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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 JORGE A M C

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Oct 27, 2015

Excelente (y)

By Poirier K

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Sep 17, 2015

Nice Course !

By ABMA

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Sep 15, 2015

Great course!

By Alma D V G

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Oct 25, 2025

muy completo

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 28, 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 24, 2022

Good Courses

By Kuldeep S M

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Mar 14, 2022

Execellent !

By Saif U K

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Jan 22, 2022

Very helpful

By Cem T

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Sep 20, 2021

Satisfactory

By Quynh A L

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Aug 29, 2021

Very helpful

By Nguyen M T (

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May 22, 2021

Very helpful

By Samantha G

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Mar 14, 2021

great course

By J. R

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Feb 28, 2021

Nice coursre

By Trần P

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Feb 22, 2021

great course

By Viraj M

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Jan 24, 2021

Great Course

By Diksha S

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Jan 15, 2021

very helpful