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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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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 Phuong D V

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Oct 19, 2019

great course.

By Sarah H

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Jan 25, 2019

Great Course!

By Laurana R

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Oct 26, 2018

Great course!

By Iftikhar A

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Oct 19, 2018

loving it :-)

By Tamara T B H

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Jan 3, 2018

Great Course.

By Yana P

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Jul 20, 2017

Great course!

By Luke D

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Jun 22, 2017

Great Course!

By Khodr S

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Jan 14, 2017

Very helpful!

By Luis M P A

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Sep 1, 2016

Great course.

By Sarah F d C

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Feb 16, 2016

Just Perfect!

By JORGE A M C

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Oct 28, 2015

Excelente (y)

By Poirier K

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Sep 17, 2015

Nice Course !

By ABMA

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Sep 16, 2015

Great course!

By Jehn Z

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Oct 1, 2024

great course

By NgoDuongHaMy

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Sep 19, 2024

best section

By عبدالرحمن م س ا

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Jul 22, 2024

ممتاز و رائع

By Morgan F

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Nov 29, 2023

Pretty good!

By R H A A

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Nov 4, 2023

great course

By WAFA A A

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Oct 18, 2023

تمت الحمدلله

By REEMA A M A

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May 14, 2023

رائعة ومميزة

By Silvia M

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Oct 20, 2022

Very useful!

By Mukul S

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Jun 6, 2022

great course

By Keydel R C

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May 26, 2022

muy completo

By Aminuddin

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May 25, 2022

Good Courses

By Kuldeep S M

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Mar 14, 2022

Execellent !