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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.

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 Felipe C

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Mar 30, 2016

Good for begginers

By Kausick D

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Aug 22, 2025

Excellent content

By Amal N

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Aug 8, 2024

Good for beginner

By Shivani G

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Dec 12, 2021

it is good course

By Danny Y P

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Mar 27, 2021

very good content

By Alanis P

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Dec 26, 2020

very informative!

By Ruhul A

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Sep 28, 2020

So more excellent

By Mohamed D A

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Nov 10, 2017

it is very useful

By Hiba M

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Feb 1, 2025

Very informative

By Rahul V

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Jan 6, 2025

Nice information

By Steven W L

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Dec 22, 2022

Good information

By Ruben M P

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Mar 21, 2021

Good information

By Madhu b m

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Jan 12, 2021

Very nice course

By RUMANA T

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Jan 1, 2021

Highly satisfied

By Shayan P N

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Oct 17, 2020

Very informative

By Aadarsh S

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Sep 30, 2020

Very Informative

By AYUSH B

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May 16, 2020

great Experience

By Darawath A

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May 10, 2020

Good interesting

By piyush s

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May 3, 2020

good eexpressive

By Sharadha l

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Apr 14, 2020

not satisfactory

By Charles W

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Jul 6, 2018

lively, engaging

By Nwajiagah O

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Jun 14, 2017

Very educative!!

By Milan M

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Nov 1, 2016

Great experience

By Deleted A

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Feb 10, 2016

More examples :)

By CHIPPAGIRI H T

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Nov 5, 2021

Well Structured