This course is part of the UCI Project Management Professional Certificate

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Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP

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UCI Project Management Professional CertificateUniversity of California, Irvine

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Successful projects do not just happen. They are planned. Understanding what success for a specific project means is part of the plan. Take the opportunity to understand how you will measure success. Does your project require assistance or materials from the outside? If it does, will you know what type of contract will support your success?  When you understand these basics and you know how to identify the risks you face and how all of this information shapes your estimates, then you are ready to consider committing to a schedule and a budget. This course will take you through critical project planning basics so that when it is time for your schedule and budget, you are well informed.
By the end of this course, students will be able to: 
•	Develop two quality metrics for a project
•	Differentiate between fixed price and cost reimbursable contract types
•	Perform a basic risk assessment
•	Estimate the quantities and costs of resources required to perform project activities
•	Identify differences in three common cost estimating techniques

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Course 2 of 4 in the

UCI Project Management Professional Certificate

Beginner Level

Approx. 46 hours to complete

English

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Course 2 of 4 in the

UCI Project Management Professional Certificate

Beginner Level

Approx. 46 hours to complete

English

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Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP

Instructor, University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education

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University of California, Irvine

Since 1965, the University of California, Irvine has combined the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. UCI’s unyielding commitment to rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and leadership and character development makes the campus a driving force for innovation and discovery that serves our local, national and global communities in many ways.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

9 hours to complete

Introduction, Quality Metrics, and Contracts

Successful projects do not just happen. They are planned. Understanding what success for a specific project means is part of the plan. Take the opportunity to understand how you will measure success. Does your project require assistance or materials from the outside? If it does, will you know what type of contract will support your success? When you understand these basics and you know how to identify the risks you face and how all of this information shapes your estimates, then you are ready to consider committing to a schedule and a budget. This course will take you through critical project planning basics so that when it is time for your schedule and budget, you are well informed. Once you have some planning basics under your belt, we will draw upon your knowledge to logically map out what will happen and when it will happen. You will begin thinking about your project schedule, estimate how long the work will take, arrange the project work in the required sequence, and develop an understanding of what it is meant when someone refers to the critical path. This course will complete the project schedule, and consider who will perform the work and what they need to perform the work. This course will also discuss how to approach planning your project using Agile. This course will utilize the project artifacts previously accomplished in Project Launch course. This course will utilize the project artifacts previously accomplished in the Project Launch course.

9 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 21 min), 9 readings, 5 quizzes

12 videos

Course Welcome1mAbout the Class Project1mModule Overview1mThe New Restaurant Project2mExamples of Quality Metrics1mHints from Margaret: Project and Product Quality Objectives 11mHints from Margaret: Project and Product Quality Objectives 21mProject and Product Quality1mMore on Contracts (1.070)3mRisk Management (1.080)3mWhen All Goes Well... (1.090)39sHints from Margaret: Contracts1m

9 readings

Course Information and Syllabus1hCourse Deferral and Cancellation Policies10mCoursera Technical Support10mAbout the Instructor10mReminder: Live Session - Week 110mUCI DCE Web User Account Registration10mModule Readings1hInteractive Video: Types of Contracts10mModule Wrap-Up2m

3 practice exercises

UCI DCE Web User Account Verification30mUngraded Quiz: What is a Quality Metric?30mQuality Metrics and Contracts30m

Week2

Week 2

7 hours to complete

Risks and Estimates

7 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 28 min), 7 readings, 3 quizzes

11 videos

How to Identify Risk (2.030)3mNow What? Risk Responses (2.050)6mSuccessful Project Managers Manage Risks1mHints from Margaret: Risk1mEstimating Challenges (2.070)3mOverview: Types of Estimates (2.080)2mParametric Estimating (2.100)2mBasis of Estimates (2.110)1mWhat Is a Cost Baseline? (2.120)2mHints from Margaret: Getting Ready to Estimate1mHints from Margaret: Detailed Estimating1m

7 readings

Module Introduction2mRequired Readings1hInteractive Presentation: What is Risk?10mReminder: Live Session - Week 210mInteractive: Identifying and Analyzing Project Risks10mVideo Presentation on Analogous Estimating4mModule Wrap-Up5m

1 practice exercise

Risks and Estimates30m

Week3

Week 3

7 hours to complete

More on Estimates

7 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 16 min), 7 readings, 4 quizzes

7 videos

Progressive Elaboration and Estimating (3.020)3mDéjà Vu: Approaches Used to Estimate Time1mThree Point Estimates: What's the Point?3mEstimating Duration Is Just the Beginning of Your Schedule2mEffort Versus Duration: Real Life Examples (3.080)3mHints from Margaret: Making Estimates for Work Packages1mHints from Margaret: Effort and Duration Estimates1m

7 readings

Module Overview1mRequired Readings1hReminder: Live Session - Week 310mLink to Video: What Exactly Are You Estimating?3mVideo: Effort Versus Duration3mModule Wrap-Up;10mMidterm Survey1m

1 practice exercise

Network Diagram, Critical Path, and Scheduling Software

8 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 33 min), 5 readings, 4 quizzes

10 videos

What is a Network Diagram?4mCreating a Diagram: The Forward Pass5mCreating a Diagram: The Backward Pass2mHints from Margaret: Sequencing the Work1mThe Critical Path and Float3mGantt Chart6mHistory of Scheduling3mFactors to Consider When Selecting Scheduling Software3mHints from Margaret: Scheduling Software1mHints from Margaret: Creating a Network Diagram1m

5 readings

Module Overview1mRequired Readings1hReminder: Live Session - Week 410mInteractive Scenario: Making Project Scheduling Decisions10mModule Wrap-Up1m

1 practice exercise

Network Diagram, Critical Path, and Scheduling Software30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM PROJECT PLANNING

by EMMay 28, 2019

Slow start to the course, but the lectures pick up and become more relevant in the last few weeks.

by CLJun 10, 2018

Margaret is an excellent teacher, and I learned a lot in this course! I definitely recommend it!

by PFApr 16, 2018

Awesome instructor!!! She is absolutely the BEST!! Her videos are very helpful and she makes herself available when you need her. She explains in great detail so you can fully understand.

by EGOct 11, 2020

Great professor and I like the class videos, they were useful to complete assignments and discussion forums.

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