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About the Course

This is the second course in the Google Project Management Certificate program. In this course, you will discover how to set a project up for success in the first phase of the project life cycle: the project initiation phase. As you explore the key components of this phase, you will learn how to determine a project’s benefits and costs, create measurable project goals and deliverables, manage project scope, and measure a project’s success criteria. You will learn how to define project roles and responsibilities, complete a stakeholder analysis, and utilize RACI charts. You will also learn the typical resources needed to manage a project, practice developing a project charter, and evaluate various project management tools. Current Google project managers will continue to instruct you in how to accomplish all of these tasks, describing the right tools and resources for the job at hand. Learners who complete this program should be equipped to apply for introductory-level jobs as project managers. No previous experience is necessary. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Understand the significance of the project initiation phase of the project life cycle. - Describe the key components of the project initiation phase. - Determine a project’s benefits and costs. - Define and create measurable project goals and deliverables. - Define project scope and differentiate among tasks that are in-scope and out-of-scope. - Understand how to manage scope creep to avoid impacting project goals. - Define and measure a project’s success criteria. - Complete a stakeholder analysis and explain its significance. - Utilize RACI charts to define and communicate project team member responsibilities. - Understand the key components of project charters and develop a project charter for project initiation. - Evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs....

Top reviews

GK

Jul 13, 2022

This is a good course offered by Google via Coursera. More examples based on real life secanrio and day to day activties need to be included for better understanding of people from all industries.

AS

Aug 8, 2022

Thank you so much for creating and putting together such a valuable course. Thank you, I learned a lot! Online education is a future, it's way better and more engaging than boring college classes!!!

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By Amar N

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Feb 20, 2023

Found it learning friendly and happy to complete it

By Nileena M

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Aug 31, 2024

Not enough specifics, it was very simple and broad

By Eugenio A

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Mar 8, 2025

Está bien pero algunas traducciones no son buenas

By Alberto C

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Oct 31, 2024

Great course just a lot of information to retain.

By William T

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May 25, 2022

too may varied approaches not used in tbe reall

By Gabriela O

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Dec 16, 2021

I waited 3 weeks for verification of my project.

By Rohit P

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Nov 30, 2021

Good course contain but not well presentation.

By Howard s

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Mar 28, 2021

great content but sort of dull to learn from.

By Kaveena M

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Feb 22, 2023

The final quiz for week 2 was way too hard.

By Fafa J

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Sep 21, 2022

There is too much reading which are boring

By Matt J

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Nov 18, 2022

PLEASE FILTER AUDIO, SO MUCH WHITE NOISE.

By Kristina E J

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Jan 31, 2023

I found the instructor to be low energy.

By Marcela A T

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Mar 6, 2025

Muito longo, embora muito interessante

By amevor J

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May 17, 2023

I dont have my visa card at the moment

By Johnathan B

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May 27, 2021

took to long to get assignments graded

By Natalie R

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Aug 23, 2022

A bit dull but overall informative.

By Liya G

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Mar 24, 2022

The lecturer might be more dynamic:)

By Yegammai R

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Aug 22, 2022

Instruction voice is too feeble

By Macarena U

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Jun 20, 2023

demasiadas preguntas practicas

By Martin M

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Nov 4, 2023

Half of the course is useless

By John B

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Mar 10, 2023

Peer grading is not worth it.

By María d C G C

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Feb 12, 2025

I think its too over the top

By Jill B

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Sep 9, 2023

longer than I anticipated.

By Jeffrey M

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Aug 7, 2023

great and easily to follow