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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 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.

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.

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By angel c

Aug 14, 2020

Thanks very much for allowing me to gain a lot of knowledge on this course...

By TAIWO O

Aug 4, 2020

It's an interesting course with a wide area of application. I really love it.

By SHILPA S

Jul 16, 2020

This course going to be very helpful in my coming career. Thank you coursera.

By Muhammad K

May 13, 2020

I am glad I took this course and I'll keep learning.

Thank You UCI and DevObit

By Fathi S

May 30, 2019

As a web and graphics designer, this course will help a lot. I am so excited!

By Konstantina

Apr 15, 2019

Very well structured and even went beyond my expectation for a online course!

By Beverly R L

Mar 23, 2019

Very informative course for a beginner to increase his/her PM knowledge base.

By Bhathiya W

May 15, 2018

good Course for begineers and for the people who are in the engineering field

By Roberta D

Oct 3, 2017

I found this course very useful to introduce myself to the Management sector.

By Charles G

Dec 21, 2016

The course was well laid out. Margaret Maloney is an excellent facilitator .

By DAMTI G

Mar 10, 2016

A great learning and training for the PMP exam, thank you for this treasure !

By Leonel F F Á

Aug 15, 2015

Nice course, excellent info and materials for a basic project manager. Thanks

By Karina A

Jan 7, 2025

Great course! My favourite parts were Bonus Videos and the Panel. Thank you!

By sebastine a

Jan 10, 2021

Excellent and simplified course. I do hope to receive certification for this

By MANIRAKIZA A

Dec 21, 2020

The lessons are well prepared, I wish to continue by increasing my knowledge

By Sandeep M

Sep 7, 2020

This is an awesome course. Highly recommended for beginners in the industry.

By Tanisha A P

Aug 3, 2020

Extremely satisfied with the course, because of the clear and crisp lessons.

By Maria B

Aug 1, 2020

I have learned a lot on this course and will keep learning - moving forward.

By Fatma I

May 17, 2020

Great course. The instructor / presenter spoke clearly and in plain English.

By Khaled T

Jun 15, 2017

It is a great intro course, I wished to find more story of the real projects

By Donald W

Aug 17, 2016

Good course for a new project manager new to the field to get started with .

By Madeleine J

Feb 23, 2016

Great mix of lectures, reading/lessons, case studies and real-life examples.

By Fidan R

Jan 3, 2022

It is a course with a simple explanation and easy to understand. Thank you.

By Ankur K J

Feb 4, 2021

A very nicely packaged course with good understanding of concepts provided.

By yasin y A

Nov 28, 2020

It was a short and wonderful period and really

Informative points were made