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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

SY

Aug 30, 2020

The course is a very great asset to any aspiring project manager. You get to understand the fundamentals and essentials in any given project and the means to ameliorate conflicts amongst stakeholders.

SA

May 17, 2023

This is a course that everyone somehow involved with project planning should follow. it gives a great inside on the technical aspect and organizational tips on how to plan and execute a project.

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By Prince A

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Oct 25, 2020

Helpful videos with enrich quiz

By Kelzang W

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Oct 6, 2020

Nice course with relevant topic

By Edward M

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Oct 5, 2020

Interactive and useful content.

By Gerard K B C

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Oct 2, 2020

Very informative and enjoyable.

By maryjane t

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Sep 28, 2020

flexible and informative course

By RAMJEE . L

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Sep 18, 2020

it's good and very useful to as

By Abdirahman Q

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Aug 22, 2020

Very Educative and Informative.

By Robert M

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Aug 15, 2020

Very engaging and fun to learn!

By Sohail A D

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Aug 12, 2020

It is a course worth completing

By Sainath v d

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May 21, 2020

Thank you for incridible course

By nandish k

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Apr 6, 2020

Good overall knowledge about PM

By Zhivko D

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Jan 22, 2020

Margaret tell me so many things

By Ne d

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Oct 9, 2019

Great Course, great instructor!

By Phạm T Đ

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Sep 19, 2019

Good course! Thank you so much!

By Princelyn D A

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Jul 4, 2019

Very educative and enlightening

By Marina K

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Jul 14, 2018

It's a great course. Thank you!

By Deleted A

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Jan 5, 2018

Displayed in an interesting way

By eman a

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Jun 5, 2017

I enjoyed studying this course.

By Raja K

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Mar 27, 2017

It was very systematic teaching

By deesha p

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Aug 16, 2016

Excellent knowledge and points.

By Summer S

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Jul 11, 2016

Wonderful course! Very helpful!

By QuanLMSE182901

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Mar 13, 2025

very useful courses, thank you

By Padmavathi N

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Feb 3, 2025

Great Modules for beginners...

By LULUH E B A L E B A

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Sep 8, 2023

رائع ومميز بارك الله في جهودكم

By Raquia A

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Dec 20, 2022

Informative and well-organized