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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, youโ€™ll learn the key roles and responsibilities of the project manager and project team. Youโ€™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

PD

Jan 29, 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.

SY

Aug 31, 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.

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By Amir I

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Nov 12, 2016

it is very good course as intro to PMP

By Robert P

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Oct 10, 2016

Very helpful and concise introduction.

By HS W

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Jul 14, 2016

Excellent & straight forward lectures.

By Luis A

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Jun 22, 2016

It is a good introduction to the field

By Nevrantzas V

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Feb 18, 2016

The best course in Project Development

By Sahayaraj M

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Sep 30, 2015

Enjoyed refreshing through this Course

By Misty A

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Aug 17, 2015

I am learning so much! Great Instruct

By Patricia B

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Nov 16, 2024

Thorough dive into project management

By George A

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Jul 19, 2022

I like, it helps me to gain knowledge

By Lidya R

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Feb 26, 2022

clear and understandable explanation!

By Nuha A A

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Sep 24, 2021

perfect and i learned a lot of things

By Mamokganya D M

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Jun 21, 2021

it was a very much interesting Course

By ZhouWei

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Feb 5, 2021

very helpful especially for beginners

By Ghassan M S

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Jan 25, 2021

Very interesting contents. Thank you.

By CHAN P

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Jan 11, 2021

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By Aizaz A

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Jan 4, 2021

Very informative course for beginners

By Tharindu R H

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Jan 3, 2021

Very valuable and interesting course.

By Assampong M G

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Nov 3, 2020

I enjoyed every aspect of the course.

By shreyashi k

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Oct 9, 2020

This experience enhanced my learning.

By AMANDA J

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Aug 28, 2020

The best course in project management

By Vishal S

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Apr 29, 2020

Highly recommended!! Amazing content.

By JAMES R P B

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Sep 12, 2019

Good Learning materials for beginners

By Amal A

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Jul 25, 2019

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By Michael S

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Nov 12, 2018

Nice warm up. I bet it gets trickier!

By Stephen J

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Aug 11, 2017

Good. Seemed pretty straight forward.