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Initiating and Planning Projects

UC Irvine's course on defining goals, stakeholders and plans in the project initiation phase.

University of California, Irvine•By Margaret Meloni

4.7

(13,000 reviews)•420,000 students enrolled

About this course

Learn the foundational skills that set projects up for success. The University of California, Irvine teaches how to define project goals, identify stakeholders, build a project charter and develop the plans and scope that guide a project from kickoff through execution.

Skills you'll gain

Project ManagementProject PlanningStakeholder ManagementProject CharterScope Definition

Syllabus

1

The Role of the Project Manager

2

Defining the Project

3

Identifying Stakeholders

4

Building the Project Charter

5

Developing the Project Plan

Free

Certificate: $49

Duration4 weeks

Effort2-3 hours/week

Levelbeginner

LanguageEnglish

SubtitlesEnglish, Arabic, French +1

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