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Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management

Projects are all around us. Virtually every organization runs projects, either formally or informally. We are engaged in projects at home and at work. Across settings, planning principles and execution methodologies can offer ways in which projects can be run more effectively and efficiently. Project management provides organizations (and individuals) with the language and the frameworks for scoping projects, sequencing activities, utilizing resources, and minimizing risks. This is an introductory course on the key concepts of planning and executing projects. We will identify factors that lead to project success, and learn how to plan, analyze, and manage projects. Learners will be exposed to state-of-the-art methodologies and to considering the challenges of various types of projects.
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Rating 4.6 based on 693 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Effort 4 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week
Starts Jul 3 (46 weeks ago)
Cost $59
From University of Virginia via Coursera
Instructors Yael Grushka-Cockayne (@grushkay), Yael Grushka-Cockayne
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Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Business Essentials Leadership And Management

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project planning and management

Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management is a good course of 4 weeks duration for the beginners.

She provides an excellent overview of general Project Planning and Management.

Very Good Course for Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management.

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Tis course provides a great introduction to the basics of project planning and management.

The course has elucidated and empowered me with the project planning and management skills and techniques I didn't previously have.I emphasize whoever has not yet enrolled to join as soon as possible before it is too late.Regards,Micheal, Jeonju-S.Korea I am thankful for this course.

Thank you for this opportunity the course has really enriched my understanding of project planning and Management.

I enrolled for the course with some hesitance as I had done another MOOC on project planning and management and by the end the course it looked like rocket science.

Prof Grushka-Cockayne does a phenomenal job in explaining the fundamentals of Project Planning and Management in a manner that makes it easy to follow and understand.

It pushed me to really focus on understanding and analyzing every aspect of project planning and management process.

Thank you It gave a very good functional over view of project planning and management.

Coursera helps me in developing major skills and knowledge about the project planning and management because of the lectures given by the worlds finest teachers and latest technology Not aligned to PMI.

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highly recommend

Best course....Highly recommendable for aspiring / Upcoming Project Managers... very good introduction, lot of concepts, lot of recommended tools... a bit more examples and practical work would give this course 5 stars, even if it takes more time to complete... Buen curso, muy interesante sobre todo la parte estadística I gained a lot from this course, but perhaps not as much as expected even considering it is a fundamentals course.

Highly recommend to everyone!

I highly recommend this course and instructor.

Highly recommend.

Thanks, I would highly recommend this course for anyone who would like an introduction to Project Planning and Management irrespective of their professional specialization; the concepts herein are applicable within your workplace and the knowledge gained can be used as building blocks to further study within the realms of professional project management certifications.

Even now the Course material is simply superb and I would highly recommend to my friends and colleagues.

I would also highly recommend this 4 weeks course to anyone who is about to start their career in any area of business.

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yael grushka-cockayne

Thank you so much Yael Grushka-Cockayne.

In this course professor Yael Grushka-Cockayne explains how to build successful project using modern tools and knowledge.

This course is in my opinion an extremely good starting point to approach project management both for professional or simply curiousIt is dense enough to give a complete picture of matter on one hand, and require a limited time effort on the oder.The speacking is so clear, pronunciation lively, never boring or soporific.Quizzes are affordable, however not banalI recomend this course to evrybody, even for just general skillI thank you so much Yael Grushka-Cockayne and hope to encounter her again in other course SUPER Excellent G An overall great learning experience.

I would like to stand out the teaching quality, knowledge and expertise of the instructor (Yael Grushka-Cockayne), just like all the people behind like the Mentor in the Discussion Forum (Vijayakumar Menon N.).

Thanks to the Prof. Yael Grushka-Cockayne for her easily understandable lectures, time and effort.

I wish there were an advanced PM course by Yael Grushka-Cockayne.

Special thanks to Yael Grushka-Cockayne she is too good.

The scope of the course was very clear and Yael Grushka-Cockayne is sure of what is required for execution of a project from concept to project.

A great thanks to Professor Yael Grushka-Cockayne for making this course.

I really thank and apppreciate the instructor Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Coursera for this great course.

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university of virginia

Definitely i would not have done this without the tutorship of Yael Grushka-CockayneAssociate Professor of Business Administration Darden School of Business University of Virginiathanks a lot Yael.Regards,Martin K Musozi (Uganda) Enjoyed studying the course, really learned alot I had a really wonderful time learning.

Thank you so much to the University of Virginia and to Mme Yael.

First of All i want to thank the University of Virginia and the lecturer Mrs. Yael Grushka-Cockayne and of course to you Coursera team and Leader!

Thank you so much Prof. Yael Grushka-Cockayne, University of Virginia and Coursera.

Overall, University of Virginia along with Coursera created an amazing and very useful experience.

Thank you University of Virginia!

Thank you so much Yael and the University of Virginia for this course.

That's my first time I learn onlineThanks for the University of Virginia and Coursera to give me that's opportunity and it will not be last time I learn on Coursera Good work ??? Very good introduction to all phases involved in the planning of a project.

Thanks to Yael Darden School of Business, University of Virginia and Coursera for their endeavour in providing top quality content.

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well structured

Lectures are well structured and provide practical knowledge to manage projects.

This course is very well structured and helpful!

All the material is well structured and the tests are developed in a manner of making people think and not only tag the answers from the lecture material.

Information is concentrated and well structured It's a great course, it went even fun for me.

The slides could be more detailled but they are generally clear and well structured.

and - finalizing the course by own project is nice way to implement the knowledge into the practice Excellent, clear, with a lot of examples and very visual I am Very well structured course.

Very well structured, content well explained and extremely relevant for someone starting Project Management.

The course was well structured, well taught and covered relevant aspects of project planning and project management.

The lecturer was awesome Thanks for a great course, very well structured and easy to understand!

very nice Nice learning experience Pretty great course and the instructed did an awesome job This course is very well structured and while is comprehensive is very simple as well.

This course is the one which I completed much before time limit and can't believe with the score I got in quizzes :) Overall the course is very well structured, with good examples.

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easy to follow

I would like to have some more practice examples It was so enjoyable and easy to follow Very interesting course A very detailed and interactive course to learn about Project Management .

Easy to follow and to the point, would love to have a deeper view of it, speacially using MS Project A great course!

I can get the basic information of project management from this lecture Easy to follow and practical advise even for someone coming from a scientific, research background.

It was super easy to follow and understand with absolutely no experience in management since I'm still only a freshman.

Easy to follow and good examples A very easy course covering the basis of the Project Planning.

!Fidan Badalova VERY GOOD and PROFESSIONAL.I enjoyed every single lecture ? Really it will help in my academic and career Very interesting and easy to follow.

Easy to follow and understand.

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case studies

Further, it also provides different case studies for reference.

Case studies could be improved, starting from the quality of videos and contents.

To get a better grasp on the material or be more decisive in the application of the tools, it would be wise to do the case studies wholeheartedly.

Currently working on a large project i had lots of take-a-ways from this and used them Really great synopsis on Project Management, it was good as case studies were also included and helped understand the concepts.

The case studies were interesting and relevant.

Some intro case studies were helpful!

The lectures, case studies, and quizzes were practical and thought-provoking as well!

I found the supplemental case studies to be extremely beneficial.

While the content of the course was good, an area of improvement would be in the execution of the case studies.

Case studies were present in every section of the course and I tried to make the best of it.

The instructor is teaching very well.With interesting examples and case studies, we understand the concept very easily.

The methodologies are properly described with case studies, that really help to garner our understanding more deeply.Will be looking for more detailed course on agile and scrum.

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ms project

Excellent course, presented in an easy English for non-native English speakers, with concrete examples and hands-on MS Projects demo.

Enjoyed this course, Nice that it included many topics I didn't expect such as review on MS Project and Agile/Scrum.

GOOD ONE i like how the course covers metrics to track project tracking and how lecturer walks you over how to do plan projects in MS project.

I especially like the practical supplementary lectures on MS Project and Excel.

Pros:Basics were explained well.A good kick start for beginners who are travelling towards learning Project planning and management.Cons:Wish we had assignments to practice MS Project to a certain extent.Some of the Quiz questions were confusing (Esp.

As the most of students who live in developing countries will not able to get project management software like Ms Project.

Especially liked the part of showing students how to use MS Project, this is something I haven't seen before in other courses.

The extra materials related to MS Project were incredibly helpful, as the study cases, which provided us a real perception of the application of the method.

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tools and techniques

Moreover, a lot of useful tools and techniques are shown during sessions.

the tools and techniques that provided by course are helpful.

Best regards, Krisztina from GE (Budapest Hungary) The tools and techniques taught in this course are very helpful for managing a project.

I’m really appreciated this experience which gain me a lot of concept in project management, deep knowledge in how to us tools and techniques in risk management and finally, I can’t deny that it’s add more value on my career.

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highly recommended

Highly recommended!

Thanks It's a very good course, i highly recommended, i have learn about many things as we go wide not deep which is good as a beginner to view wide subjects in many field so that be able later on to choose an specify in one of them, the teaching technique is very simple and attractive also the quizzes were very helpful, and finally i suggest to let your students to make a real planning or part of it in the end of the course as a graduation project or assignment.

Highly recommended.

But this course is highly recommended if you're new to the area, this just gives you the overall idea nothing in-depth, as the name suggests.

Highly recommended for people who would like to have fundamental knowledge in project management as well as those who are going to pursue project management certification or experience.

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learnt a lot

For a 4 week course and for someone who had previously no academic Project Management exposure, i learnt a lot.

I have learnt a lot and I highly recommended it to anyone who wants to grab a solid foundation in Project Management and in particular planning and risk management.

i have learnt a lot from it and i can't wait to manage my first project.

I have learnt a lot from this course and has given me a good start-up preparation for the PMP certification.

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excelente curso

Really good and helpful Excelente Curso, muy bien explicado Provides a clear understanding of what it takes to create effective project plan.

Using microsoft project is also simplified Eexcellent materials & instructions Excelente curso!

Hi excelente curso muy bueno para complementar mis conocimientos Great course!

Excelente curso, el material y los ejemplos son de gran calidad y está muy bien explicado Professor is awesome and I will recommend this course to everyone who wish to understand Project management from basic.

Excelente curso A good place to start the Project Management and Planning journey.

Excelente curso!

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Careers

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IS Project Management $78k

Project Coordinator, Project Management $85k

Project & Creative Management $86k

Project Sales and Management $92k

Service Management/Project Management $99k

IT Project Management resource $104k

Manager of Project Management 2 $110k

Project Management 3 $121k

Project Engineer (Project Management) $121k

Project Coordinator/Project Management $125k

Project Management Rotation, R&D Project Management $125k

ITS Project Management $129k

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Rating 4.6 based on 693 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Effort 4 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week
Starts Jul 3 (46 weeks ago)
Cost $59
From University of Virginia via Coursera
Instructors Yael Grushka-Cockayne (@grushkay), Yael Grushka-Cockayne
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Business Essentials Leadership And Management

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