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About the Course

Projects are all around us. Virtually every organization runs projects, either formally or informally. We are engaged in projects at home and at work. Across settings, planning principles and execution methodologies can offer ways in which projects can be run more effectively and efficiently. Project management provides organizations (and individuals) with the language and the frameworks for scoping projects, sequencing activities, utilizing resources, and minimizing risks. This is an introductory course on the key concepts of planning and executing projects. We will identify factors that lead to project success, and learn how to plan, analyze, and manage projects. Learners will be exposed to state-of-the-art methodologies and to considering the challenges of various types of projects....

Top reviews

JL

Sep 6, 2020

Very informative, concise, and easy to digest. Provides a solid foundation / framework for approaching projects, with great tutorials on using software for analysis. Great experience overall, thanks!

SH

Mar 18, 2018

The course provided a good introductory lessons on project planning and management. The course was organized clearly with interesting exercises and the instructions were helpful. Thank you very much.

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By Katherine P

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Sep 15, 2022

A ton of information packed into these sessions! Great foundational information - I will be participating in other classes for more information on Agile practices, etc. but overall a very comprehensive high-level lesson on Project Management.

By Breanna F

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Aug 23, 2022

Really great course for someone who is just getting interested in project planning/management and wants to "dip their toes in the water" as far as related content goes. Overall, easy to follow and info presented in a way that is easy to digest.

By Mangesh S

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May 10, 2022

Good for Project Management

Helpful while new project alignment and need to prepare for project deliverables.

There are many challenges however this course helped a lot for settle down and plan for project Plan preparation, stakeholder management

By Danna R R

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Sep 3, 2020

Es un curso donde puedes aprender todo relacionado a la gestión de proyectos y se enfocan en aclarar cada paso que debes tener en cuenta para que tu proyecto sea exitoso y en caso de que falle encontrar las problemáticas que conllevaron a esto.

By Margaret A A

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Jul 11, 2022

I have learned a lot including what a project is, ways of doing cost analysis, tools for budgetting and scheduling projects, issues relating to work break down structures and dependencies. Its a great course. Thank you cursera for this course.

By Pradeep K

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Feb 20, 2017

Outstanding course. The instructor looks very experienced and the examples she demonstrated were very good. She explained each concept in detail which a person can use in his/her project. I will definitely refer my friends to take this course.

By Ruby B

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Sep 26, 2021

As a person who is regularly engaged in various projects for marketing purposes, this course is very helpful. I learned about the points for improvement that I need to focus on the next time that my team will have a project to ensure success.

By Nataliia B

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Nov 14, 2020

This course is very useful, gives solid understanding of project phases and is full of small and applicable instruments for planning and managing projects. And my appreciations to the lecturer - it was easy and interesting to listen to Yael)

By Sulaiman K

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Oct 12, 2023

This four-week course helped me grasp the basic concepts of Project Management in an engaging manner. The quizzes and discussion prompts helped in retaining the information. Recommended for those interested to seek Project Management roles.

By Srinivasa K

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Apr 3, 2023

Excellent course for Project management i have learned many technics from this course which will be useful in my project.

i will be applying those wherever it required in my project.

Thank you for providing such great coursess

Thanks,

Srinivas

By Chi S

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Oct 16, 2020

Awesome! It's a difficult subject for me but the instructor explained it and makes it so easy for me to follow through. I gained so much knowledge about Project Planning and Management especially on determine the critical path of a project.

By Marco G

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May 10, 2020

It is a really interesting and well explained course. Congratulation to the professor Yael Grushka-Cockayne. Her passion goes thorough the screen making every topic clear and understandable. I will suggest Coursera platform.

Thank you,

Marco

By Oleksandr A

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Feb 1, 2018

Clear and logical introduction into Project Management. Which is not getting nearly enough attention as it should, because of all the attention to Leadership. Leadership alone will not get it done, planning and management is also important.

By Niranjan K

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Nov 26, 2022

The contents are comprehensive and easy to understand. Also the course was short and informative. Able to complete in a short span of time with my tight schedules.

Thank you coursera and the professor for being part of my learning journey.

By Victor M G L

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Jan 19, 2022

Very important course to direct projects, in which all the casuistics that you can find in a project are treated in detail. They also help you with real examples and describe the most useful tools. I am very happy with the course received

By Daniel D

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Jul 26, 2020

This course helped me update fundamental concepts for project management. Very updated topics are covered that are seen in a practical way. The instructor, Yael Grushka-Cockayne, is very well qualified and teaches in a very didactic way.

By Krishnamurthy S

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May 27, 2020

A good course to gain knowledge of project planning and management. Useful for student, professionals and job seekers to understand the importance of project planning. A well-presetned course. Assignments are good to gain more knowledge.

By Johnson K

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May 18, 2020

This course was really good for someone that never had any experience in project management I understood it very well and gain knowledge that I will be able to use. I will continue studying other courses to equip myself better. Thank you

By Alberto D

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Feb 20, 2016

It is an excellent tool to learn how to cope with projects on your own. It has the fundamentals to start planning projects, not only those related to business, you can also apply this material in your personal life and academical goals.

By Steven K

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Jun 28, 2020

My objective was to get an understanding of Project Managment the process, before learning Microsoft Project.

This course has helped me meet that objective

The presenter is clear, the material is well arranged with good examples

Thank You

By Ardiansyah

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Jul 11, 2022

It is an eye-opening course. Even though I had done several taught activities in my real job before, but taking this course still gave me so much new insight into Project Management, particularly in Planning and Executing the Project.

By Shaheer M S

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Jul 14, 2021

Great course! It helped me in understanding the important aspects of Project Planning and Management. Couse instructor is a great teacher. She explained the topics in detail with relevant examples making it easy to grasp the concepts.

By Kevin L

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May 24, 2020

Great course, good flow of information. Yael makes great introductions to new topics and keeps learning very interesting. Each section has use cases and also shows you how to do your own practice on excel/ms project. Awesome training.

By Anita M

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Aug 3, 2019

Extremely informative for a new project planning professional. Great starting point to continue studies in project management and beyond. Could provide even more content if able to. This course taught me a lot but left me wanting more

By ERICK L

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Mar 17, 2023

Great course because highlights key processes in real project management, it is very simple and valuable at the same time. I have some years practicing and yet I feel like a learn a lot in topics that I thought I was fully proficient