I found this course disappointing. Whilst the presenter, Margaret Meloni, was enthusiastic and pleasant to listen to, the content was very sparse indeed. A large part of the content each week was simply reading a presentation which you could get from a book. I would expect an online course to be more interactive, have more videos, and more varied content. I found the case studies (where you had to imagine a real life situation and select a decision) useful - there was one of these per week when I think there could have been more, perhaps three a week. The course would also have been improved by the use of peer assessment on the assignments. This would have made them feel more worthwhile and that someone else was actually reading them.

The course is mostly a read out of the PMBOK with quizzes that verify that you memorized what was in the slides rather than actually understood it.

The final exam was just a collection of all the previous quizzes with the exact same questions repeated.

The quality of videos were low most of them have so many issues, also the content is more fit a 2 hour short course rathen than a course. Overal, the quality was not even close to other courses I have taken in courseara

This class is taught a terrible pace and is very old-school in it's thinking. It was pretty painful to get through actually

It said I could earn a certificate of completion... I paid and all and didn't get anything! I'm really disapointed.

🌟 Course Review: "Initiating and Planning Projects" – Coursera 🎯📅 The "Initiating and Planning Projects" course is excellent for anyone looking to enhance their project management skills! 💡✅ 👩🏫 Instructor: Explains concepts in a clear and engaging way, making complex topics accessible to everyone. 📢✨ 📌 Course Highlights: ✅ Defining project scope and objectives 🎯 ✅ Identifying stakeholders and their influence 👥 ✅ Effective planning with timelines and structuring 📅📊 ✅ Practical examples that enhance learning 📖💡 Additionally, the quizzes and activities make the experience even more dynamic, reinforcing key concepts! 🔥📚 🔹 Highly recommended for anyone looking to build a strong foundation and manage projects more strategically and efficiently! 🚀👏

a: Initiation: Clearly defining the project's purpose, stakeholders, and high-level scope ensures a strong start. It’s essential to establish roles and responsibilities early to avoid confusion later. B: Planning: Detailed planning, including timelines, resource allocation, risk assessment, and communication strategies, is crucial for minimizing bottlenecks and ensuring project milestones are met. Overall, initiating and planning projects effectively sets the tone for successful execution.

Amazing in it's simplicity! It allowed me to understand the core concepts of Project Management without all the fluff that exists in some on campus courses. Truly designed with the professional in mind. Quick, simple, comprehensive, all with a very professional appearance. I especially appreciated the real life examples and the case studies Melonie presented. They really helped me better understand the principles she was trying to explain.

I have been working in various indigenous and international based Humanitarian community development projects for over ten years. Working in these organization has given me the opportunity to attend training organized both at home and international levels. compare to all training I attended, I found yours really exciting and helpful to person like me who have ambitions to enrage in project planning,design and implementation.

Love the Bonus video part of the course! The course has a simple structure and helps you work through the key factors in Project Management efficiently. I recently began to work on a project. With the ios App and self-paced course, I can learn the course while I am commuting between work and home in one week. I plan to work on stakeholder registry and WBS with team members to bring the concepts into practice. Big applause to Meloni!

A good course .

I am pursuing my bachelor's in Computer Science and this is my first course in PMP and hence find it very informative from my perspective since I don't have any prior knowledge of Project Management .

Very informative , Lot of material for reading is provided with good examples for application of the knowledge.

I guess most the CS or Engineering students would find it Very informative . It is Worth taking the Course

I have attended a few project management online courses and most of the time, the material is being presented in attached, theoretical form that you spend most of your time trying to stay interested. However this course presented interesting topics in a way that is relatable and understandable . I am invested because Ms. Meloni gave her real life experiences, showing the importance of the material to success. Thank you

First course of the specialisation "Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization".

You will learn the basis of a project, how to manage stakeholders, what is a project charter,...

It's a great course about project management. It's a 6 week duration but you will work less than 2 hours a week.

I recommend this course if you are ready to do all the specialisation because doing this course only makes no sense.

As someone new to traditional structured project management, I found this course to be very helpful. The content of the course is quite engaging and I found myself more interested in the topic than I had imagined. Overall it was positive and enjoyable experience that has made me consider the possibility of completing more courses in this series and working towards certification.

This course very useful for me I understand what the project , and who is project manager and that his responsibility and the definition of a project stakeholder, identify who they are , identify their information needs, and define responsibility for managing stakeholders and controlling their engagement. Also I understand the conflict and how we can solution deserve

One of the best Project Management course I have taken so far. The concepts are explained in a simplistic engaging format. The additional PMBOK related material covered through PPTs and as additional videos is extremely helpful and beneficial for someone who is planning to get their PMP certification. Case studies are also very interactive to understand the concepts.

This course was an excellent course for a Civil Engineer like me who has the potential of becoming a Project Manager in near future. Specially the course content was really high standard, and the presentations were very clear and attractive as well. Also the interviews were very useful in order to get an idea on field exposure.Thank you! Keep it up the great work!

This was very comprehensive and easy to understand with tasks and exercises that was very helpful in implementing every knowledge gained per modules.

The program manager did a good job in breaking it into smaller units/modules for proper understanding. I strongly recommend you take this course if you interested in starting or growing a career in project management.

Great course to learn online for every individual aimed in becoming a successful Project Manager in the construction industry, public and private sector, and organization. I really love and enjoyed my period of learning this course with my Instructor Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP. Though it requires time, dedication, and commitment. So i have earned my certificate.

Excellent course, especially for project managers like me, who have not had a formal training of project management. This course showed me several ways to do things in project planning that I have been doing the same way over the years. It has also impressed upon me, the importance of getting formal education/training to get to a higher level of understanding.

This is awesome. The ability to learn from the comfort of your home/office makes this style of learning very unique. I have been equiped with various project initiating and planning techniques. With this course I am getting closer to my dream career of Project Management. Thanks Coursera, Thans to my able instructor; Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP. Thank you.

This course help me understand in knowing the importance of initiating and planning projects. It gives me knowledge on how to manage a team and how to plan and to successfully execute action in order to achieve our goals. Thank you University of California - Irvine and its Educators for being well informed and well-versed regarding this topic. I enjoyed it!

It was a very great inputs and experiences. I was a Biotechnology graduate who has a deep interest to venture into project management course and im so glad that this course did help me a lot to understand the basic knowledge. I would also like to thank Ms Margaret Maloney for the great lectures and assistant. This course is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for beginners!

This course was a great help in gaining the knowledge I needed to take my next steps in the organization where I work. Those who are willing to do this course are also advised to do this course without any fear and I highly recommend this course. Finally, my heartfelt thanks to Ms. Margaret Maloney and all of the Coursera staff for leading this course.

It is a great online course. Although I am not an English speaker, nor having any experiences about initiating and planning project, now I have general ideas about what it is about. The lessons are not too hard to understand but at the same time, they are challenge enough for a beginner like me. So, thank you, UCI, for creating this online course.