Initiating and Planning Projects
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Initiating and Planning Projects
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Duration | 7 hours |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Credential | Certificate |
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Initiating and Planning Projects
at Coursera
- 34% got a tangible career benefit from this course
- 11% got a pay increase or promotion
- Learn from expert faculty of University of California
- Earn a certificate from University of California
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Initiating and Planning Projects at Coursera Course details
Initiating and Planning Projects
at Coursera
Skills you will learn
What are the course deliverables?
- Identify the key characteristics of a project
- Identify primary project constraints
- Define the role and responsibilities of the project manager
- Identify Project Organizational Structures
- Understand the definition of a Project Stakeholder
- Identify project stakeholders
- Identify information needs of the project stakeholders
- Define responsibility for managing stakeholder and controlling stakeholder engagement
- Define the purpose of using a project charter
- Summarize the key elements of a project plan
- Identify common sources of conflict within a project environment
- Describe the difference between authority and influence
More about this course
- 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?
Initiating and Planning Projects at Coursera Curriculum
Initiating and Planning Projects
at Coursera
Week 1: Getstarted!
Week 2: What is a Project?
Lecture
Case Study
Bonus Video: Deciphering the PMBOK? Guide
Week 3: Get to Know your Stakeholders
Lecture
Case Study
Bonus Video: A Stakeholder Story
Week 4: Scope Matters
Lecture
Case Study
Bonus Video: WBS - We Build Strength
Week 5: Authority vs. Influence
Lecture
Case Study
Bonus Video: Productive Conflict
Week 6: Wrap Up
Panelist Interview
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Rajesh Jaggumantri
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5
Learning Experience: How projects run, what we need and how to execute the plans
Faculty: Instructors taught well
Curriculum was relevant and comprehensive
Course Support: No career support provided
Reviewed on 9 Mar 2022Read More
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Rajesh Amole
Initiating and Planning Projects
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5
Other: Very good course to cover the basics of Project Management. If you have been on projects already, this course can provide insight as to why somethings went wrong and brings you back to the intent of the PM role. I have been encouraged that the process of becoming a PM can be daunting, through daily work, I have been exposed to much of this and can now assign industry terminology and methodology to what I am doing. If you have never done any PM work, this will give you a glimpse of what is involved. The format is so direct and simple (in the best way :) ) I think that people currently in some type of this role will appreciate the content more than someone who has never done any project work.
Reviewed on 24 Dec 2020Read More
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Ankita Prasad
Initiating and Planning Projects
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4
Other: I have learnt about the fundamentals of project planning i.e how much time is taken to complete a project.
Reviewed on 2 Dec 2020Read More
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Druvjyoti Lahiri
Initiating and Planning Projects
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5
Other: The course was very well structured and cleared my doubts about initiating and planning projects, a key component of Project Management. Those who are interested in Project Management field should take this course.
Reviewed on 15 Oct 2020Read More
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