University of California, Irvine
Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization
University of California, Irvine

Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization

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4.7

(19,566 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • 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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Specialization - 4 course series

Initiating and Planning Projects

Course 16 hours4.7 (23,344 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Identify project stakeholders

  • Define the role and responsibilities of the project manager

  • Summarize the key elements of a project plan

  • Anticipate common sources of conflict within a project environment

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Conflict Management
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Project Planning
Category: Planning
Category: Influencing
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Requirements Management

Budgeting and Scheduling Projects

Course 26 hours4.7 (9,185 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Define milestones and create a milestone schedule

  • Identify the resource needs of the project

  • Estimate the quantities and costs of resources needed for project activities

  • Use a responsibility assignment matrix to assign responsibilities

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cost Estimation
Category: Quality Management
Category: Scheduling
Category: Resource Management
Category: Work Breakdown Structure
Category: Milestones (Project Management)
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Estimation
Category: Matrix Management
Category: Project Planning
Category: Budgeting
Category: Project Management
Category: Resource Allocation
Category: Timelines

Managing Project Risks and Changes

Course 35 hours4.7 (9,137 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Define components of a communications management plan

  • Prioritize identified risks

  • Develop responses for high-priority risks

  • Identify and analyze changes to project scope

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Change Management
Category: Project Performance
Category: Communication
Category: Scope Management
Category: Risk Mitigation
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Project Closure
Category: Risk Analysis

Project Management Project

Course 46 hours4.8 (3,181 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Write a narrative charter statement

  • Sequence project activities

  • Build a project schedule

  • Create a project budget

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Work Breakdown Structure
Category: Cost Management
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Peer Review
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Timelines
Category: Project Planning
Category: Budgeting
Category: Project Management
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Scheduling
Category: Accountability
Category: Contingency Planning

Instructor

Margaret  Meloni,  MBA, PMP
University of California, Irvine
33 Courses1,180,790 learners

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