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Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management

Projects are all around us. Virtually every organization runs projects, either formally or informally. We are engaged in projects at home and at work. Across settings, planning principles and execution methodologies can offer ways in which projects can be run more effectively and efficiently. Project management provides organizations (and individuals) with the language and the frameworks for scoping projects, sequencing activities, utilizing resources, and minimizing risks. This is an introductory course on the key concepts of planning and executing projects. We will identify factors that lead to project success, and learn how to plan, analyze, and manage projects. Learners will be exposed to state-of-the-art methodologies and to considering the challenges of various types of projects.

Status: Stakeholder Analysis
Status: Agile Methodology
BeginnerCourse9 hours

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JL

5.0Reviewed Sep 7, 2020

Very informative, concise, and easy to digest. Provides a solid foundation / framework for approaching projects, with great tutorials on using software for analysis. Great experience overall, thanks!

NE

5.0Reviewed Oct 19, 2022

I​t was really educative and interesting to learn this way.i​ felt like i was in a classroom. When i started, i wasn't sure of completing it but I'm glad I did.T​hank you fo rthis opportunity.

MM

5.0Reviewed Dec 16, 2021

This is very good course to understand the fundamentals of project planning and management. The instructor explain the concept in a simple way. There are good examples given to understand the course.

NR

5.0Reviewed Sep 2, 2020

In Fundamentals of project planning and management i have learnt how to manage the projects and during its critical situtions . And i have learnt the projects to be done in correct timining .

DA

5.0Reviewed Feb 5, 2024

This is very good course to understand the fundamentals of project planning and management. The instructor explain the concept in a simple way. There are good examples given to understand the course.

YS

4.0Reviewed May 13, 2022

I really enjoy the case stuties review but there has to be more reading materials(Books & articles) and related assignments plus quiz inorder to make the student know the details of course.

DL

5.0Reviewed Jul 27, 2020

I have got the opportunity to learn a lot of new things in this course. The instructor Yael Grushka-Cockayne (@grushkay) has given so much clarity to the topics. Thank you Yael Grushka-Cockayne

AA

5.0Reviewed Jun 1, 2022

Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management is very nice Course . In future this course will help in project organization in the practical implementation of project planning and Management.

DB

4.0Reviewed Jul 25, 2020

It´s a short and interesting course, but some of the questions are ask before they are explain so you could get a little confuse. Also it could improve if they went deeper in agile methodology´s

ST

5.0Reviewed Mar 13, 2023

This course was helpful for project managment, Risk management and stakeholder manager. This is also helpful for learning project management tool and it was nice experience working on assignment.

ZT

5.0Reviewed May 22, 2020

This was an excellent course. Very enriching, captivating and full of value. The professor Mrs. Yael Grushka-Cockayne has a very engaging teaching style, I loved listening to her. Thanks professor!

GB

5.0Reviewed Mar 25, 2020

Essential material who is working on a project and wants to start their own project. This went way deeper than I expected and I'm grateful for learning all this material. Absolutely worth it.

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