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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

MG

Feb 25, 2017

Great course. Teaches you a lot of new things related to Project management. Only issue I faced was the flow and how it fits together. A quick summary of all week courses in the end goes extra mile.

SA

May 18, 2023

This is a course that everyone somehow involved with project planning should follow. it gives a great inside on the technical aspect and organizational tips on how to plan and execute a project.

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By Alexandra C K

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Jul 12, 2018

very interesting, good professor,

By Adam T

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Nov 13, 2017

Great class, good videos. Thanks!

By Condre K

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Feb 22, 2017

Excellent Course!! Learned a lot!

By Kate G

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Jan 4, 2017

It was an excellent introduction.

By Alberto M U F

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Dec 21, 2016

Excellent course, easy to digest!

By Kristina T

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Nov 24, 2016

Great course, easy to understand.

By Witold R

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Aug 19, 2015

really good starter for fresh PM.

By Noor F M T

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Oct 26, 2022

It was an exciting exploration!

By Khalid M A A

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Aug 18, 2021

THANK YOU FOR THIS USEFUL COURSE

By Solita M C

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Feb 28, 2021

Overall, very good intro Course!

By Baronika O

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Jan 23, 2021

The course was very informative!

By Gigi G P

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Jan 18, 2021

Informatiive and well structured

By Ramil N

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Dec 15, 2020

It was a very interesting course

By Lizette A B E

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Nov 7, 2020

really useful!! i like it a lot!

By Vongdalone V

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Oct 11, 2020

Very good amount of information.

By Shah Z A

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Oct 5, 2020

Very interesting and informative

By Azhar A H

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Sep 17, 2020

i learned a lot from this course

By Dipto R M

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Aug 21, 2020

Great course I've learned a lot.

By Arbaz k k

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Aug 11, 2020

Best way to improve your careers

By Benjamin V D

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Aug 2, 2020

excelente curso full recomendado

By USMAN A

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Jun 27, 2020

Excellent design of this course.

By Syed U A

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Apr 28, 2020

Easy to learn and knowledgeable.

By Vitor P I P

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Apr 23, 2020

Awesome, thanks for opportunity!