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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 Jennifer E I

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Oct 11, 2023

Very detailed and easy to comprehend. I loved the guides to get our peer assignments done.

By eduardo a r a

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Sep 30, 2023

excellente material, presentaciones e interaccion al momento de instruir los conocimientos

By WW

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Aug 1, 2023

It’s a good course to learn about project manager that I never know this knowledge before.

By Mounir B

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Jun 13, 2022

A great content to understand how to start a project. Thank you for this beautiful course!

By Natalie P

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Apr 19, 2022

The lecturers are engaged and engaging. The activities require application of the content.

By William M

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Mar 30, 2022

Excellent Class. Very user friendly words by the educational instructors. Go Plant Pals!!!

By Shylene N

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Dec 2, 2021

Loved this course, loved the instructor! Looking forward to completing the entire program.

By Sanjay K P

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Nov 9, 2021

Wonderful journey to project initiation. Well structured, informative and engaging course.

By Pilar S V A

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Oct 17, 2021

I enjoyed a lot this second course, I am looking forward for completing the certification.

By N a

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Oct 12, 2021

Great insights into project initiation complemented with excellent content and instructors

By Ufuoma A

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Apr 23, 2021

Amazing and eye opening course. The instructors make it easy to grasp. Highly recommended.

By Muhammad H

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May 24, 2024

A very good course which gets you hands-on with various templates for project initiation.

By Karina N

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Feb 20, 2024

Programa excelente, direto ao ponto, abriu minha mente e mudou a minha forma de trabalhar

By Sabrina B

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Jan 30, 2024

This course is amazing, it is easy to understand and provides a lot of useful information

By Inge D

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Sep 21, 2023

Very well design course and easy to understand for beginner like myself. THANK YOU GOOGLE

By Jerelyn R

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Feb 2, 2023

a lot of Valuable information it’s a lot to take in both very much so well written course

By Luciana C

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Oct 1, 2022

Very complete and brings all de updates that we need around how to start a new project .

By salawu A

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Jul 22, 2022

i learnt how to successfully start a project which includes all the details and checklist

By MOHAMMED A

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Nov 28, 2021

This is a very fundamental course that enrich you with information to initiate a project!

By Manar M N H

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Nov 19, 2021

I'm very satisfied with what this course have given an enormous knowledge and information

By Carla W

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Sep 15, 2021

Great course to learn the fundamentals of project management. I truly feel more prepared.

By Venkatesh V

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Sep 7, 2021

Perfect ! loved it and I have upskilled my and sharpened it and honed somemore skills too

By Michael A

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May 6, 2021

A great course which teach you the best way to initiate the project properly and wisely !