Project Initiation and Planning
Completed by Emma Hoyt
August 29, 2026
23 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Describe the concepts of project management, the key activities in the project life cycle and understand how AI is used in project management
Develop a project management plan that documents the actions necessary to define, coordinate, and measure all project activities
Identify necessary labor and material resources, estimate the required units to meet expectations, and demonstrate impact of changes to project scope
Demonstrate how teams are assigned and formed, describe the stages of team development, and optimize the project schedule
Skills you will gain
- Category: Resource Management
- Category: Agile Project Management
- Category: Communication Planning
- Category: Project Management Life Cycle
- Category: Dependency Analysis
- Category: Project Estimation
- Category: Project Schedules
- Category: Project Scoping
- Category: Stakeholder Communications
- Category: Risk Management
- Category: Scheduling
- Category: Sprint Planning
