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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 Lalit K V

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May 11, 2017

Good start

By Gabriel M

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Oct 19, 2016

Excellent!

By abhijeet u

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Sep 19, 2016

good stuff

By Azhar A

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Aug 17, 2016

very nice!

By Hubert K

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Mar 19, 2016

Thank You!

By Shrikant R K

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Mar 14, 2016

very nice.

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Oct 20, 2015

Thank you!

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Dec 16, 2023

رائعة جدا

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Dec 9, 2023

جميل جداً

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Oct 13, 2023

دورة جيدة

By Ahmed A A R N

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Sep 16, 2023

Excellent

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Sep 10, 2023

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Sep 7, 2023

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Sep 6, 2023

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May 2, 2023

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By Dr. M K A

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Nov 24, 2022

Excellent

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Nov 7, 2022

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Jun 11, 2022

very good

By Penelope s r

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May 16, 2022

excelente

By VANESSA G D C

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May 5, 2022

excelente

By JOSE S

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Mar 10, 2022

Excelente

By Huy N

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Jan 21, 2022

very good

By Yusuf N

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Dec 27, 2021

Fantastic

By Raed m

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Nov 15, 2021

i love it

By MAJED F A H

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Jul 5, 2021

I like it