About this course: A good project schedule helps all team members’ work together to meet project objectives. A project budget with realistic cost constraints is also an essential bedrock of any project. In this course you’ll learn to plan and stick to time and cost constraints in order to ensure the success of your projects. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Identify the resource needs of the project 2. Decompose work packages into activities 3. Define what is needed to estimate activity durations 4. Define milestones and create a milestone schedule 5. Determine the critical path and calculate float 6. Describe the purpose of using leads and lags in a project schedule 7. Estimate the quantities and costs of resources required to perform project activities 8. Select one of three common cost estimating techniques to determine a project budget 9. Use a responsibility assignment matrix to assign responsibilities 10. Recognize the components of a project’s quality management plan
Taught by: Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP, Instructor, University of California, Irvine Extension
| Basic Info | Course 2 of 4 in the Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization |
| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week |
| Language | English, Subtitles: Vietnamese |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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- Reading: Course Overview
- Reading: Course Survey
- Video: 2.1 Lecture
- Reading: 2.2 Lesson
- Video: 2.3 Case Study
- Reading: 2.4 Optional Readings
- Reading: 2.5 Exercise
- Video: Bonus Video: Tips for Identifying Project Resources
- Reading: Don't Miss Out!
- Video: 3.1 Lecture
- Reading: 3.2 Lesson
- Video: 3.3 Case Study
- Reading: 3.4 Optional Readings
- Reading: 3.5 Exercise
- Video: Bonus Video: Avoid These Estimating Pitfalls
- Video: 4.1 Lecture
- Reading: 4.2 Lesson
- Video: 4.3 Case Study
- Reading: 4.4 Optional Readings
- Reading: 4.5 Exercise
- Video: Bonus Video: Revisiting the Network Diagram
- Reading: You're Almost There!
- Reading: Meet the Panelists
- Video: Panelist Interview
- Reading: Post Course Survey
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Excellent Experience. Keep up the good work Coursera.
Thank you so much.
Good overview of how to schedule and estimate the project
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This course is great knowledge for Budgeting and Scheduling Projects, and what I like most about its contents is networking diagram which is fantastic explanation.