Project Management: Foundations and Initiation

About this course

Project Management: Foundations and Initiation provides learners with the foundational knowledge and practical tools to manage and initiate projects in real organizational settings. Project managers are responsible for more than schedules and task lists, they drive clarity on scope, align stakeholders, communicate effectively, and lead teams through constraints, change, and competing priorities. In this course, learners will build the core skills needed to launch and manage traditional projects with confidence and practice the habits that prevent common project failures. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no traditional application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder. Logo image courtesy of Jehyun Sung, available on Unsplash at https://unsplash.com/photos/6U5AEmQIajg?utm_source=email&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=photos-page-share

Course objectives

• develop core skills in project initiation and management
• practice strategies to prevent project failures
• build confidence in handling project complexities