Project Management and Other Tools for Career Development Coursera

Overview

Project management has been proven to be the most effective method of delivering products within cost, schedule, and resource constraints. It is an essential skill in the modern digital constantly changing world. 

Successful projects require careful upfront planning. In this Project Management and Other Tools for Career Development Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with UC Irvine, Division of Continuing Education, you will gain a strong working knowledge of the basics of project management. You’ll learn the key roles and responsibilities of the project manager and project team and to answer some key questions upfront to help you meet project objectives, as well as managing project risk.

Additionally, this specialization will train you in essential career success skills that have become indispensable, like business writing, negotiation and effective problem-solving. Thus, in addition to introducing you to project management, this specialization will help you build, develop and hone the essential skills needed to improve your employability and advancement in today’s dynamic workforce, giving you a complete, comprehensive skill set.

Applied Learning Project

Through the Project Management & Other Tools for Career Development Specialization, you will experience hands-on projects which including reviewing case studies, videos, and lectures to understand scope, stakeholder input, project communication, managing risk, document communication, negotiation, and decision making methods.