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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

JG

May 7, 2016

It's a good start for those who want to learn about Project Management. In my case I want to refresh my knowledge and maybe use the Certificate Version to get the chace to take the test as PMP.

KG

Jan 16, 2020

This course is extremely helpful to me as I begin to take on the role of Project Manager. I plan on coming back to this course as I move through my assignment and using it to help me do my job.

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By Rosie R

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Nov 27, 2018

Grate course , wonderful lecturer

By Alexandra C K

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Jul 12, 2018

very interesting, good professor,

By Adam T

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Nov 12, 2017

Great class, good videos. Thanks!

By Condre K

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Feb 21, 2017

Excellent Course!! Learned a lot!

By Kate G

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Jan 3, 2017

It was an excellent introduction.

By Alberto M U F

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Dec 20, 2016

Excellent course, easy to digest!

By Kristina T

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Nov 23, 2016

Great course, easy to understand.

By Witold R

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Aug 18, 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 17, 2021

THANK YOU FOR THIS USEFUL COURSE

By Solita M C

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Feb 27, 2021

Overall, very good intro Course!

By Baronika O

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Jan 22, 2021

The course was very informative!

By Gigi G P

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Jan 17, 2021

Informatiive and well structured

By Ramil N

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Dec 14, 2020

It was a very interesting course

By Lizette A B E

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Nov 6, 2020

really useful!! i like it a lot!

By Vongdalone V

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Oct 10, 2020

Very good amount of information.

By Shah Z A

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Oct 4, 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 10, 2020

Best way to improve your careers

By Benjamin V D

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Aug 1, 2020

excelente curso full recomendado

By Engr U A

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Jun 26, 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 22, 2020

Awesome, thanks for opportunity!