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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

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 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 7, 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 11, 2016

More examples :)

By CHIPPAGIRI H T

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Nov 5, 2021

Well Structured

By ahmad k

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Feb 5, 2021

very good intro

By CARLOS J C D

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Oct 21, 2020

the good course

By Sakshi K

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Jun 1, 2020

Very insightful

By Vikas C

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Jan 15, 2025

Good Training.

By إبراهيم ع ع ا I A A A

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Nov 29, 2023

شكرا, Thanks

By Kori B

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Aug 22, 2023

A great course

By Rohan R S

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Feb 19, 2021

excellent info

By Kayser F

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Aug 15, 2020

Nice Training!

By Irvin T B

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Feb 24, 2017

Good materials

By TRAN T T N

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Mar 23, 2023

So so helpful

By Khan Z A

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Jul 13, 2020

great course.

By Mathews S

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May 11, 2020

good learning

By mehran t

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Dec 25, 2017

excellent one

By RUFFINI A

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May 4, 2021

nice course!

By Bhushan N D

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Sep 7, 2020

good content

By PIERRE O C M

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Jun 19, 2020

Great course

By AGRAWAL P V

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Jun 14, 2020

Great course

By Sergio A E F

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Jun 14, 2020

Good course!