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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 25, 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 7, 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 Jhong S

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Jul 7, 2023

learning a lot. Thank you

By Fabiola R

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Jun 28, 2023

the course was incredible

By Sumbal A

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Jun 26, 2023

Really cool. Learnt alot.

By Sajjad a

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Jun 19, 2023

Great leading information

By Nwajie C

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Apr 17, 2023

it is a very great course

By OBADIAH S

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Mar 20, 2023

it was quite a journey...

By Julian F

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Feb 20, 2023

All went well, thank you.

By Rohit S

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Dec 7, 2022

Nice Workflow for Learnng

By Hetashvi P

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Nov 18, 2022

great learning experience

By Lori A F

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Oct 13, 2022

This was a great course!

By Ali M A H

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Oct 5, 2022

it was long but worth it

By Swati

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Aug 7, 2022

Concise and interesting!

By Tan M S

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Aug 6, 2022

I learn soooooo much!!!!!

By Valentin M

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Jul 20, 2022

Great course! I liked it!

By Vijay N

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Jun 11, 2022

Good learning experience.

By ashish k

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May 31, 2022

very good and informative

By Steven A T C

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May 6, 2022

A lot of relevant content

By Taiwo A

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Apr 18, 2022

This course is excellent

By isaBel n

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Jan 5, 2022

Very useful. Learnt alot.

By LIPIKA G

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Oct 29, 2021

Excellent in every step !

By Antonio E

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Oct 7, 2021

Challenging, but Awesome.

By Hayrapetyan H

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Jul 20, 2021

very educational, thanks!

By Carlos V

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Jun 14, 2021

excellent I learned a lot

By Robert J

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Aug 22, 2025

Informative and helpful!

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Jun 13, 2025

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