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Project Management Principles and Practices

This specialization is a precursor to the Applied Project Management Certificate. Project management has been proven to be the most effective method of delivering products within cost, schedule, and resource constraints. This intensive and hands-on series of courses gives you the skills to ensure your projects are completed on time and on budget while giving the user the product they expect. You will gain a strong working knowledge of the basics of project management and be able to immediately use that knowledge to effectively manage work projects. At the end of the series you will be able to identify and manage the product scope, build a work breakdown structure, create a project plan, create the project budget, define and allocate resources, manage the project development, identify and manage risks, and understand the project procurement process.

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Four courses

Initiating and Planning Projects

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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.

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Budgeting and Scheduling Projects

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A good project schedule helps team members work together to meet project objectives, while a budget with realistic cost constraints is also essential. This course teaches you to plan and stick to time and cost constraints to ensure project success.

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Managing Project Risks and Changes

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This course will help you manage project risk effectively by identifying, analyzing, and communicating inevitable changes to project scope and objectives. You will understand and practice the elements needed to measure and report on project scope, schedule, and cost performance.

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Project Management Project

This capstone project allows you to apply knowledge gained through the Specialization. You will create key planning deliverables, including a project charter, work breakdown structure, schedule, budget, and risk responses. You will also peer review the work of other classmates.

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Learning objectives

Define a project’s scope and write a project plan
Build a work breakdown schedule

Create a project budget
Identify and manage risks

Define a project’s scope and write a project plan
Build a work breakdown schedule
Create a project budget
Identify and manage risks

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Time

24 hours

Level

Introductory

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Coursera

Institution

University of California, Irvine

Instructor

Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP

Level

Introductory

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