Project Management for Beginners (free version)

Name: Project Management for Beginners (free version)
Rating: 4.4 (316 reviews)

Project Management at a glance for beginner

Created byMichelle Caicedo

Last updated 11/2024

English

What you'll learn

Understand What is a Project, Project Phases, and the Project Manager Role
Differentiate the Project Management Approaches
Learn the Project Management best practices to apply on your projects
Learn the benefits of applying good practices in Project Management

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 31m total length

Introduction0:56
Overview of Project Management2:20
Benefits of Project Management3:07
Quiz 1
What is a Project?3:38
Define a project as a unique undertaking with scope, objectives, and a specific goal. Manage initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, closure to deliver value on time and on budget.
Quiz 2
Project Management Phases6:31
Quiz 3
Quiz 4
Quiz 5
Understanding the Project Management Methodologies5:53
Explore traditional (waterfall), agile, and hybrid project management to see when to apply upfront planning, collaboration, rapid iterations, and customer feedback.
Quiz 6
Quiz 7
Project Management Best Practices6:42
Learn how to establish clear, measurable objectives with stakeholders, define a detailed project scope, monitor progress, manage budget and scope creep, and communicate effectively to keep everyone aligned.
Quiz 8
It's a Wrap!2:20

Requirements

In this course we will review the basis of project management, no previous knowledge is required

Description

This course is perfect for you that want to start exploring project management and understand if it fits your career and personal goals.

In this course you will learn the basis of project management, I will help you understanding what people mean when they talk about projects and what is the role of the project manager in them. We will be learning some of the many benefits that project management brings to the organizations of all sizes.

As part of this course, we will also review further the five project management phases that are part of any project lifecycle and what are the activities that must be done on each phase, as well as the different approaches that project manager must choose from to managing a project and adapt it to the specific requirements.

Finally, we will review some best practices that every successful project manager considers when leading a project, and that you can apply when you start managing your first project.

Even though this is a basic course, it is the perfect start point if you are new to project management and are not sure where to look to start learning about it. Are you Ready? 'Cause we are!

Who this course is for:

This is for people that is new to project management, that are curious to learn the basis of projects and want to become a project management in the near future.