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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

MT

Jul 19, 2023

I would prefer that there be translation available for all languages, but in fact the course and its content are of great importance for those who want to start in the field of project management

TR

Apr 25, 2023

I learned a lot about the initial phases of project management and the intricacies of jumpstarting a project. I liked being introduced to project management software that I was unfamiliar with.

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By Devyani K

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Aug 23, 2022

well explained concepts and matrics

By Byron P T

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Aug 23, 2022

Great course for project initiation

By Muhammad H S

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Jul 29, 2022

I really liked the course content.

By wilfred m

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Jun 27, 2022

Very informative and well presented

By Benjamin M R

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Jun 21, 2022

Good overview on project initiation

By Elango N

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Mar 30, 2022

Great learning value, Thanks a lot.

By Abiodun A

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Mar 20, 2022

Great course with very rich content

By Tm g o w c t

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Feb 17, 2022

great step this change my feelings,

By Oleksandr D

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Jan 13, 2022

Absolutely clear, structured course

By Ali I A

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Jul 13, 2021

Thank you for this wonderful course

By Ejike E

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Jun 22, 2021

Exceptional and Truly Life changing

By Venkata R K

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Dec 15, 2025

thanks for giving this opportunity

By TAJUANA R J

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Apr 1, 2025

EXCELLENT BREAKDOWN OF THE PROCESS

By Khalid S

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Oct 18, 2023

What an amazing course. Thank you.

By Affan S B

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Sep 30, 2023

Great set of tools and explanation

By Ilya E

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Sep 14, 2023

Very good course! I really like it

By Anna G L P

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Aug 10, 2023

Excelente curso, bastante completo

By Rakhi T

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Aug 9, 2023

very informative and nicely put up

By LIU Y

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Jul 1, 2023

It's easy to understand and useful

By Rafik S

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Apr 16, 2023

was really good course, thank you.

By Ahmed E

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Dec 30, 2022

A useful project management course

By citra s

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Nov 2, 2022

This course help me a lot, thanks.

By Adeolu A

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Sep 21, 2022

Easy to learn,byte sized courses.

By Lady K C C

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Sep 21, 2022

Thanks for this great opportunity

By MARLENE C R

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Jul 19, 2022

Excellent learning in this course!