & practical manner.

By Amlan G

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Nov 11, 2016

Thank you Its a great Course. I would love to stay connected with you in linkedin

By Dimitar V (

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Sep 30, 2015

Very good introduction and nice ideas are put into the course. Really enjoing it.

By Jack C

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Mar 12, 2021

Quick, to the point, and easily applicable to your own professional experiences.

By Pako M

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Jan 29, 2021

Well organized and detailed course. Learnt a lot of project management concepts.

By Jodel A L

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Oct 18, 2020

the course is helpful. it is so understandable oh how to initiate project plans.

By Fiorella E M C

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Oct 14, 2020

Excelente curso, me encanto el material y las explicaciones que daban del curso.

By Monique D

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Sep 4, 2020

This course was easy to navigate, and it was first time taking an online course.

By Mohit k

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Aug 6, 2020

this is good course covers almost all the important topics of project management

By Matias M

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Jul 2, 2020

me gustó mucho como iniciación. Los ejemplos y entrevista final, son muy buenos.

By Shivendra S

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May 30, 2020

Excellent course. It covered basics of project initiation and planning concepts.

By Raghav S

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May 26, 2020

Excellent course, looking forward to the other courses on this specialization!!!

By VIVEK P

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May 11, 2020

amazing course to learn about the basics of project management with fundamentals

By SHASHWAT S

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Mar 29, 2020

A really interesting course for someone who is from a non-management background.

By Aldo A Z F

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Feb 26, 2020

I really like this course, especially the members of the team and the panelists!

By Nisha U

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Jul 21, 2019

Explained in simple way so that even a layman could understand. PMP made easy.

By Benjamin D R

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Feb 21, 2018

Excellent course, crystal clear, easy to follow, and a good source of reference.

By Kevin-Nischal N

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Aug 20, 2017

Liked the lectures and the panel interviews. The PMBOK reading I feel is a must.

By dipan s

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Sep 24, 2016

Useful & affordable for people willing to start their project management career.

By GUNJAN B

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Mar 28, 2016

amazing coursework, easy to learn. I hope this course will help me in my career.

By Natalia M

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Feb 24, 2016

Really good course. I love the way it's done and really appreciate case studies.

By Chinedum A

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Mar 16, 2022

This course and its delivery method are useful, skill building and well planned