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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Initiating and Planning Projects by University of California, Irvine

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    About the Course

    The courses in the Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization are a recommended precursor to UCI's Applied
    Project Management Certificate. 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 ...
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    Jan 28, 2020

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    Thank you to Coursera for such a great platform to improve our skills and literacy.The learning environment offered here is completely a learn at your own pace environment,making it flexible to learn.

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    Aug 30, 2020

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    The course is a very great asset to any aspiring project manager. You get to understand the fundamentals and essentials in any given project and the means to ameliorate conflicts amongst stakeholders.

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    Nov 9, 2019

    An exceptionally well curated course. Flawless delivery by the instructors. This course helped me a lot in enhancing my knowledge. Thanks to all.

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    By Chu M Đ

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    Sep 13, 2019

    thanks to fpt daigaku for paying me this course, trân trọng cảm ơn thầy phan trường lâm đã cho chúng em được tiếp cận với cách học rất mới mẻ này

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    By Whitney L O

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    Apr 28, 2016

    Mrs. Meloni is well spoken and concise. I highly recommend this course to anyone who is looking to further their knowledge of project Management.

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    May 10, 2021

    A well put together course with great explanations and exercises to reinforce what was just learned. Loved the slide format of the given notes.

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    By Julian S A A

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    Aug 24, 2020

    It's a course that has the correct and concrete information, Margaret is an excellent teacher, i love her examples and her ability for teaching.

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    By Chavda P M

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    May 21, 2020

    good course who are project manager already or want to pursue career in the same field. It will give you fundamental idea of project management.

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    By Clara M

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    Jun 5, 2019

    I definitely loved this course! Very informative and learned a lot as well! They got straight to the key points and didn't beat around the bush.

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    By Tiffany A

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    Mar 23, 2017

    Easy to follow and super straight forward. I loved that it was interactive and that there were both presentation videos and slides to follow up!

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    By Francisco R

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    Oct 9, 2016

    Extremely satisfied with the course. Great material, everything can be applied almost right away to a real life project. Definitely recommended.

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    By Sneh M

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    Jan 30, 2021

    Concepts very well explained. Lectures and reading material was very insightful and this course has also guided me how to approach PMBOK Guide.

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    By Therese M

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    Dec 22, 2020

    You have an interesting way of conducting the lecture. It is not boring, but somehow it made me reflect on each example that you would provide.

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    Jun 7, 2020

    This lesson was so helpful and useful, I have learned different skills on project planning and management which I will really use in my career.

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    By The H N

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    Sep 27, 2016

    Very useful knowledge enhance my working task. The content is delivered well with suitable material. Great experiences for me to develop myself

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    By Suleman K

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    Feb 11, 2016

    One of the best courses I have ever been part of. I would highly recommend this course to people. I have learned a lot of skills and knowledge.

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    By Cynthia M

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    Feb 28, 2021

    It was really helpful to know the different ways to run a project and which tools we can use to manage our projects and guide them to success.

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    By Shannon J

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    Sep 22, 2020

    Perfect way to start learning about Project Management. I would suggest buying the PMBOK if you want to really understand the subject matter.

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    By Muhammad F U

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    Jul 7, 2020

    This course is excellent and I got planning & team management skills. How to plan a project and how to make it successful by proper planning.

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    By CHRISTINE P L

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    Jun 24, 2020

    Even though it focuses in business but I can still use this course in my field of work which is teaching. Thank you so much for the knowledge.

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    By Areum J

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    Dec 14, 2018

    After quizes, I would like to see correct answers regarding my wrong response. I hope it provides additional explanation with correct answers.

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    By Anna M M

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    Feb 24, 2018

    Great course to get the basic of Initiating and Planning a Project, also really helpful to get familiar with the terms that they use on PMBOK.

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    By Sreedhara G N

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    Sep 18, 2017

    This is the Wonderful course for the Begining of Project Management Professional Course. The Presentation and Objectives are clearly explained

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    By Ahmed F

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    May 22, 2022

    Really, thank you very much to all the organizers of this course and for all the effort made by everyone who had an impact on real knowledge.

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    By Pavel

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    Jan 11, 2021

    Thank interestny course, get for yourself a new required information, a mild form of lessons .Moya difficulty only in translation. Thank you.

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    May 21, 2020

    This is a fantastic course to give you an understanding of Initiation of Projects and can help you in becoming a successful project manager.

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    By Tjitte J

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    Nov 5, 2016

    If you don't know where to start when you want to learn project management: this is it! Very helpful course and the beginning of many for me.

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