Initiating and Planning Projects – University of California, Irvine
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?
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
- 1. Identify the key characteristics of a project
- 2. Identify primary project constraints
- 3. Define the role and responsibilities of the project manager
- 4. Identify Project Organizational Structures
- 5. Understand the definition of a Project Stakeholder
- 6. Identify project stakeholders
- 7. Identify information needs of the project stakeholders
- 8. Define responsibility for managing stakeholder and controlling stakeholder engagement
- 9. Define the purpose of using a project charter
- 10. Summarize the key elements of a project plan
- 11. Identify common sources of conflict within a project environment
- 12. Describe the difference between authority and influence
WHAT YOU WILL 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 WILL GAIN
Initiating and Planning Projects – Certificate
Boris Kisov
Innovation, IT & Management
10+ years of initiating and delivering sustained results and effective change for companies across a wide range of industries including
innovation, enterprise software, digital marketing, start-ups, advertising technology, e-commerce and government.
