University of California, Irvine

Project Planning

Stephane Muller

Instructor: Stephane Muller

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
No prior experience required
38 hours to complete
3 weeks at 12 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
No prior experience required
38 hours to complete
3 weeks at 12 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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November 2024

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There are 6 modules in this course

Successful projects do not just happen. They are planned. Understanding what success for a specific project means is part of the plan. Take the opportunity to understand how you will measure success. Does your project require assistance or materials from the outside? If it does, will you know what type of contract will support your success? When you understand these basics, and you know how to identify the risks you face and how all of this information shapes your estimates, then you are ready to consider committing to a schedule and a budget. This course will take you through critical project planning basics so that when it is time for your schedule and budget, you are well informed. Once you have some planning basics under your belt, we will draw upon your knowledge to logically map out what will happen and when it will happen. You will begin thinking about your project schedule, estimate how long the work will take, arrange the project work in the required sequence, and develop an understanding of what it means when someone refers to the critical path. This course will complete the project schedule and consider who will perform the work and what they need to perform the work. This course will also discuss how to approach planning your project using Agile. This course builds upon the Project Launch course.

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11 videos4 readings2 assignments3 discussion prompts

What is project risk? How can project risks be identified? How does the project manager respond to project risks? How does the project manager estimate cost and duration?

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11 videos3 readings1 assignment4 discussion prompts

What are the 'Golden Rules' of estimating? How to estimate using your WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)? What will it take to complete the project work?

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7 videos3 readings1 assignment3 discussion prompts

Congratulations! You're over half way through the course. In this module, we will review what you have accomplished so far and orient you to the next steps in your Project Management journey.

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10 videos3 readings1 assignment3 discussion prompts

How do you create meaningful milestones? How can you use milestones to communicate your plan?

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9 videos3 readings1 assignment4 discussion prompts

What's included

10 videos3 readings1 assignment3 discussion prompts

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Stephane Muller
University of California, Irvine
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