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Project Initiation and Planning

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Project Initiation and Planning

This course is part of Business Value and Project Management Specialization

Ismail Kirci, Ph.D., PMP

Instructor: Ismail Kirci, Ph.D., PMP

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
No prior experience required
2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll 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'll gain

  • Category: Scope Management
  • Category: AI Enablement
  • Category: Stakeholder Communications
  • Category: Project Schedules
  • Category: Communication Planning
  • Category: Project Planning
  • Category: Risk Management
  • Category: Sprint Planning
  • Category: Agile Methodology
  • Category: Project Management Life Cycle
  • Category: Dependency Analysis
  • Category: Project Estimation
  • Category: Resource Management
  • Category: Scheduling
  • Category: Stakeholder Management
  • Category: Project Scoping
  • Category: Waterfall Methodology
  • Category: Project Management
  • Category: Agile Project Management
  • Category: Timelines

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course. In module 1, you will learn about the life cycle of a project when using the traditional model for project management. Why is it called waterfall, and how does that dictate the process? The focus will be on the first state of the project life cycle, project initiation.

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29 videos8 readings12 assignments1 discussion prompt1 plugin

In this module, you will learn about the planning phase of a project when using a waterfall approach—getting the team on board and collaboratively building a plan for managing tasks, stakeholders, and risks. You will learn about how to create the foundation for developing a detailed project plan that includes budget and schedule.

What's included

17 videos2 readings10 assignments

In this module, you will learn several techniques that will help you develop a detailed project plan. The project plan will reveal the critical tasks. Managing projects using a waterfall approach is a start-to-finish approach to getting things done and making projects more successful. The critical path has a significant impact on both the cost and schedule of a project.

What's included

13 videos2 readings7 assignments

In this module, you will learn about agile project management - the methodology best used when project requirements are not well defined and nd change frequently. This module will focus on the roots of agile and show how to initiate and plan projects using Scrum. You will also learn about artificial intelligence and explore how AI is being applied in project management to help project managers make faster and more effective decisions. This section will also introduce specific AI chatbot applications that can support project initiation and planning activities.

What's included

14 videos5 readings9 assignments1 plugin

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This course is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹

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Ismail Kirci, Ph.D., PMP

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Ismail Kirci, Ph.D., PMP
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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