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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, including generative AI....

Top reviews

MM

Dec 26, 2021

The course covers the basics of project initiation. Good course for a cursory overview of the project initiation phase. There also good tips that one can leverage for interviews and job searches.

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 ro l

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Jul 31, 2022

i have learnd many new thing from this course like RACI Chart, Cost-Benifit Analysis and Stakeholder Buy-in

By Chigozie A

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Jul 30, 2022

The course content is very rich but in my opinion i think the course content could be compressed or reduced

By Gab E M

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Jul 25, 2022

Great tools, readings, videos and activities to reinforce concepts with clear examples. I enjoy this a lot!

By Martynas J

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Apr 12, 2021

Great into to project initiation phase of the project. Detailed information on all steps involved provided.

By Kathleen S

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Nov 4, 2023

Challenging module but very informative with lots of hands-on activities to augment learning and skillset.

By Jess I

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Sep 28, 2023

This is one of the best courses I've taken, it is complete and includes practice and situational exercises

By AFIQAH H B M

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May 28, 2023

There are many that I can learn from this course but there are also some parts that I can't really follow.

By Sudhanshu J

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Nov 12, 2022

I have download all Charter and other tools. Future myself will feel good to have learnt from this course.

By Hussnain U

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Jul 24, 2022

I didnt expect to learn this much I am thinking about taking google IT support or data anlytics course too

By Carter E

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May 21, 2022

Learned a lot, definitely kicked the work up a notch which I enjoyed to help me focus more on the videos.

By Arely A

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Apr 14, 2022

This was an excellent course. It provide me all the management tools that I can utilize on my daily tasks.

By Anis B

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Apr 5, 2022

It is an excellent course that gives a thorough explanation of the stage of starting a successful project.

By Ritika P S

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Dec 2, 2021

The course was focused and assignments helped gain practical aspects of Initiation phase. Thanks to Juanne

By Mainor M A

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Jun 21, 2021

Really good course in where tools and other materials were explained and how useful they are for projects.

By Lenin R

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May 24, 2021

This course offers a relevant structure to establish good fundamentals to start a project with confidence.

By Андрій

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May 20, 2021

The initiation phase is what makes the project manager so valuable."As you name the ship,so it will float"

By FTU.SĐH N T

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Sep 30, 2025

Một khóa học chất lượng, được đầu tư bài bài, đáng học cho những ai có mong muốn trở thành quản lý dự án.

By Tresca L

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Oct 2, 2024

You learn so much at your own pace! I enjoyed learning about stakeholders and project initiation tactics.

By Ben N R

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Jul 12, 2024

This is learning hub which is very useful and provide fruitful courses that can apply in the real world.

By Steven K

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Jan 7, 2024

Excellent material that's highly relevant and presented in a very professional and easy to follow format.

By Ana L C B

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Jan 1, 2024

This course shows students very detailed explanations and has insightful trainers who share their wisdom.

By Prayas S

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Jul 5, 2023

The course was very well designed. It was easy to understand since all concepts were explained very well.

By Rebaone F G

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Mar 3, 2023

Very useful course. The course material is suitable for someone who wants to get into Project Management.

By Ekeleme N M

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Dec 21, 2022

Very understanding and interesting course, a very good build up from the foundation of project management

By Dan G

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Jul 18, 2022

A very good knowledge about how to iniciate a project. Excellent overview of tools and charts. Excellent!