Successfully managing a project requires effective planning and adherence to the industry's best practices in every step of the process. By mastering the fundamentals of project management, you will be better prepared to initiate a project in your organization and position it for success. In this Specialization, you will identify effective project management practices and their related processes.
This Specialization is designed for individuals in a variety of job roles whose primary responsibility is not project management, but who manage projects on an informal basis; who contribute as members of a project team; or who wish to incorporate project management practices into their personal work. It is also beneficial for anyone who is considering a career path in project management and desiring a complete overview of the field and its generally accepted practices.
This Specialization is designed to cover various project management approaches and is not intended to focus on a single methodology or framework.
Applied Learning Project
In each module, you will apply the project management skills you learn by planning, initiating, and managing a project using real-world business scenarios. You are presented with tasks and questions related to project management that encourage you to think carefully about how best to achieve project goals. Project-related documents and other data files you fill out in during the activities can be taken with you after the course.
