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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.

EA

Feb 6, 2023

This course is so encompassing. The delivery is second to none! You're able to followthe instructor step bystep grasping the very foundations of starting a successful project. Thanks coursera!

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By Oluwaseun D

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Oct 23, 2022

Amazing Course so far!

By ALEXANDER I

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Sep 19, 2022

excellent and reliable

By HASINI P V

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Aug 19, 2022

good it is very hepfull

By Nick R

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Aug 10, 2022

Very informative lesson

By Olufemi A T

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Jul 23, 2022

I enjoyed the course...

By Granto N P

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Apr 30, 2022

Very great explanations

By Huyen T L

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Mar 20, 2022

That is a great course!

By Ravishankar G

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Feb 3, 2022

Well structured course.

By BANKOLE O

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Jan 17, 2022

Looked every bit of it.

By Brendan P

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Jan 8, 2022

Could have less quizzes

By Khaled A S

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Nov 30, 2021

Great and useful course

By Moustafa A M G M

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Nov 28, 2021

very interesting course

By mohammad A

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Nov 18, 2021

great course, recommend

By David P

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Nov 15, 2021

Great! is all I can say

By Hassan E

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Oct 22, 2021

Well organized content!

By salah s

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Sep 10, 2021

best curse in the world

By Yury L S T

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Aug 27, 2021

Es largo pero muy bueno

By wilmer c

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Jun 4, 2021

I will miss you JuAnne.

By Padmanabhan S

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Oct 21, 2025

Excellent explanation.

By Nikko J P G

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Oct 1, 2025

great, very insightful

By Enrico L

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Apr 16, 2025

Very good and refined.

By Ravindra K

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Apr 14, 2025

nicely develope course

By Christabel B

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Oct 20, 2024

a very hands on course

By Deshmukh B B

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Aug 11, 2024

IT is very nice course

By Abood W

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Apr 28, 2024

Such an amazing course