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About the Course

This is the first of six courses in the Google Project Management Certificate program, which will help you develop the skills needed to apply for entry-level roles as a project manager. Project managers play a key role in leading, planning and implementing critical projects to help their organizations succeed. In this course, you’ll discover foundational project management terminology and gain a deeper understanding of the role and responsibilities of a project manager. We’ll also introduce you to the kinds of jobs you might pursue after completing this program. Current Google project managers will offer a multi-dimensional educational experience that will provide you with tools you can apply on the job. 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: - Define project management and describe what constitutes a project. - Explore project management roles and responsibilities across a variety of industries. - Detail the core skills that help a project manager be successful. - Describe the life cycle of a project and explain the significance of each phase. - Compare different program management methodologies and approaches and determine which is most effective for a given project. - Define organizational structure and culture and explain how it impacts project management. - Define change management and describe the role of the project manager in the process....

Top reviews

VC

Aug 23, 2022

This course has helped me to understand all phases of any project in detail, which includes Project initiation, Project Planning, Execution, Methodologies and applying the same in real world

JM

Jun 21, 2021

This is so amazing and I am extremely happy and thankful to you all for blessing me with this great opportunity I have learned so much and can't wait to be a future project manager one day at google

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By Haley M

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Feb 20, 2022

This course was so easy to understand and allowed me to realize that Project Management is the career for me!

By Farid W

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Feb 17, 2022

It really a good experience and knowledge. I learn many and enjoy the process. thank you Coursera and Google.

By Deleted A

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Feb 4, 2022

The course is user friendly with short bits of information so that it is easy to retain what is being taught.

By Wallace G

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Dec 23, 2021

Google does a great job with their online courses. Consistency in delivery, content, and laying out projects.

By Yuvraj M

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Nov 5, 2021

As someone who is new to the concepts, it was simple to understand and was able to cover the overall picture.

By Ishfaq A

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Oct 20, 2021

It was a really informative and interactive course. Elucidated a lot of concepts about the Project Management

By jhalak v

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Oct 16, 2021

This course was very informative and benificial for me. i learned alot of things and gained so much knowledge

By HASSAN J

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Sep 18, 2021

it is such a good course that gives me such interesting knowledge about the foundations of project managment.

By Sheila R

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Sep 10, 2021

The instructors were excellent and I loved hearing about experiences of different project managers at Google.

By Sameh h

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Sep 5, 2021

very effective , strong data , great illustration and great useful to me in my career

thanks google & coursera

By Fatima R

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Aug 30, 2021

Excellent dynamic, excellent content, materials, facilitators and resources in general. Thank you very much!

By Alejandra C

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Aug 17, 2021

It's a good course that covers the basics of Project Management. I will take the 6 courses offered by Google.

By Yvonne W

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Jul 28, 2021

Highly recommend if you are looking to start a career in project management or are in the position currently.

By Anastasia L

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May 28, 2021

Great Course! Easy to understand the terminology and the concept! Amazing course lead! Excited to learn more

By Tsepiso H

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May 16, 2021

Material (videos, notes, activities, even the assignments) provided were helpful in understanding the course.

By Adolfo R

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May 7, 2021

Very sequential, that's good because it relates each topic seen with the new and guides you little by little.

By Somasekhar Y

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Apr 6, 2021

Amazing stories from real people working at Google which inspires us to take up this challenging career path.

By Sarah M

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Mar 29, 2025

Awesome course. Great instructors. Loads material and info. Thanking Google and Coursera for the opportunity

By Antoinette B

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Jan 17, 2025

What a great overview and introduction of project management. This course was easy to follow and understand.

By Jagadeesan

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Sep 29, 2024

The course stucture arranged properly with good examples and expained indetailed. Thanks to the enrire team.

By Muhammad A

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Sep 24, 2024

it helped me developing necessary skills for Project Management used in Industry... And it's a free resource

By Elgaili M

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Jul 19, 2024

It is a wonderful training course and the way of explanation is very nice. It helped me with a lot of skills

By Mounika G

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Feb 13, 2024

This is a fantastic course, Everything is explained very clearly. Content of the course is very helpful too.

By Daniel C

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Dec 31, 2023

this course is 100% worthy! I recommend it to anyone that wants to start his new career as a project manager