UCI - Project Launch
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Project Launch at Coursera Overview
Duration | 49 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Project Launch at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
Project Launch at Coursera Course details
- Learn how to justify and select projects, and how stakeholders can influence projects
- Identify the requirements necessary for defining project scope and create a list of tasks necessary to accomplish that scope
- Create effective communication plans and assign responsibilities
- Gain an understanding of the fundamentals of project planning through the use of scheduling software
- Establish project requirements, objectives, and goals before defining the total project scope using a work breakdown structure (WBS)
- You?ll have the opportunity to apply what you learn to a case study that brings together the key elements of launching a project
Project Launch at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction to Project Management
Module Overview
What is a Project?
What is Project Management?
Roles & Responsibilities of a Project Manager (C1M1.030)
Areas of Expertise of a Project Manager
Project Goals and Module Wrap-Up
Course Welcome
Onboarding Course Agenda
Course Syllabus (including outline, grading, and policies)
Course Deferral and Cancellation Policies
Coursera Technical Support
Earning a UCI Continuing Education Certificate in Project Management
No Live Session This Week
Module Readings
Interactive: What Is Project Management?
Interactive: Hiring a Project Manager
Getting your UCI Division of Continuing Education Reference ID
UCI DCE Web User Account Verification
Module Quiz – Project Management Fundamentals
Introduction to Leadership
Leadership Vision and Supervision
Management and Leadership Skills
Project Leadership Tips
Module Readings
The Difference between Leadership and Management: Read This First
Module Quiz – Management and Leadership
Project Selection and Justification
Module Overview
Where do Projects Come From?
Project Selection Criteria
The Business Case
Evaluating a Business Case
Module Exercise: Writing a Business Case
Module Wrap-Up
Project Justification and the Business Case
No Live Session This Week
Interactive: Project Selection and Goals
Project Selection Quiz Scenario - Read this first
Module Quiz – Project Justification and the Business Case
Module Overview
The Project Charter
The Project Team
Creating a Project Charter Module Exercise
Module Wrap-Up
Module Readings
Supplemental Video to Watch
Interactive: Drafting a Project Charter
Module Quiz – Project Charter
Project Kickoff, PM Plan, and Agile PM
Module Overview
Project Kickoff
The Project Management Plan
Agile Project Management
Project Kickoff Exercise
Module Wrap-Up
Module Readings
No Live Session This Week
Module Quiz – Project Kickoff, Project Plan, and Agile
Module Overview
Gathering Requirements
Eliciting Requirements
The Outputs
Requirements Matrix and Traceability
Requirements Gathering Example
Requirements Traceability Matrix Module Exercise
Module Wrap-Up
Module Readings
Interactive: Requirements Gathering
Midterm Survey
Module Quiz – Eliciting Requirements
The Statement of Work
Module Introduction
Requirements to Scope
Scope Creep
Developing the Statement of Work
Statement of Work Module Exercise
Module Wrap-Up
Reminder: Live Session - Week 4
Tips for Developing an SOW
Module Quiz – Statement of Work
Module Overview
What is WBS?
WBS Formats
Creating a WBS
WBS Verification
The WBS Dictionary
Why a WBS?
WBS Exercise
Module Wrap-Up
Module Readings
Module Quiz – WBS and SOW
Project Scope
Module Overview
From Requirements to the SOW to the WBS
Project Scope Management Plan and PM
Why Manage Project Scope?
The Titanic Project
Module Wrap-Up
Module Readings
No Live Session This Week
A Note about Your Cumulative Grade
Module Quiz - Project Scope Management
Module Overview
Stakeholder Management
The Power Interest Grid
The State of the Stakeholders
Stakeholder Engagement Considerations
Agile Stakeholders and Communication
Stakeholder Management Plan Exercise
Module Wrap-Up
Module Readings
Module Quiz – Stakeholder Management
Communication
Module Overview
What is "Project Communications?"
Tools for Development: 5W & 1H
The Many Dimensions of Communications
The Lines of Communication
The Communication Management Plan
Elements of the Communication Plan
Final Word
Module Wrap-Up
Module Readings
Reminder: Live Session - Week 6
Module 6 Quiz – Communication
Module Overview
What is the RAM and RACI?
Building a RACI
Supplemental Video: Building a RACI
RAM Exercise
Module Wrap-Up
Final Wrap-Up
Module Readings
Final Course Evaluation
Module Scenario Quiz – RAM & RACI
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