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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

JG

May 7, 2016

It's a good start for those who want to learn about Project Management. In my case I want to refresh my knowledge and maybe use the Certificate Version to get the chace to take the test as PMP.

DO

Sep 22, 2019

I have completed the initiating and planning and project management course and I must confess Molony made it simple in the videos by explaining the secrets to decipher the PMBOK in very simple terms

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By Adolph A

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Sep 13, 2020

Educative and knowledge gaining course.

By Jerika C

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Sep 10, 2020

Really enjoyed learning from this course

By Jeremy K

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Sep 3, 2020

Outstanding course and loved the energy.

By Jose L

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Jun 19, 2020

Good introduction to project management!

By Jignesh J

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Jun 11, 2020

Very useful and knowledge gaining course

By GOODMAN R

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Jun 9, 2020

Great experience I gained in this course

By Alladeen i m a

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May 7, 2020

The course was amazing and very benfical

By Tieu H H Y

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Apr 11, 2020

Useful, for newbie want to know about PM

By Jean-Francois W

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Apr 7, 2020

Nice introduction to project management!

By Maria A M

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Mar 31, 2020

Very insightful and very easy to digest.

By Rahatullah K

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Mar 26, 2020

Excellent Course and Amazing Instructor!

By Sola O

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Dec 6, 2019

Very interesting course. You'll love it!

By Bryce F

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Jan 20, 2019

Great introduction to Project Management

By Linda G

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Jun 14, 2018

Easy to understand and great information

By EPAGNA E E B

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Jun 4, 2018

i'm very satisfy thank's for the support

By Sara S

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Oct 23, 2017

Excellence way the course was conducted.

By Diogo A

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Jun 5, 2017

Good first step into Project Management.

By Azhar A

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Mar 3, 2017

The course phased out meticulously well.

By Jose M A

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Dec 28, 2016

Great course! And Margaret is so lovely!

By Pankaj K J

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Sep 27, 2016

This is really impressive, learned a lot

By Christine W

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Sep 20, 2016

Really great intro. Highly recommended.

By Valentin B

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Feb 8, 2016

Great Course with pertinent information.

By Faisal M A

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Jul 10, 2025

Very useful course. Highly recommended.

By Manuel A D G P

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Dec 20, 2022

Excellent for a new start in management

By Sean A

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Mar 29, 2022

Super informative and easy to navigate.