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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

DS
Nov 19, 2017

It was very helpful for me to understand what the project management is. I am just thinking about starting this new career path and i was feeling comfortable in this field during the learning process.

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.

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By Nael H

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Apr 2, 2018

Pretty interesting course and very structured!

By Lucas B

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Jan 15, 2017

Very good for overall project planning notions

By Zhangziham

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Jul 7, 2016

Really chanllenge and useful.Thanks very much.

By HAKORIMANA G

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Nov 12, 2020

I had a very positive stand about this course

By Javier J M C

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Oct 31, 2020

Me gusto mucho como principio, muy buen curso

By Ahmed A

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Oct 3, 2020

beautiful and unique experience, Thank you :)

By Muhammad A B B

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Sep 30, 2020

Very flexible pace and easy to learn modules.

By Anas A

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Jul 26, 2020

Amazing Course.. I recommend it to everybody.

By KrishanKumar S

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Jul 19, 2020

Able to gain sufficient knowledge and skills.

By Sidra S

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Jul 11, 2020

Amazing Course for beginners. Thanks Coursera

By Anurita P

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Jun 22, 2020

Good course to start with project management.

By Kaushal D

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Jun 17, 2020

Excellent Course and Very Much Useful also...

By Valentina V

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Jun 5, 2020

Very interesting and very clear explanations!

By Daniyal A

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May 7, 2020

Everything is very well managed and completed

By Digvijay P

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Dec 18, 2019

I got to know much more about project planing

By Paolo D M

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Sep 18, 2018

nice course and very usefull skills to build!

By Laima C

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Mar 15, 2018

Very good introduction to project management.

By Amanda D

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Jan 28, 2018

Great foundation to begin project management.

By M. G

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Jan 17, 2018

Excellent introduction to Project Management.

By Pradeep M

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Dec 27, 2017

As I am running a team,it is helping me a lot

By Ana R P

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Jul 8, 2017

Thank you so much for instructing Ana Pelayo.

By NITIN K S

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Jul 6, 2017

It was a excellent experience with the course

By Yung-Hao K

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Apr 13, 2017

Very useful and straightforward!! Good course

By Amir S K

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Sep 18, 2020

Well organized course I learn a lot from it.

By John A S I

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Sep 17, 2020

It is a Great Course, learned a lot from it.

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